Bloomberg Businessweek hires new editor to cover B schools
Bloomberg Businessweek has hired Francesca Levy, a senior editor at LinkedIn, to lead its coverage of business schools, reports John Byrne of PoetsandQuants.com. Byrne writes, “Levy joined the magazine today (Jan. 27) and succeeds Louis Lavelle who abruptly left BusinessWeek in early November. “For Levy, who has worked for Forbes and Associated Press, her new […]
Bloomberg committed to print, but Businessweek issues could decline
Joe Pompeo of Capital New York writes Friday about Bloomberg executive Justin Smith, and whether Bloomberg Businessweek could see a decline in the number of issues it publishes each year. Pompeo writes, “Sources with knowledge of the matter said that Smith and Bloomberg Businessweek editor Josh Tyrangiel have indeed had discussions about what sorts of […]
Biz magazines underperformed industry in 2013
Business magazines brought in fewer ad dollars in 2013 compared to the previous year, underperforming in an industry saw a slight increase in advertising revenue. The 14 business magazines reported ad revenue of $1.33 billion in 2013, down 4.8 percent from 2012, according to data from the Publishers Information Bureau analyzed by Talking Biz news. […]
Businessweek’s Stone wins Book of the Year
Bloomberg Businessweek reporter Brad Stone won the Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award 2013 for “The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon.” The book is the definitive story of Amazon.com, one of the most successful companies in the world, and of its driven, brilliant founder, Jeff Bezos. […]
Largest issue of BusinessWeek since 1999
The largest issue of Businessweek since 1999 is on newsstands on Friday. It’s also the largest issue since Bloomberg purchased the magazine in 2009. At 212 pages, with more than 111 pages of ads, Bloomberg Businessweek’s “The Year Ahead: 2014” is a special, perfect-bound issue that is part of Bloomberg L.P.’s new global media franchise […]
Editors overseeing Businessweek B school rankings depart
The two editors who oversaw Bloomberg Businessweek‘s coverage of business schools have left the weekly business magazine, multiple sources have confirmed. Louis Lavelle, the magazine’s business schools editor since 2005, and Geoff Gleckler are no longer at the magazine, just weeks after the magazine revised its rankings of top MBA programs due to a calculation […]
Bloomberg Businessweek seeks business schools editor
Bloomberg Businessweek is seeking an editor to lead its business schools coverage. The editor will run a dedicated digital channel; oversee its Best Business Schools rankings packages online and in print; set the priorities and tone for an increasingly important area of coverage for us; and manage an editorial team. There will be opportunities to write as […]
Bloomberg Businessweek seeks rankings editor
Bloomberg Businessweek is seeking a Data and Rankings Editor to join our Business Schools team. The person in this role will be responsible for our annual Best Business Schools Rankings, now in its 25th year. The Data and Rankings Editor will work to enhance our current data collection and survey methodologies, work with outside data […]
Businessweek editor Tyrangiel to help Bloomberg TV
Bloomberg Businessweek editor Josh Tyrangiel is taking a leave from the magazine to help with Bloomberg Television, according to New York magazine’s Joe Coscarelli. Coscarelli reports that the change was announced in an email from Bloomberg Media CEO Justin Smith, which states: To lean more heavily on that talent and make sure all of our […]
Bloomberg Businessweek quietly corrects MBA rankings
John Byrne of Poets & Quants reports Wednesday that Bloomberg Businessweek has revised its rankings of top MBA programs due to a calculation error that it is trying to keep quiet. Byrne writes, “The magazine quietly revised its rankings online a month ago with little fanfare or notice. At the top of its corrected table, […]
