Fortune is finalist for National Magazine Award
Fortune magazine is one of the four finalists in the general excellence category for the 2013 National Magazine Awards, run by the American Society of Magazine Editors. The other finalists are National Geographic, New York and Wired. Two business magazines are finalists in the single issue category. They are Bloomberg Businessweek for “Election Issue,” Oct. […]
At work with Bloomberg Businessweek’s graphics editor
Magculture.com interviewed Jennifer Daniel, the graphics editor for Bloomberg Businessweek. Here is an excerpt: What’s the next story you’ll be explaining with infographics? I’m always juggling a few stories at the same time. Right now I’m working on a series of visualizations that show the robot take over on the trading floor and the state […]
Gannett to distribute Bloomberg Businessweek in additional markets
Bloomberg Businessweek announced Friday a partnership with Gannett that will allow the business magazine to be delivered earlier an additional 100,000 subscribers. The service will be launched in 15 new U.S. markets by mid-July 2013 and significantly expands its alternate delivery program launched in December 2010. The delivery program allows subscribers to receive the magazine […]
Bloomberg Businessweek hires senior correspondent
Kyle Stock, who had worked at The Daily tabloid paper for News Corp. before it shut down at the end of last year, has been hired as a senior correspondent at Bloomberg Businessweek. He will be writing about the news and strategies of major corporations. Monday will be his first day. While at The Daily, […]
Businessweek.com news editor leaving for OC Register
Longtime Businessweek.com editor Dan Beucke, who for the last several years worked on the website, is leaving the magazine to become deputy business editor of the Orange County Register. Beucke was named Businessweek.com news director in December 2007. Prior to that he was the senior editor for technology at Bloomberg Businessweek, responsible for editing the […]
The business of Star Wars
Bloomberg Businessweek was out Thursday with an excellent profile of Disney and the acquisition of Lucasfilm and Star Wars. The big takeaway for nerds everywhere is that key members of the original cast are likely to return (maybe): Here’s creator George Lucas’s slip up: Asked whether members of the original Star Wars cast will appear in Episode VIIand […]
Bloomberg Businessweek apologizes for cover
Dylan Byers of Politico is reporting that Bloomberg Businessweek has apologized for a cover on the real estate market that some deemed racist. Byers writes, “‘Our cover illustration last week got strong reactions, which we regret,’ Josh Tyrangiel, the magazine’s editor, wrote in a statement sent to POLITICO. ‘Our intention was not to incite or […]
A Bloomberg Businessweek cover that cross the line
Ryan Chittum of Columbia Journalism Review is critical of this week’s cover of Bloomberg Businessweek, which is says is racial. Chittum writes, “The cover stands out for its cast of black and Hispanic caricatures with exaggerated features reminiscent of early 20th century race cartoons. Also, because there are only people of color in it, grabbing […]
Biz magazines underperform industry in fourth quarter
The 14 business magazines performed worse than the overall magazine industry in the fourth quarter in terms of advertising revenue and advertising pages, according to a data analysis by Talking Biz News. In the fourth quarter, the industry saw a 1.3 percent advertising revenue decline and a 7.3 percent drop in advertising pages, according to […]
Journalists are suckers for good economics metaphors
Journalists are suckers for good economics metaphors because economics like to use them to explain what is going on with the economy, said a prominent economics reporter on Saturday. “I happen to believe it’s not just a rhetorical truck to use a metaphor,” said Peter Coy, economics editor of Bloomberg Businessweek, at the History of […]
