An assessment of the new Bloomberg Businessweek
Phyllis Fine of MediaPost critiques Bloomberg Businessweek magazine, noting that it is trying to combine lessons from Web publishing with many of the traditional strengths of print mags. Fine writes, “The mag’s art folks have done a good job of vamping up the pages visually, using clever illustrations and a variety of typefaces appealingly. For […]
Bloomberg Businessweek changes year-end issue
Bloomberg Businessweek has traditionally devoted its year-end double issue to an investment guide, but that’s changed this year under its new ownership and management. It’s a year in review that is very much graphics driven and takes up the entire issue — no technology or finance sections, for example. Advertising-wise, it’s the second largest issue […]
Bloomberg Businessweek assessing foreign editions
Bloomberg Businessweek is deciding on the future of the local language publications in its portfolio, which includes editions in Chinese, Indonesian and Thai, after refocusing the main title on global business trends, repots the Asia Media Journal. The Media Journal writes, “Some local relationships that Bloomberg inherited at the time of the acquisition will be […]
Poets & Quants syndicates content to Fortune
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE The top story on Fortune magazine’s site Wednesday afternoon is a ranking of the top 25 MBA programs in the country. Only the content isn’t coming from the Fortune staff but from Poets & Quants, a site launched earlier this year by former BusinessWeek executive editor John Byrne, who oversaw that […]
Bloomberg Businessweek receives reinvention recognition
Bloomberg Businessweek was named by Media Industry Newsletter as one of the hottest reinventions of the year at its annual “Most Intriguing” event in New York City on Thursday. After being acquired by Bloomberg L.P. in 2009, Bloomberg Businessweek relaunched in April 2010 under the leadership of editor Josh Tyrangiel. The new Bloomberg Businessweek features […]
Daily Beast's Brown, Diller visits Bloomberg BusinessWeek
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE There was quite a high-powered media get-together Wednesday at the offices of Bloomberg Businessweek. Daily Beast editor Tina Brown and consultant Ciro Scotti — previously the managing editor of Bloomberg Businessweek — paid a visit to the magazine’s editor in chief, Josh Tyrangiel, and Bloomberg L.P. chief content officer Norm Pearlstine. […]
Bloomberg Businessweek wins award from Foreign Press Association
Bloomberg Businessweek walked away with the award for best financial/economic reporting at the Foreign Press Association Media Awards 2010. Bloomberg Businessweek journalist James Sterngold’s report ‘Who Cares About Another $200 Million?’ on former Lehman Brothers CEO Dick Fuld failing to declare hundreds of millions of dollars worth of compensation to U.S. Congress, appeared in the […]
Another Bloomberg Businessweek senior writer resigns
Chad Terhune is a senior writer for Bloomberg Businessweek based in Florida, has resigned, becoming the second senior writer to resign recently. It’s unclear what Terhune’s plans are. Attempts to reach him were unsuccessful. One source on the magazine’s staff said he resigned on Wednesday, while another source at Bloomberg says he resigned in November. […]
BusinessWeek staff, one year later: Where are they now?
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE One year ago today, Bloomberg L.P. acquired BusinessWeek magazine, renaming it Bloomberg Businessweek. As part of the deal, dozens of BusinessWeek staffers lost their jobs, either by layoffs or via buyouts. Others left soon after. Some found other jobs, but some did not. It was the biggest upheaval of business journalists […]
Bloomberg Businessweek senior writer resigns
David Henry, a senior writer at Bloomberg Businessweek and one of a handful of business journalists remaining from before Bloomberg bought the publication, resigned on Monday. Henry was covering banking on what Bloomberg calls the finance team. Some of his stories were used in Bloomberg Businessweek. Henry tells Talking Biz News that he’s looking for […]
