BusinessWeek loses two AMEs
Jeff Bercovici of Conde Nast Portfolio reports Tuesday that two BusinessWeek assistant managing editors — Frank Comes and Mary Kuntz — are leaving the magazine for jobs at McKinsey & Co. A memo from editor Stephen Adler, posted by Bercovici, stated, “I’m sad to report that both Frank Comes and Mary Kuntz have signed on […]
Friedman is rooting for Fast Company
Marketwatch media columnist Jon Friedman writes Friday that he hopes business magazine Fast Company can survive and thrive while competing against bigger biz glossies such as BusinessWeek and Fortune. Friedman wrote, “When John Byrne, who now leads BusinessWeek’s Internet effort, was editing Fast Company, it was recognized as a serious, creative publishing force. “It still […]
Financial journalism hits the big screen
Adam Hetrick of Playbill reports Wednesday that an upcoming movie “Confessions of a Shopaholic” will have a lead character employed as a business journalist. Hetrick wrote, “Tony Award winner John Lithgow and Oscar nominees Lynn Redgrave and Kristin Scott Thomas have joined the cast of the upcoming film ‘Confessions of a Shopaholic.’ “Based on Sophie […]
Newsday wins National Headliner Award for business coverage
Newsday’s coverage of the mortgage crisis last year won first place in the business news coverage category of the National Headliner Awards, according to the winners released Friday. Auto industry writers for the Detroit News received second place for its coverage of what Detroit’s automakers can do to win back consumers, while Liz Benston of […]
With Wal-Mart the story is overseas
TheStreet.com media critic Marek Fuchs writes Wednesday that some media — Barron’s, BusinessWeek and the New York Post — missed the story behind Wal-Mart’s strong earnings, while The Wall Street Journal got it right. Fuchs wrote, “Wal-Mart reported its fourth quarter Tuesday and much of the business media saw fit to lead with a number […]
How Tech Ticker is different than other business media
Patrick Phillips of I Want Media talks with Sarah Lacy, the BusinessWeek.com columnist and co-host of Yahoo’s new “Tech Ticker” video show online about its business coverage. Here is an excerpt: IWM: Does “Tech Ticker” compete with television business news like, say, CNBC and Fox Business Network? Yes and no. We only cover tech, and […]
Hewlett-Packard settles case of spying on business journalists
Hewlett-Packard n Thursday announced a settlement with Business Week and New York Times reporters on whom the computer maker spied during a hunt for a boardroom leak, according to an AFP story. AFP wrote, “‘The matter has been resolved to the mutual satisfaction of the parties, and we’re pleased to put this matter behind us,’ […]
Some BusinessWeek workers assigned to temp agency
Keith Kelly of The New York Post writes Wednesday about how some BusinessWeek contract writers were assigned to a temporary agency. Kelly wrote, “Last Friday, Executive Editor John Byrne on a conference call told the contract workers they were being reassigned to a contract with Kelly Services. “In the past, they drew their paychecks from […]
BusinessWeek sees increase in newsstand sales
BusinessWeek’s newsstand sales jumped 9.3 percent, to 37,397 copies, in the second half of 2007, as compared with the same period in 2006, according to the latest Audit Bureau of Circulations publisher’s statement. In addition, average circulation rose 1.3 percent to 933,566, and the average price of a one-year subscription increased 1.4 percent to $39.57. “The strong […]
BusinessWeek's online strategy
Mark Glaser of MediaShift looks Wednesday at BusinessWeek.com‘s strategy to increase its traffic. Glaser wrote, “As of last August, BusinessWeek.com was ranked #13 in unique visitors, according to Nielsen/NetRatings, below Motley Fool and above Financial Times. So how can the old-school publication, published since 1929 by McGraw-Hill, get noticed online when it has to go […]
