Lots of good in latest issue of Portfolio
Dealbreaker.com’s John Carney writes Thursday that despite all of the piling on in criticizing new business magazine Conde Nast Portfolio, there’s a lot of good stuff in the latest issue. Carney wrote, “A bit of distortion seems to have crept into the coverage of Portfolio. It’s not all darkness and gloom between those covers. There […]
Why all the criticism of Portfolio?
Forbes.com columnist Gary Weiss wonders whether all of the crticism levied at new business journalism magazine Conde Nast Portfolio is really warranted. Weiss wrote, “We journalists are unique in the animal kingdom in that we feed on our young. (OK, maybe pussycats do that too … whatever.) One example is the constant barrage of criticism […]
The problems with Portfolio
Elizabeth Spiers writes inthe latest issue of The New Republic about what she perceives the problems to be at new business magazine Conde Nast Portfolio. Her suggestion: Hire Tina Brown to fix things. Spiers wrote, “But if Portfolio were a high-end business magazine, I’d be an enthusiastic subscriber. The problem is that it’s not. Press […]
Will bad vibes about Portfolio bring it down?
Marketwatch media columnist Jon Friedman believes that new business magazine Conde Nast Portfolio is getting a bad rap, but he wonders if that will bring it down and cause its demise. Friedman wrote, “The second issue was a better read, indicating that Portfolio will likely improve in the months ahead. Portfolio assembled a group of […]
Impoco headed back to NY Times?
The Gawker web site reports that New York Times business editor Larry Ingrassia is trying to bring back former biz desk staffer Jim Impoco, who was fired last week as deputy editor of Conde Nast Portfolio by editor Joanne Lipman. Impoco was once in charge of the Times’ Sunday business section. Gawker wrote, “That would be […]
Second issue of Portfolio crucial for future
Aarti Shah of PRWeek writes that the second issue of new business magazine Conde Nast Portfolio, which came out this week, is critical to its future success. Shah wrote, “‘What they’re missing is the incredible opportunities available to a magazine that can incorporate the Web into the fabric of its mission,’ says Adam Penenberg, a […]
Bickering between Portfolio and Fortune
Amy Wicks of Women’s Wear Daily writes Wednesday that there’s been some snippy comments back and forth between business magazines Fortune and Conde Nast Portfolio about stories. Wicks wrote, “And that’s not the only story the two business magazines share. Both cover the New York Yankees, with Portfolio proclaiming ‘Crisis at Yankee Inc.,’ and Fortune’s […]
Indecision about what to put in Portfolio
Michael Calderone of The New York Observer writes Wednesday that the second issue of business magazine Conde Nast Portfolio was marked by squabbling about what stories to include in the issue. Some of that squabbling is apparently what caused editor Joanne Lipman to fire deputy editor Jim Impoco. Calderone wrote, “To showcase Daniel Roth’s feature […]
Lipman buys time to fix Portfolio as ad sales remain strong
Keith Kelly of The New York Post writes Wednesday that business magazine Conde Nast Portfolio‘s third issue will have 121 pages of ads, a strong showing that gives editor Joanne Lipman a chance to fix some issues on the editorial side. One of those issues reared its head last week with the firing of deputy […]
Portfolio.com story has info TK
Matthew Flamm of Crain’s New York writes that a story posted on the Conde Nast Portfolio web site Monday afternoon had two TKs in the text. That’s shorthand by journalists for information “to come.” Flamm wrote, “Portfolio.com, is hardly the first Web site to put up a story that still needed work. But it’s a […]
