Portfolio is improved, but still not an A
Keith Kelly of The New York Post critiques the second issue of Conde Nast Portfolio and says that will the tempo and flow of the business magazine is better, it’s still not an A product. Kelly wrote, “We would give it a mid-range B, up from the B- that The Post gave it for its […]
Saturday WSJ may be in trouble based on ad count
Felix Salmon of Conde Nast Portfolio writes that a simple count of advertising in The Wall Street Journal during the week shows that the Saturday edition, launched two years ago, may be in trouble under new owner Rupert Murdoch. Salmon wrote, “To get these numbers, I just totted up the ads I could see in […]
Portfolio gearing up webcasts for site
Maria Aspan of The New York Times reports Monday that the second issue of new business magazine Conde Nast Portfolio means that the publication is also gearing up more content for its web site. Aspan wrote, “According to Perri Dorset, a spokeswoman for Condé Nast, the daily business Webcast will be part of the refreshed […]
Eichenwald resigns from Portfolio magazine
Michael Calderone of The New York Observer reports that Kurt Eichenwald has resigned from Conde Nast Portfolio. Eichenwald is currently under scrutiny for making payments to someone who was involved in child pornography. Eichenwald wrote a story about the topic while at the New York Times. Calderone wrote, “Back in February 2007, Mr. Eichenwald was […]
Maybe biz magazine needs advice on crisis handling
Paul Detrick writes on the News Busters web site that Conde Nast Portfolio, which has a writer posting cheeky CEO Survival Guide comments on its web site, may need some crisis communications advice itself after the firing of its deputy editor. Detrick wrote, “Written by Caroline Waxler, Conde-Nast’s Portfolio magazine has been running a regular […]
More payments to source by former NY Times biz reporter alleged
Richard Perez-Pena of The New York Times writes Wednesday that a former business reporter at the paper apparently made a number of payments to a person who eventually became a source for a story about child pornography. The reporter, Kurt Eichenwald, now works for business magazine Conde Nast Portfolio. Perez-Pena wrote, “Bill Keller, executive editor […]
Deputy editor at Conde Nast Portfolio is gone
Michael Calderone of The New York Observer is reporting that Jim Impoco, a deputy editor for Conde Nast Portfolio, is no longer with the fledgling business magazine. The question is whether he was fired by editor Joanne Lipman or simply left. Calderone wrote, “Mr. Impoco, former editor of the New York Times Sunday business section, […]
Fortune's future looks promising
Marketwatch media columnist Jon Friedman writes Thursday that Time Inc.’s Fortune magazine has a seemingly promising future despite talk of its demise earlier this year due to the launch of competitor Conde Nast Portfolio, a new editor, and an advertising slump. Friedman wrote, “The real growth will come online, and the competition there is even […]
Business journalism is now "sexy"
David Lieberman of USA Today writes that the deal to sell The Wall Street Journal, the deal to combine Reuters with Thomson and the launch of Conde Nast Portfolio, among other moves, signals business journalism’s importance in today’s society. Lieberman wrote, “So, why is business news a hot business? “It’s certainly easier to attract big […]
Lipman sees "dearth" of in-depth business journalism
Conde Nast Portfolio editor Joanne Lipman is profiled in the latest issue of Variety magazine, and she states that the lack of in-depth, narrative business journalism is a niche that the publication intends to fill. Monica Corcoran wrote, “‘I always envisioned myself as a magazine writer,’ she says. Nowadays, as editor-in-chief of a glossy, she […]
