Consumer Reports seeks health and food editor
Consumer Reports is looking for a seasoned editorial pro to join our Health and Food Consumer Focus Area. The ideal candidates will be well versed in the consumer health and food safety issues of the day, able work on compelling content across platforms from print to digital, and is passionate about marrying that content with […]
Consumer Reports names Kampinsky its new editor
Consumer Reports has named Ellen Kampinsky as editor-in-chief. She replaces Kim Kleman, who left last year and is now editor of American Lawyer. As editor-in-chief, Kampinsky will be charged with setting and executing the strategic direction and vision for the magazine, which has a circulation of about 4 million, and its digital replicas. She will […]
Bounds leaving WSJ video for Consumer Reports
Wendy Bounds, an anchor and managing editor for WSJ Live Video, is leaving The Wall Street Journal to become senior director of video for Consumer Reports. Bounds will oversee a team of video producers, editors and others who produce a wide range of content for the web and television outlets. The content is distributed through […]
Consumer Reports restructuring for the digital era
Jim Romenesko examines the strategy at Consumer Reports, which is undergoing radical changes this year, including the departure of longtime editor Kim Kleman. Romenesko writes, “Spokesperson Hackett tells me that, yes, change is hard but the restructuring is working. “She writes in an email: “‘On the business side things are starting to level out: subscriptions […]
Consumer Reports strike deal with union over pension plan
Consumer Reports magazine has accepted an innovative defined benefit pension plan that will guarantee its retirees lifetime incomes without exposing the company to unforeseen risk and volatility. The “adjustable pension plan,” or APP, is part of a new collective bargaining agreement between the magazine’s parent, Consumers Union, and the Newspaper Guild of New York that Guild […]
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. […]
Consumer Reports editorial director departs amid reorganization
Consumer Reports is undergoing an editorial restructuring that has cost vice president and editorial director Kevin McKean his job, reports TJ Raphael of Folio. Raphael writes, “‘It was a wonderful time at Consumer Reports,’ says McKean. ‘I think for their next chapter, so to speak, it’s actually better that I’m out of there and it’s […]
Consumer Reports going strong at 75
Randall Stross writes for the New York Times about why Consumer Reports has remained successful despite the fact that it celebrated its 75th anniversary this year. Stross writes, “Consumer Reports started its Web site in 1997; by 2001, it had 557,000 subscribers. That number has grown to 3.3 million this year, an increase of nearly […]
Consumer Reports launches iPad subs, smart phone apps
Laura Hazard Owen of PaidContent.org writes about how Consumer Reports has launched a series of iPad subscriptions and smart phone applications. Owen writes, “The CR iPad subscriptions launch with the January 2012 issue, which goes on sale December 6. Also starting with the January 2012 issue, print subscribers (who pay $29 per year) will have […]
A look inside Consumer Reports
MediaBistro TV takes an inside look at the science behind Consumer Reports. The magazine’s headquarters feature an echo-proof sound chamber, a state-of-the-art photography lab, and a special machine that crushes baby cribs, among other cool things.
