Crain’s New York lays off 40 percent of editorial staff
Crain’s New York Business on Thursday laid off a dozen reporters and editors — 40 percent of its full-time editorial staff — with publisher Jill Kaplan citing a need to “re-align the brand’s costs with its revenues,” according to people who described the company’s explanation for the downsizing. Editor Glenn Coleman told his staff he […]
Merrion leaves Crain’s Chicago, which closes DC bureau
Paul Merrion, who has been with Crain’s Chicago since it opened in 1978, is leaving the business weekly, which is closing its Washington bureau. In a note to friends and sources, Merrion wrote: Greetings! Just wanted to let you know that I’m leaving Crain’s Chicago Business and Crain Communications. To reduce costs, CCB is closing […]
Crain’s Cleveland creates small business coverage
Crain’s Cleveland Business and the Council of Smaller Enterprises have partnered to create Small Business Matters, a package of news and features for and about Northeast Ohio’s small business owners that will appear each week on Page 2 of Crain’s print edition. A story on its website states, “The new feature debuts today, Monday, Jan. […]
Crain’s Chicago’s appeal to younger readers
Eric Zorn of The Chicago Tribune writes how Crain’s Chicago Business has dropped gender titles in a bid to win younger readers. Zorn writes, “‘There was a sense that courtesy titles elevated the tone and made us a more respectable platform,’ said Crain’s Editor Michael Arndt, who ordered the change.. ‘But as we were trying […]
Crain’s Chicago unveils redesigned website
Chicago media reporter Robert Feder critiques the newly redesigned website of Crain’s Chicago Business. Feder writes, “So they’re holding an ‘open house’ on the site, dropping their usually strict paywall and inviting non-subscribers to sample everything online for one week (including the just-released “40 under 40” list for 2014). The free peek runs through December […]
Crain’s Chicago hires food/beverage reporter
Peter Frost has joined Crain’s Chicago Business as a reporter on the food and beverage beat. A story on its website states, “Mr. Frost, 35, previously was a health care reporter on Chicago Tribune’s business staff. He joined Tribune in January 2012 after four years on the shipbuilding beat at the Daily Press of Newport […]
Crain’s Chicago seeks residential real estate reporter
Crain’s Chicago Business is looking for a reporter to cover the residential real estate market as an independent contractor. The reporter’s work would anchor the Residential Report, a twice-weekly news email. We are looking for an enterprising and versatile reporter to produce exclusive stories about the local housing market, from scoops about new residential developments […]
Crain’s New York launches lifestyle magazine
Crain’s New York Business has launched Crain’s 5boros, a consumer lifestyle magazine covering food, fashion, retail, the arts, and residential real estate. Valerie Block of Crain’s New York writes, “The quarterly magazine, which published Monday, chronicles the impressive growth and resurgence of neighborhoods in every borough of the city. “A companion website with a blogger […]
Ad Age seeks retail/financial reporter
Marketers are the core of our audience at Ad Age, the leading source of news, information and analysis for the marketing and media industry We’re looking for a dynamic, self-starter to cover major marketers at the cross-section of the commerce and service industries, including retail, financial and insurance. From American Express to Gap and Nationwide, […]
Crain’s Chicago seeks food/beverage reporter
Crain’s Chicago Business is looking for an experienced reporter who can write analytical and enterprising news stories, features and special reports for our weekly issue as well as break news on our fast-growing website. The reporter also would write for our popular On Dining blog and produce a monthly video report. In other words, we […]
