The Winchester Press ceases publication after 131 years
The Winchester Press, an Ottawa-area newspaper, will be closing down its print publication after publishing weekly for 131 years, according to reports. The newspaper initially started rolling in 1888, with the publication covering a greater part of Ottawa, including Kemptville. “I really want it known that the employees did not at all want it to […]
“Nightly Business Report” set to end after 40 years
“Nightly Business Report,” the PBS program that started in 1979 and became TV’s longest-running business-news broadcast, is set to cease production by the end of the year, reports Brian Steinberg of Variety. Steinberg reports, “CNBC, which picked up production of the show in 2013, has decided to end its association with the show, according to people familiar with […]
Vermont business magazine closes its doors
Business People-Vermont magazine has gone out of business. Anne Wallace Allen of VTDigger.com reports, “Business People started in 1984 as part of a Portland, Maine-based franchise that grew to include 35 publications called Business Digest, all serving communities of 150,000 people or fewer, Paul Tenney said. The magazines did very well in the 1980s and […]
CNET has shuttered its quarterly magazine
CNET has stopped publishing its quarterly magazine, reports Troy Wolverton of Business Insider. Wolverton reports, “The organization informed employees of the closure of CNET Magazine at a company meeting last month, current and former employees said. “CNET confirmed the closure in a statement emailed to Business Insider, saying it would no longer publish the magazine […]
Money will stop print edition after failed sale
Meredith Corp. said Wednesday it would stop trying to sell Money, the 47-year-old personal finance magazine it bought just over a year ago, and will end its print edition, reports Keith Kelly of the New York Post. Kelly reports, “It will stop printing the monthly after the upcoming June issue, but will keep the web site […]
Personal finance site The Billfold is shutting down
Nicole Dieker of The Billfold announced Wednesday that the personal finance site is closing. She posted the following Q&A: So… what happened? I made the mistake that many first-time small-business owners make: quickly setting up an LLC through one of those online legal services instead of discussing everything with a CPA and a lawyer first. (This […]
Ward’s Automotive Report ends 96-year publication streak
Ward’s Automotive Reports, the 96-year-old weekly newsletter that helped create the craft of automotive journalism, published its last issue Jan. 28. Mark Phelan of The Detroit Free Press writes, “WAR published data suppliers used to plan their own production. Dealers studied the figures to see what was selling, how the competition was doing and whether […]
Dallas Morning News is cutting standalone biz news section
The Dallas Morning News will cut its standalone business news section as part of cost-cutting measures at the newspaper. The paper also is laying off 40 staffers, including 20 editorial workers. Two of those workers are business news desk staffers. Metro and Business will be combined into one section Tuesday through Saturday. Top business stories […]
Minnesota Business magazine to cease operations
Minnesota Business, which covers small and mid-sized companies, will stop publishing with its November/December issue, reports Alex Wittenberg of the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal. Wittenberg writes, “The magazine, which is owned by Minneapolis-based Tiger Oak Media Inc., will cease operations at the end of this year, Executive Editor Megan Effertz confirmed Wednesday in an interview. “There are […]
Canadian biz pub Alberta Venture is back, but only online
Canadian business publication Alberta Venture, which folded last year after the death of its founder, is coming back online after its rights were purchased by Cory Janssen, a former co-founder of Investopedia, reports a CBC News story. CBC News reports, “The magazine empire struggled for months prior to founder Ruth Kelly’s death. Contributors were not being paid. “‘It’s […]
