Paste ends business news section
Paste Magazine, which launched a business news section on its website back in December, is now closing that section. In an email sent to freelancers, editor Jacob Weindling wrote: Hey everyone, Unfortunately Paste is getting rid of some sections, and that includes business, and we are shifting our model to focus more on staff writers […]
SmartCEO magazine closing after 15 years
Craig Burris of SmartCEO magazine in Baltimore sent out the following to subscribers on Wednesday: It is with a heavy heart that I am writing to announce that, effective today, SmartCEO will be closing its doors. 15 years ago, we launched SmartCEO in Baltimore with the mission to educate and inspire leaders facing the daunting task […]
Bloomberg ends print Bloomberg Pursuits
Bloomberg Pursuits is folding its print product, reports Becky Peterson of Folio, as the luxury magazine will cease print publication after its current December issue. Peterson writes, “The digital edition will live on, and online content will remain free to all audiences. In addition, the October-launched show ‘Bloomberg Pursuits’ will continue to air on Bloomberg TV, and luxury […]
Roanoke Business magazine ceases publication
Roanoke Business magazine announced that its December issue would be its last. Publisher Bernie Niemeier wrote, “Telling the story of businesses in Roanoke, Blacksburg and the New River Valley as the region diversifies its economy has been exciting, but for an advertising-supported magazine it just hasn’t proven viable. “Looking back, our team produced 54 monthly […]
Upstart Business Journal editor says goodbye
J. Jennings Moss, the editor of the Upstart Business Journal, writes Tuesday about why the website is being shut by American City Business Journals. Moss writes, “Today, the Upstart Business Journal ceases publication as a standalone website. This is its final piece of copy, an oddly fitting conclusion to a site that set out to […]
Harvard Biz Review cutting print issues in 2017
The Harvard Business Review will drop from 10 print issues a year to six in 2017 and will instead publish six new online series, each of which will be a multi-day, multimedia package organized around a single concept, reports Shan Wang of Nieman Lab. Wang writes, “The metaphor of the print magazine is useful for understanding the editorial structure […]
Rogers to stop printing MoneySense, Canadian Business
Rogers Communications announced Friday that it would stop printing copies of its personal finance magazine MoneySense and its business magazine Canadian Business. Sean Craig of the Financial Post writes, “Beginning in January, Canadian Business, Flare, MoneySense and Sportsnet magazines will become what the company calls ‘content brands,’ regularly publishing content online and through apps. “Maclean’s, Canada’s […]
Crain closing Business Insurance
Crain editorial employees received the following announcement on Tuesday: Today we announced that we are discontinuing our Business Insurance brand. For nearly 50 years, Business Insurance has been the commercial insurance industry’s leading source of news and information. However, even after heavily investing in an extremely talented team, market shifts proved too great to maintain […]
ACBJ kills NASCAR Illustrated
American City Business Journals, the Charlotte-based parent of more than 40 print and online newspapers, has decided to stop publishing its NASCAR Illustrated publication. In an email to the staff, CEO Whitney Shaw writes: I wanted to let you know that we are closing NASCAR Illustrated. Obviously, we don’t make decisions like this lightly nor do we […]
The problem with traditional biz media sites
Jaime Pham, a content marketing and social media consultant, writes on LinkedIn about her issues with traditional business news websites. Pham writes, “This morning, I went to a business publisher’s website to read an article about Snapchat. The headline appeared in my LinkedIn news feed, having been placed there because a colleague reacted to it. Publisher: […]
