Business magazines end 2006 on a down note
Revenue from advertising for 14 business magazines fell slightly in both December and in 2006, according to data from the Magazine Publishers of America analyzed by Talking Biz News. The number of ad pages reported by those 14 business magazines fell by a larger decline than the ad revenue. Ad revenue for the 14 magazines […]
Forbes in Armenia isn't connected to U.S. magazine
Forbes, which last month had problems with its Russian edition, is now battling a business publication in Armenia that is using its name without its permission. Astghik Bedevian wrote, “Eduard Nahapetian said he was hired by the ‘Forbes’ management to help to stop the publication of ‘Forbes Armenia.’ ‘They have no license or any other […]
New co-executive editor, other changes, at TheStreet.com
George Moriarty has returned to TheStreet.com as co-executive editor, according to a memo sent out Monday from editor in chief David Morrow. Tim Johnson is the other executive editor. Morrow stated, “George had been with us for five years, most recently as managing editor of RealMoney.com, before departing in the summer to be editor-in-chief at […]
When you don't like an article, file an 8-K
Daniel Dosoretz, the chief executive officer of Radiation Therapy Services, apparently doesn’t like the article about his Fort Myers, Fla.-based company in the upcoming issue of Forbes magazine. He doesn’t like it so much that his company filed an 8-K with the SEC to complain about its contents. The 8-K stated, “Our company appreciates the […]
NY Times' biz journalist must disclose sources in Trump case
Timothy O’Brien, the New York Times business journalist who wrote a book last year about real estate developer Donald Trump, must reveal his sources who told him that Trump was just a millionaire, not a billionaire, according to a judge’s ruling, the Philadephia Inquirer reported. O’Brien became the Sunday business editor for the Times in […]
NYPost: Pensions cut at Forbes
The New York Post is reporting that the future pension plan at Forbes magazine has been cut. Keith Kelly wrote, “Chairman Steve Forbes told employees about the news in a year-end package that went out late last week. “A spokeswoman insisted yesterday that the Forbes plan ‘is frozen; it’s not being scrapped.’ “She also said […]
New editor at Prospect moving it away from business
Bob Shallit, the business columnist for the Sacramento Bee, has an item about the new editor of Prosper magazine, Jeffrey Young, and what his plans are for the two-year-old business monthly in his most-recent column. Shallit wrote, “New editorial chief Jeffrey Young, 54, wrote for Forbes, co-founded MacWorld Magazine and co-authored the book ‘iCon: Steve […]
Where's the journalism at ShareSleuth?
Forbes.com columnist Gary Weiss jumped on the investigative business journalism site ShareSleuth.com again, wondering why the site hasn’t written more stories and why it’s focusing on one company. Weiss believes that’s because the site is being used to promote the investments of its majority investor, Mark Cuban. Weiss wrote, “Sharesleuth.com slammed Xethanol for the third […]
In 2007, the sexy media will be in business news
Marketwatch columnist Jon Friedman writes Wednesday that the media’s most compelling battles will occur in business journalism with the launch of the Fox business news cable channel and the Conde Nast Portfolio business magazine. Friedman stated, “Who will win? Who knows. Portfolio has deliberately kept mum about its contents, style and tone. Likewise, Fox News […]
Stock lists and the biz media
Consultant Geoff Considine ponders the use of stock picks in various business publications and wonders what consumers actually do with such lists in a post on the Seeking Alpha web site. Considine, who has a consulting firm in Colorado that helps portfolio managers, wrote, “I have always had something of an issue with stock pick […]
