Flint of Forbes, dean of auto writers, dies at 79
Jerry Flint, who has covered the auto industry since 1958 and who had been at Forbes since 1979, died Saturday from a stroke at the age of 79. He had won a Loeb Award in 2003. His son, Los Angeles Times reporter Joe Flint, writes on Forbes.com, “After serving in the Army for three years […]
The radical reinvention of Forbes
Matthew Flamm of Crain’s New York Business writes Sunday about the dramatic changes occurring at Forbes magazine. Flamm writes, “According to a 19-page presentation that was distributed to advertisers and obtained by Crain’s, Mr. D’Vorkin will turn Forbes into a digital-age print property with a ‘web-compatible aesthetic’ and a rededicated focus on long-form journalism. Forbes.com […]
Forbes' blogging strategy could dilute brand
Lauren Kirchner of Columbia Journalism Review is worried about what Forbes‘ new strategy where every writer will have a blog will mean to the business magazine. Kirchner writes, “But it’s unclear whether these models will work with Forbes.com’s particular audience. (It’s the exact opposite of the Economist style, where the pieces are all written in […]
Explaining the changes at Forbes
Lewis Dvorkin, the chief product officer at Forbes Media, writes Thursday about the changes occurring at the business magazine. Dvorkin writes, “Today, Forbes takes yet another bold step forward, knowing the world demands still more from its media industry. We are soft launching (yes, that means bugs) a blogging platform that puts news — and […]
Forbes sells Investopedia for $42 million
Robin Wauters of TechCrunch reports that Forbes has sold its Investopedia site to ValueClick for $42 million. Wauters writes, “The site has self-reportedly built nearly 30,000 pieces of financial related content and develops an additional 7,000 pieces of content on an annual basis. Investopedia is said to generate most of its traffic organically and monetizes […]
Forbes relaunching all blogs, and every reporter will have one
Joe Pompeo of The Business Insider reports Monday evening that Forbes.com will relaunch its blog network later this week, and that all of the reporters at the business magazine will have a blog. Pompeo writes, “We also hear that every reporter will now be required to have his or her own blog, and that most […]
Changes online and in newsroom for Forbes
Folio magazine’s Jason Fell has some details about what’s going on at Forbes magazine under new leader Lewis Dvorkin. Fell writes, “Dvorkin says he is starting with a ‘re-architecture’ of Forbes.com—of how it’s produced, its structure, its user interface and design. ‘Forbes.com has grown so big so fast it’s time to simplify things for a […]
Forbes to launch Middle East edition
Forbes announced the signing of an agreement to launch Forbes Middle East in partnership with Arab Publisher House. The magazine, Forbes’ latest international edition, will be based in Dubai, and the first issue slated to be published in October. Forbes Middle East will have an initial circulation of 25,000, eventually rising to 30,000. The initial […]
ME Post likely candidate to be next Forbes editor
Joe Pompeo of The Business Insider reports that Tom Post is the most likely internal candidate to replace William Baldwin as editor of Forbes. Baldwin announced Tuesday that he was stepping down. Pompeo writes, “Post, who was one of two staffers promoted to a managing editor title in October 2008, has been with the magazine […]
Steve Forbes statement on Forbes editor William Baldwin
Steve Forbes, the CEO of Forbes Inc., issued the following announcement to the magazine’s staff on Tuesday in the wake of the announcement by editor William Baldwin that he is stepping down after 11 years of running the magazine. “This morning Bill Baldwin told his editorial colleagues that he was stepping down as Editor of […]
