Forbes to launch Bulgarian edition
Forbes announced Monday that it will launch its 11th local-language edition, Forbes Bulgaria, in partnership with Attica Media Bulgaria. The launch will be held in Sofia, Bulgaria, with the first issue being published in October. Forbes Bulgaria will have an initial circulation of 30,000. The content of Forbes Bulgaria will consist of 60 percent Bulgarian business news, commentary and features and 40 […]
Forbes lays off 19
Peter Kafka of All Things Digital reports Tuesday that 19 staffers at Forbes have lost their jobs as the magazine combines its print and online operations. Kafka writes, “Layoffs stink no matter where or when they happen. But since I worked at Forbes for many years and know many of the folks who lost their […]
Forbes Web site undergoes changes
The Forbes.com site hasredesigned its story pages, its video network, stock quotes and “executive tear sheets,” according to a Wednesday announcement. BtoB magazine writes, “Story pages now feature larger text, new placement of charts and photos, more white space and additional opportunities for users to comment. Each story also has an on-page embeddable video player. […]
Former WSJ staffer: Murdoch has made paper better
Tunku Varadarajan, a former op-ed editor at The Wall Street Journal who now writes for Forbes, argues that new owner Ruper Murdoch has made it a better paper. Varadarajan writes, “No, Murdoch has not ruined the Journal, as many had feared he would. In fact, in the estimation of not a few, he has already […]
Regulators, readers ignored warnings from business press about housing
UNC-Chapel Hill journalism professor Chris Roush writes in the latest issue of American Journalism Review that the business media did a strong job in covering the problems in the housing market in the past decade, but few listened to the warnings. Roush writes, “Here’s the issue that financial journalism faces: No one likes a nattering […]
Forbes denies that it's being sold to Russian
Jeff Bercovici of Conde Nast Portfolio writes Monday that Forbes magazine is denying a report that it’s about to be sold to a Russian businessman. Bercovici writes, “There’s no question there’s some crazy stuff going on in the media world. But crazy like a Russian billionaire buying Forbes? That’s not happening. “At least not according […]
Forbes begins integration of print and online operations
David Kaplan of PaidContent.org reports Monday that Forbes has begun to combine its print and online operations into one team. Kapln writes, “The melding of the editorial sides will be completed early next year. Forbes’ integration of print and online has been rumored for some time. While Forbes.com president and CEO Jim Spanfeller has often […]
Biz mags gain readers while food, travel and women titles lose them
Lucia Moses of MediaWeek writes Monday about how business magazines have been gaining readers while other magazine genres have been losing them. Moses writes, “The category grew audience by a healthy 8.4 percent in the last year, according to Mediamark Research & Intelligence analysis of its fall audience report. Forbes, Time Inc.’s Money and Dow […]
ForbesLife Executive Woman names executive ME
ForbesLife Executive Woman announced Tuesday that Mary Ellen Egan has been named executive managing editor. She has been serving as associate editor and chief of reporters for Forbes. In this newly created position, Egan will play a pivotal role in shaping and editing ForbesLife Executive Woman, Forbes’ quarterly publication for professional women. She will also help […]
Forbes to begin Romanian edition
Forbes announced Thursday the launch of its tenth local-language edition, Forbes Romania, in partnership with media group Adevarul Holding in Romania. The launch will begin in 2009, with the first issue being published at the beginning of March. Forbes Romania will have an initial circulation of 50,000. The content of Forbes Romania will consist of […]
