Remembering Forbes' Jim Michaels
Subrata N. Chakravarty, a former assistant managing editor of Forbes, writes on the Rediff India web site about how former Forbes editor Jim Michaels, who died last month, influenced his career in business journalism. Charkravarty wrote, “Throughout his career at Forbes Jim Michaels’ belief was that if a story wasn’t fresh, it should not be […]
Biz media drooling on new Merrill CEO
TheStreet.com media critic Marek Fuchs writes Monday that the business media is falling all over themselves in writing about new Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain. Fuchs wrote, “What they don’t mention are any legitimate criticisms or questions and they do exist, despite Mr. Thain’s readily apparent skills and strengths. ‘Mr. Fix-It,’ as Forbes referred to […]
Some business media more impressive than others
Syndicated columnist Malcolm Berko advises a reader pare his business media offerings down to just a few publications when looking for investment information. He likes The Economist, Fortune, BusinessWeek and Forbes, among others, but doesn’t like Investor’s Business Daily and The Wall Street Journal. Berko wrote, “Business Week presents topical information, well-written with enough depth […]
Forbes acquires 51% of political site
Forbes Media, the parent of Forbes magazine, announced Wednesday that it has acquired a 51 percent stake in RealClearPolitics.com for an undisclosed amount. RealClearPolitics.com joins the family of Forbes Web sites, which also includes Forbes.com, ForbesTraveler.com, ForbesAutos.com and Investopedia.com. In making the announcement, Forbes President and CEO Steve Forbes stated, “We are absolutely delighted to […]
Bank stories all lame
TheStreet.com media critic Marek Fuchs isn’t too happy with the recent media coverage of the woes at banks. Fuchs wrote, “Writing and reporting on Wall Street firms in these troubled recent days have generally fallen into one of several categories — all lame. But understanding the categories, by looking at those we have seen and […]
Forbes and the future of business journalism
Peter Kafka of Silicon Alley Insider writers Tuesday about the Future of Business Media conference session with Forbes.com publisher Jim Spanfeller and Forbes investor Roger McNamee. Here is an excerpt: Ancient Forbes Magazine in trouble? Rafat Ali asks Jim Spanfeller why the magazine hasn’t changed its look, but he’s asking the wrong guy, as Jim runs […]
American magazine tries to hit business news sweet spot
The American magazine, which launched one year ago, attempts to bridge the gap between traditional business magazines and “think” magazines, said publishing director Samuel Schulman on Sunday. “Forbes, Fortune and BusinessWeek have become magazines about ‘you,’ your career,” said Schulman at the fall Society of American Business Editors and Writers conference. “Conde Nast Portfolio is […]
Bad summer for business magazines
Ten out of 16 business magazines reported a decline in ad dollars for the three months ended Sept. 30, and 14 out of 16 reported a decline in ad pages during the same time period, according to data released from the Magazine Publishers of America. Only Barron’s, The Economist, Fast Company, Forbes, Money and Smart Money […]
Business news industry grows, but will ad dollars follow?
Brian Steinberg of Advertising Age writes Monday that with the business news category expanding due to the launch of Fox Business Network, the question is whether the ad dollars spent in the segment will grow as well. Steinberg wrote, “These financial-news outlets give blue-chip advertisers such as Microsoft Corp., General Motors Corp., IBM and AT&T […]
Biz magazines pushing online ad sales, but not Portfolio
Matthew Karnitschnig of The Wall Street Journal writes Friday that the big three business magazines — BusinessWeek, Forbes and Fortune — are pushing their Web sites more to combat falling ad sales in the print publications — except for Conde Nast Portfolio, which continues to push ad sales in its magazine. Karnitschnig wrote, “Helping Portfolio has been […]
