CNNMoney: The best thing to come out of AOL/Time Warner
Howard Gold, writing in Columbia Journalism Review about the demise of Time Inc., writes about how CNNMoney.com was the best result of Time Warner’s acquisition by AOL. Gold writes, “Several people told CJR that AOL’s CEO at the time, Bob Pittman, was the driving force behind a forced marriage that remained unhappy until Money.com went […]
Fortune seeks associate editor for audience engagement
FORTUNE, which boasts massive franchises like the FORTUNE 500, Most Powerful Women and World’s Greatest Leaders, is seeking an Associate Audience Engagement Editor to help oversee its social media presence, SEO strategy, newsletter production and audience growth. The Editor will collaborate with writers and editors on everything from daily news to lists. Daily responsibilities will include packaging posts for social channels, using […]
Business journalism giant Loeb dies at 88
Marshall R. Loeb, a business journalist who turned a floundering Money magazine into one of the nation’s most successful publications in the 1980s and then led a similar revival at Fortune, died on Saturday in Manhattan. He was 88. Robert D. Hershey Jr. of The New York Times reports, “He joined Money in 1980 as managing […]
Examining the potential bidders for Fortune
Media industry analyst Ken Doctor examines the potential buyers for Fortune magazine, which is being acquired by Meredith but does not fit into its portfolio. Doctor writes, “It’s tough to see an easy fit. Bloomberg already bought and incorporated one of the top three legacy business magazines, Business Week. Nikkei and its Financial Times have […]
Fortune’s glory has faded
Former financial journalist Eric Starkman writes for O’Dwyer’s PR about the faded glory of Fortune magazine, which was sold this week to Meredith Corp. Starkman writes, “I couldn’t muster any reason to renew Fortune magazine for $60 when my subscription recently expired. The last Fortune article that wowed me was a two-part series on the Sony hack by Peter Elkind, published […]
Prediction: Meredith will sell Fortune magazine
Leon Lazaroff of The Deal writes that Meredith Corp., which is buying the Time Inc. magazine business, will sell Fortune magazine because it doesn’t fit into its portfolio of publications. Lazaroff writes, “Yet despite Lacy’s insistence that the fate of the three iconic titles has yet to be decided, industry observers have all but assumed […]
The good ole days at Fortune
Former Fortune staffer Joe Nocera writes for Bloomberg View about what is was like to work at the magazine back in the days when it made money. Nocera writes, “The great Fortune writer Carol Loomis used to recall how the male writers would always travel with their female research assistants, who would take notes during […]
Fortune named hottest biz magazine of 2017
Adweek named Fortune its hottest business magazine for 2017. Andrew Nusca of Fortune writes, “Fortune was one of 14 titles that received a nod this year. “Adweek’s Chris Ariens writes that Fortune touts a new look and logo — which we unveiled a year ago — and if we may be so bold, a new energy, too. “‘Fortune is striking gold in print and on the web,’ […]
Fortune launches Spanish edition in Mexico
Time Inc. and Editorial Televisa announced Wednesday that they have launched Fortune en Español in Mexico. The magazine will be published monthly and will cover a range of topics from the economy and politics, to technology, startups and innovation. Fortune en Español will include features from the U.S. edition of the magazine, as well as […]
Time Inc. cutting print issues of Fortune and Money
Time Inc. said Tuesday that it will cut print editions of its business magazine Fortune and its personal finance magazine Money. The annual print issues of Fortune will decline to 12 from 16 while the annual print issues of Money will decline to 10 from 11. “All of the research we have suggests our readers […]
