Loomis inducted into NY Journalism Hall of Fame
Fortune senior editor-at-large Carol Loomis was inducted into the Deadline Club’s New York Journalism Hall of Fame on Thursday. Anne VanderMey of Fortune writes, “Loomis, who started at the magazine 60 years ago, was one of the first prominent female financial journalists. She began as a research associate at age 24 and climbed through the […]
Life as a freelance business journalist
Ken Otterbourg left the traditional journalism world of daily newspapers in early 2010 and hasn’t looked back. For nearly four years, Otterbourg has made a living as a freelance business journalist, publishing his work in national publications such as Fortune, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. His work can be found at […]
Biz journalist: Let us attend IPO road show meetings
Dan Primack of Fortune argues that business journalists should be allowed to attend a company’s road show meetings with potential investors in its initial public offering. Primack writes, “To be clear, I’m not accusing Twitter or any other company of surreptitiously breaking the rules. I’m accusing them all of participating in business-as-usual, which is de facto […]
Fortune hires AME, tech editors, photographers and writers
Fortune managing editor Andy Serwer sent out the following staff announcement on Thursday afternoon: I am delighted to tell you about a great influx of new talent coming to Fortune—some already here, some on their way, but all recently hired. It’s a nice, long list of impressive people, so happy reading! CLIFF LEAF, Assistant Managing […]
Biz magazines underperform industry in third quarter
The 14 business magazines followed by the Publishers Information Bureau underperformed the magazine industry in the third quarter in terms of advertising revenue and advertising pages. The business magazines recorded ad revenue of $279.3 million, a decline of 1.7 percent, in the third quarter. The ad pages fell 3.2 percent in the third quarter to […]
Fortune seeking deputy tech editor
Fortune is looking for a technology editor to help direct its award-winning coverage for its website, tablet and print magazine. The editor will oversee staff and freelance contributors who write a range of breaking news and analysis pieces on the biggest companies and topics in the tech industry. Candidates should have excellent communication and organizational […]
Time magazine names Vella biz editor
Matt Vella, a technology editor at Fortune magazine, will be joining Time magazine as the senior editor responsible for business coverage across all platforms, a spokeswoman confirmed to Talking Biz News. Vella has been with Fortune since July 2011, editing its technology section and leading daily tech, innovation and autos coverage on Fortune.com. Before Fortune, […]
Fortune hires design director from Wired
Fortune creative director Brandon Kavulla sent out the following staff announcement on Tuesday: I’m very pleased to announce that Tim Leong is joining us as FORTUNE’s new Design Director, where he will help oversee and direct the visual and creative representation of the FORTUNE brand across all platforms. Tim comes to FORTUNE from Wired, where he […]
Biz magazines underperformed industry in second quarter
The 13 business magazines underperformed the rest of the industry in the second three months of 2013, according to data from the Publishers Information Bureau analyzed by Talking Biz News. While the industry reported a small gain in ad dollars and a 4.5 percent drop in ad pages for the second quarter, the business magazines […]
Fortune colleagues remember John Curran
There are some nice quotes from Fortune journalists Carol Loomis and Bethany McLean about their former colleague, John Curran, who died last week at the age of 59, in the obituary on WestportNow.com. Here they are: Carol Loomis of Fortune, the longest serving employee in the history of Time Inc. and a highly awarded financial […]
