Fortune reporter leaving for Bloomberg News
Mina Kimes, who has been with Fortune magazine for the past six years, is leaving the Time Inc. publication for a reporting job at Bloomberg News. Kimes will be writing investigative stories about companies at Bloomberg. She starts on Feb. 25. At Fortune, she writes investing stories and features. In 2009, she received the Nellie […]
Time Inc. looking to sell magazines, but not Fortune
James Bandler, Doris Burke and Jennifer Reingold of Fortune are reporting Wednesday that Time Inc. is looking to sell most of its magazines but would retain ownership of Fortune, Sports Illustrated and Time. Their article makes no mention of what would happen to personal finance publication Money. Bandler, Burke and Reingold write, “Bewkes gave a […]
Sellers named senior editor at large at Fortune
Fortune managing editor Andy Serwer sent out the following staff announcement on Monday afternoon: I want to tell you about some exciting personnel moves at Fortune. First, Pattie Sellers has a new role and new titles. She will become Senior Editor at Large, and Executive Director of MPW/Live Content, Time Inc. She also will become […]
Biz magazines underperform industry in fourth quarter
The 14 business magazines performed worse than the overall magazine industry in the fourth quarter in terms of advertising revenue and advertising pages, according to a data analysis by Talking Biz News. In the fourth quarter, the industry saw a 1.3 percent advertising revenue decline and a 7.3 percent drop in advertising pages, according to […]
Fortune names Mehta as deputy managing editor
Stephanie Mehta has been named deputy managing editor of Fortune magazine. She replaces Hank Gilman, who left the magazine last month. In an email, Time Inc. editor in chief Martha Nelson writes: On the recommendation of FORTUNE Managing Editor Andy Serwer, I am pleased to announce the promotion of Stephanie Mehta to Deputy […]
Former Fortune mag leader Huey reminisces
Cyndi Stivers of Columbia Journalism Review interviewed outgoing Time Inc. leader John Huey, who once ran Fortune magazine, about his career. Here is an excerpt: What was the stickiest wicket you encountered while leading Time Inc.? Journalistically, leading Time Inc. didn’t prove to be as sticky as some of the things I encountered while editing Fortune, […]
Fortune’s deputy ME leaving magazine
Hank Gilman, deputy managing editor at Fortune who works with managing editor Andy Serwer to oversee all edit content at the magazine, is leaving the publication at the end of the month after 16 years. “It has been 16 great years,” said Gilman in a message to Talking Biz News. “Not quite sure what I’m […]
John Huey’s legacy at Fortune
David Carr of The New York Times writes about departing Time Inc. boss John Huey, who got his start at the company running Fortune magazine. Carr writes, “‘There have been bullets flying since I got here, way back when I first came as a writer at Fortune,’ he said, referring to his first job at […]
John Huey’s role in business journalism history
John Huey, the head of Time Inc. who is expected to step down at the end of the year, played a great role in business journalism during his career. Keach Hagey of The Wall Street Journal writes, “Mr. Huey, 64, began his career as a reporter, joining the Wall Street Journal in 1975. There he […]
Betsy Morris rejoins WSJ in Atlanta
Alex Martin, the national editor of The Wall Street Journal, sent out the following staff hire announcement on Thursday: The Atlanta bureau now has not one Betsy, but two. Betsy Morris has re-joined The Wall Street Journal as Atlanta deputy bureau chief, effective immediately. An award-winning business reporter and editor, Betsy is […]
