More Loeb winners: Fortune and Detroit News
Here are some more Gerald Loeb Award winners announced Tuesday night in New York: In the magazine category, the winner is James Bandler, Nicholas Varchaver and Doris Burke of Fortune magazine for “How Bernie Did It.” The story explained Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme. In the breaking news category, the winner is the Detroit News for […]
Fortune publisher named publisher of Bloomberg Businessweek
Bloomberg Businessweek announced Wednesday that Hugh Wiley has been named publisher. He succeeds Jessica Sibley, who announced earlier this week she was leaving to become publisher of The Week. Wiley, who is currently publisher of Time Inc.’s Fortune, will be responsible for leading Bloomberg Businessweek’s integrated sales team and driving all global advertising-based revenue for […]
War of words continues between BusinessWeek and Fortune
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE The snippy comments between Bloomberg Businessweek and Fortune have not abated. Time Inc., the parent of Fortune, held a state of the company meeting Friday and leader John Huey — a former Fortune managing editor — gave a talk. According to those who attended, he said that BusinessWeek was like an […]
Three former Fortune editors create tech site
Former Fortune magazine editors and writers David Kirkpatrick, Peter Petre and Brent Schlender have created a new venture called Techonomy, writes Jason Fell of Folio. Fell writes, “Kirkpatrick, Petre and Schlender say the media business behind Techonomy will be a ‘hybrid’ of original reporting, opinion, aggregated content and contributed long form journalism. According to its […]
SPIN founder tried to buy Fortune
Dirk Smillie of Forbes interviewed SPIN magazine founder Bob Guccione Jr. about the publishing business, and Guccione told him that he offered to purchase Fortune magazine from Time last year. Here is an excerpt: There were rumors you tried to acquire a high-profile business brand last year. About 18 months ago I approached John Huey, […]
Rejected Fortune 500 cover
This cover, rejected by Fortune magazine, is similar to those used by the magazine when it launched in February 1930. Note the underwater homes and other satirical items. Read more here.
Serwer not worried about redesigned BusinessWeek
Fortune managing editor Andy Serwer tells Gillian Reagan of The Business Insider that he’s not worried about the reworked Bloomberg BusinessWeek magazine. “I don’t think they are going to kill anyone,” said Serwer. Reagan writes, “Fortune’s managing editor Andy Serwer shrugs about it. ‘Being big doesn’t mean anything, being the best is what is important,’ […]
Fortune editor replies to BusinessWeek president's comment
Michael Calderone of Yahoo! News writes Thursday that Fortune managing editor Andy Serwer didn’t take too kindly to the comment from Bloomberg BusinessWeek president Paul Bascobert that there’s much competition. Calderone writes, “Bascobert—who serves as company president—also maintains that other leading business magazines aren’t covering the same ground, saying that long-time rival Fortune ‘has moved […]
Biz magazine performance better, but still down in first quarter
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Business magazines continued to see their advertising revenue and pages decline in the first three months of the year, but at a slower pace than in 2009, according to an analysis of Publishers Information Bureau data by Talking Biz News. The sector also performed better than the overall magazine industry The […]
Fortune/CNNMoney name Hartman group publisher
Jed Hartman has been named the group publisher of Fortune magazine and CNNMoney, its online home, according to a memo from Time Inc. president Mark Ford posted on FishbowlNY by Alex Alvarez. The memo states: “Jed will oversee both brands, working closely with Fortune publisher Hugh Wiley and CNNMoney senior vice president Liberty Carras, reporting […]
