The difference between Fortune and The Economist
Yvette Kantrow of The Deal writes about the changes taking place at Fortune magazine and how The Economist remains successful. Kantrow writes, “That seems to be such a fundamentally different view of the world than the one espoused by Fortune as it heads off into its latest redesign. Faced with falling revenue and Internet competition, […]
What the cutbacks in biz mags mean
Nat Ives of Advertising Age writes about the job and issue cuts occurring at the top three business magaiznes — BusinessWeek, Forbes and Fortune. Ives writes, “The job cuts, another buyer said, won’t help in that effort. ‘By cutting their staff in any significant way, they’re really hurting the product in the long run,’ said […]
Time Inc. biz titles expected to be hit hard with layoffs
Keith Kelly of the New York Post writes Friday that the expected layoffs coming next week at Time Inc. are likely to hit Fortune, Fortune Small Business and Money magazines. Kelly writes, “The News and Finance Group, which includes Time, Sports Illustrated, Fortune, Fortune Small Business and Money, is expected to be the hardest-hit part […]
Is Bloomberg acquiring BusinessWeek — or is it Time/Fortune?
Jay Yarow of The Business Insider notes the large number of former Time Inc. and Fortune magazine executives and editors now at Bloomberg who could become involved in BusinessWeek magazine when its deal for the weekly closes. Yarow writes, “Look at the people in charge. Norman Pearlstine, the new chairman of BusinessWeek is the former […]
Fortune not dead, but bleeding heavily
Doug McIntyre writes on DailyFinance.com about the decision to change Fortune‘s publishing schedule. McIntyre writes, “Fortune published monthly until 1978, when it changed it frequency to fortnightly in order to match the publishing schedule of rival Forbes. “Business magazines enjoyed unusually high advertising page levels during most of the years from the mid-1970s through the […]
Fortune to cut number of printed issues
Shira Ovide of The Wall Street Journal reports that Fortune magazine plans to cut the number of issues every year to 18 from 25, and will have some layoffs later. Ovide writes, “It will focus more deeply on fewer topics and add new columns to help business professionals do their jobs more effectively. It will […]
Allan Sloan won't buy another GM car
Fortune senior editor at large Allan Sloan writes about how his family will no longer purchase General Motors vehicles after being loyal customers for more than a decade. Sloan writes, “My customer relationship with GM ended the very day that GM announced it was closing its Saturn operation — something I learned when I came […]
The biz news attraction of Charlie Rose
David Kaplan of Fortune writes about the Charlie Rose show, which will begin appearing on Bloomberg Television later this fall, and its appearl to business news junkies. Kaplan writes, “The show’s modest numbers belie its true reach. TV ratings over the past year, calculated city by city by Nielsen for Fortune, indicate his nightly viewership […]
If Time Warner sells magazines, what happens to Fortune, Money, etc.?
News stories this weekend reported that Time Warner could sell its magazine operations, leading to speculation as to what would happen with its business titles — Fortune, Money and Fortune Small Business. Capital Research Global Investors owns more than 8 percent of the company’s stock, and one of its managing directors, speaking at the University […]
The story behind Fortune's cover
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE The latest issue of Fortune magazine arrived in the mail on Thursday, and the cover story is about the problems with the Social Security system. Illustrating the cover is what appears to be the Social Security card of senior editor at large Allan Sloan, who wrote the story. While the card […]
