Mehta named Fortune's global editor
Stephanie Mehta, a senior writer at Fortune magazine, has been named the publication’s global editor, according to a memo from managing editor Andy Serwer. The memo, posted on Fishbowl NY, stated, “Our International Editor, Robert Friedman, is leaving the magazine after seven years on the job. Robert worked very hard in helping build our global franchise […]
Biz magazines see drop in revenue, ad pages in 2007
The 17 business magazines that published in 2007 saw a 2.1 percent decline in ad revenue and a 5.7 percent decline in ad pages, according to data from the Magazine Publishers of America analyzed Wednesday by Talking Biz News. In comparison, the total magazine industry reported a 6.1 percent increase in ad revenue and just […]
Top business journalism events of 2007
Yes, I hate lists, especially lists disguised as business journalism, an all-to-common sight these days. But I think as the years go by and we look back, we’ll see 2007 as a defining year in the world of business journalism because of the dramatic changes that took place. So, here is my list of the […]
NY Post biz section losing staff
Jeff Bercovici of Conde Nast Portfolio that two top business reporters from the New York Post are leaving the paper for other jobs. Bercovici wrote, “Roddy Boyd, who covers Wall Street, is heading to Fortune (following the path of media beat writer Tim Arango, who made the same jump a year ago), while Janet Whitman […]
Fortune's smart biz journalism move, or No. 101 with a bullet
I’m pleased to see that Fortune magazine has decided to pick up the popular “101 dumbest moments in business” list that was previously collected and written by its now-defunct Time Inc. colleague Business 2.0, which ran the list for seven years but closed shop earlier this fall. Fortune absorbed a number of Business 2.0 staffers, […]
The business magazine bridesmaids
The New York Post takes a look Monday at how other business magazines have performed in 2007 in the shadow of Fortune, BusinessWeek and Conde Nast Portfolio, which have garnered most of the attention, and come away with a winner: Black Enterprise. Here is an excerpt: Black Enterprise is heading for another banner year in […]
FT refuses to run News Corp.'s WSJ ad
Richard Siklos of Fortune reports Thursday that rival Financial Times is refusing to run an ad for The Wall Street Journal that new owner News Corp. wants to place in the business newspaper. Siklos wrote, “The somewhat cheeky ad can also be seen as a giant rebuttal against critics who have feared the worst from […]
Fortune's redesign helped with new publisher
Matthew Schwartz of BtoB Magazine takes a look at the redesigned Fortune magazine and notes that the naming of a dedicated publisher for the business magazine will also help in its bid to turnaround ad sales. Schwartz wrote, new publisher Hugh “Wiley said there are ‘positive signs’ heading into 2008, with good momentum in core […]
CNNMoney.com to add video to compete with TV
Matthew Flamm of Crain’s New York Business writes that CNNMoney.com plans to add up to 40 videos a day on business news and topics in order to better compete with CNBC and Fox Business Network. Flamm wrote, “Executives say that the extensive video offerings will make CNNMoney more competitive not just with other business portals, […]
Challenging times for business magazines
Dorian Benkoil of Corante writes about the challenges facing business magazines. Benkoil wrote, ” It’s also worth noting for business mags that while dollars in aggregate are down 2.7 percent, ad pages were down 6.8 percent, which means page rates were increased. For how long can ad rates continue to go up in the category […]
