A lawsuit waiting to happen
Jim Ledbetter of Fortune writes on its Browser technology blog about CNBC‘s slogan and wonders whether the business news cable network is inviting a lawsuit. Ledbetter wrote, “Playing off the bad joke that is the Fox News Channel’s ‘fair and balanced’ motto, CNBC has been running ads touting its coverage as ‘unbiased.’ Leaving aside whether […]
American magazine tries to hit business news sweet spot
The American magazine, which launched one year ago, attempts to bridge the gap between traditional business magazines and “think” magazines, said publishing director Samuel Schulman on Sunday. “Forbes, Fortune and BusinessWeek have become magazines about ‘you,’ your career,” said Schulman at the fall Society of American Business Editors and Writers conference. “Conde Nast Portfolio is […]
Bad summer for business magazines
Ten out of 16 business magazines reported a decline in ad dollars for the three months ended Sept. 30, and 14 out of 16 reported a decline in ad pages during the same time period, according to data released from the Magazine Publishers of America. Only Barron’s, The Economist, Fast Company, Forbes, Money and Smart Money […]
An inside look at Fox Business Network
Tim Arango of Fortune got an inside look at the development of Fox Business Network, which debuted this morning. Arango wrote, “Among the guests the channel has lined up for its first week are eBay CEO Meg Whitman, New York Stock Exchange CEO John Thain, the oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens, and the former pro […]
Biz magazines pushing online ad sales, but not Portfolio
Matthew Karnitschnig of The Wall Street Journal writes Friday that the big three business magazines — BusinessWeek, Forbes and Fortune — are pushing their Web sites more to combat falling ad sales in the print publications — except for Conde Nast Portfolio, which continues to push ad sales in its magazine. Karnitschnig wrote, “Helping Portfolio has been […]
Sloan remembers Michaels as a great editor
Fortune senior editor at large Allan Sloan remembers Wednesday what former Forbes editor Jim Michaels — who died Tuesday at the age of 86 — taught him about business journalism during his two stints at the magazine. Sloan wrote, “Unlike many of his competitors, Michaels didn’t particularly lionize corporate chieftains. His focus was on representing small investors’ […]
Not clear why WSJ.com should become free site
Fortune’s Richard Siklos writes Monday that it’s unclear why The Wall Street Journal would want to make its Web site free despite what new owner News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch has intimated. Siklos wrote, “For one thing, more of the site than you might think is already free to the public (and if you visit […]
Dow Jones deal even sweeter for the Bancrofts
Fortune’s Allan Sloan writes that the deal to sell Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, to News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch is even sweeter for the Bancroft family than originally thought because of overlooked provisions of the deal. Sloan wrote, “I’m interested in one little-noticed detail – the way selected […]
Fortune goes global; BusinessWeek goes local
Forbes.com columnist Gary Weiss writes Friday that Fortune and BusinessWeek magazine appear headed in opposite directions with their strategies. Fortune is opening an edition in India, while BusinessWeek has scrapped its international edition and is adding a monthly edition for the Chicago market. Weiss, who used to work at BusinessWeek, wrote, “It’s interesting to contrast […]
Fortune planning India edition
Time Inc. plans to start an Indian edition of Fortune magazine under a license deal with a local media company, an editor at the U.S.-based business publication said Friday. Rajesh Mahapatra of the Associated Press wrote, “Currently, the magazine, published every two weeks, sells about 8,000 copies per issue in India. That number could increase […]
