New mag seeks gap between investment tips and analysis
Isaac Kardon writes in the New York Sun about American magazine, the new business glossy that just started, and noted that the publication is drawing its inspiration from what Fortune magazine was like when it was launched in February 1930. The editor is James Glassman, who has edited Roll Call and the New Republic. Kardon […]
Mitchell resigns from CJR Daily
Mark Mitchell, the assistant managing editor of CJR Daily who often took on business journalists with his criticism, has left the online outlet of the Columbia Journalism Review. In an e-mail to some business journalists and sources, Mitchell wrote, “I have resigned from my job at the Columbia Journalism Review and will no longer be […]
New biz mag "The American" launches
The American, a new business magazine patterned after the early issues of Fortune, published its first issue. It’s a project of the American Enterprise Institute, and a subscription costs $40. Nick Schulz wrote, “Right out of the gate it features a hard hitting look at the life experiences that have shaped business-pundit-turned-populist Lou Dobbs; counterintuitive […]
Oh lord, don't you buy me, a Mercedes-Benz
Auto manufacturer Mercedes-Benz is upset with coverage in Consumer Reports magazine that lists the most and least reliable cars. Not surprisingly, the Mercedes vehicles are not highly ranked. Alex Taylor III from Fortune wrote, “But what is striking about Mercedes’ performance is its consistency. Of the 11 models reviewed by Consumers, none are recommended. Seven […]
Fortune's take on private equity opposite rival BusinessWeek's
TheDeal.com executive editor Yvette Kantrow noted that Fortune magazine’s recent story on private equity presented a totally different angle than rival BusinessWeek focused on earlier this month. Still, she argues, both missed the point. Kantrow wrote, “Private equity’s practitioners aren’t barbarians, [Fortune’s] Nov. 27 story suggests, but rather, management geniuses. In fact, it urges public […]
Mixed results for business magazines in October
Business magazines reported results in terms of ad revenue and pages that were all over the place in October, with publications such as the Economist, Forbes and Fortune showing gains from the same month a year ago, but others reporting a drop, according to data posted on the Magazine Publishers of America web site. The […]
New Fortune ME says he's not a big 'vision' guy
MediaBistro covered a Fortune event called “The Fortune 25: The Men and Women Who Shaped the Business World in 2006″ and got to talk to new managing editor Andy Serwer, who explained some of his management and journalism philosophy. MediaBistro wrote, “When asked about future plans for Fortune, Serwer cheerfully told us, ‘I’m not a […]
Switch of MEs at Fortune aimed to rebuild brand
Matthew Flamm of Crain’s New York writes that the decision to change managing editors at Fortune by parent Time Inc. signals that the parent company is trying to stem some of the issues that the glossy has recently faced. Flamm wrote, “Fortune needs to crank it up. Portfolio‘s arrival will mean a tougher environment for […]
Former NYT retail reporter Barmash dies at 84
Isadore Barmash, a New York Times retail reporter from 1965 to 1991 whose byline was well-known, died Thursday. He was 84. Barmash, according to an obituary in the New York Times, continued to write even after he retired from the paper. Robert McFadden wrote, “In the genteelly cutthroat world of retail merchandising, where greed, secrets, […]
Business 2.0 blogs won't jeopardize journalist integrity
Josh Quittner, editor of Business 2.0, stated in a radio interview for the show “On the Media” that he doesn’t believe that the decision to pay the magazine’s reporters based on how many hits their blogs receive will hurt their ethics. In an interview with Bob Garfield, Quittner stated, “If my writers start to write […]
