Canadian biz magazines to merge in 2014
Canadian Business magazine is merging with PROFIT and the combined publication will put out a reduced number of issues, Rogers Communications Inc. announced Monday. Christine Dobby of the Financial Post writes, “The Toronto-based telecom giant’s publishing division owns both of the titles and said in a statement the new magazine, which will operate under the […]
New York magazine cuts issues
While it may not be well known outside the five boroughs of New York City, the magazine of the same name is something of a must-read for certain in-the-know city dwellers. A mix of culture, fashion, design, products and news, the magazine often wins awards and sparks conversations. The announcement the weekly was moving to […]
Largest issue of BusinessWeek since 1999
The largest issue of Businessweek since 1999 is on newsstands on Friday. It’s also the largest issue since Bloomberg purchased the magazine in 2009. At 212 pages, with more than 111 pages of ads, Bloomberg Businessweek’s “The Year Ahead: 2014” is a special, perfect-bound issue that is part of Bloomberg L.P.’s new global media franchise […]
Oregon Business hires five bloggers as it expands online presence
Linda Baker, the editor of Oregon Business, writes about how the magazine is expanding its online presence. Baker writes, “I’m excited to announce a new OregonBusiness.com blogger network, featuring original reporting and analysis by journalists and subject experts. “So far, we have signed five new bloggers (who join longtime contributor Tom Cox), with plans to […]
Biz magazines underperform industry in third quarter
The 14 business magazines followed by the Publishers Information Bureau underperformed the magazine industry in the third quarter in terms of advertising revenue and advertising pages. The business magazines recorded ad revenue of $279.3 million, a decline of 1.7 percent, in the third quarter. The ad pages fell 3.2 percent in the third quarter to […]
Sun-Times parent halts publication of Grid biz magazine
The parent of the Chicago Sun-Times is pulling the plug on the glossy print edition of the weekly business magazine it launched with some fanfare last winter and began inserting into the Sunday Sun-Times, reports Lewis Lazare of the Chicago Business Journal. Lazare writes, “Asked about Grid’s future, Wrapports said in a statement that ‘Grid’s […]
New publisher for Hawaii Business magazine
Bobby Senaha, who had been advertising director at Hawaii Business magazine since 2004, has been named publisher of the magazine. Janis Magin of Pacific Business News writes, “Senaha had been serving as interim publisher since June, the company said. He replaces David Tumilowicz, who left the magazine to become a director of broker relations and […]
Behind the scenes of WSJ. Money
The third issue of WSJ Money, the Wall Street Journal‘s upscale personal finance magazine, appears Saturday as an insert in the business newspaper. The magazine focuses on investing issues for the high-net worth crowd, with special departments and columns such as “Empire Builder” and “Made of Money” centered around several long-form features written by the […]
Impoco named editor of Newsweek
Longtime business journalist Jim Impoco has been named the editor in chief of Newsweek, which was acquired earlier this year by IBT Media. Impoco was most recently at Thomson Reuters, where he spent four years as both enterprise editor and executive editor for Thomson Reuters Digital. In his most recent role, Impoco was responsible for […]
Women’s business magazine to launch in November
Pink Corner Office, a publication focusing on women in business, is set to release its first print issue nationally on Nov. 19, 2013. Pink Corner Office, which is based on Ohio, will target professional women in business and leadership who strive for “success as a lifestyle.” The magazine plans to provide content from experts in […]
