The secret to the Economist’s success
John Micklethwait, editor-in-chief of The Economist, spoke on NPR’s “The Diane Rehm Show”, along with Stephen Shepard, dean of the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism and former senior editor at Newsweek and BusinessWeek. Here are some highlights from the interview: – The conventional thinking seems to be that in the age of the […]
What the end of Newsweek’s print edition means
It’s another sad day for lovers of print publications with Newsweek announcing it would cease printing its weekly magazine at the end of the year and move to online only content. It’s yet another sign of the times for journalism as one of the media’s best-known brands ceases to land in subscribers’ mailboxes each week. […]
Bloomberg ups frequency of Pursuits to quarterly
Nick Batten of MediaWeek reports that Bloomberg is increasing the publishing frequency of its Pursuits magazine from once every six months to quarterly. Batten writes, “The title was launched in March as a biannual magazine, distributed as an extra with its monthly Bloomberg Markets magazine, which is sent out to around 380,000 subscribers to the […]
Canadian biz magazine sees readership rise
The Financial Post Magazine in Canada has seen significant growth in readership, bringing it almost on par with rival Report on Business Magazine, according to Print Measurement Bureau Fall 2012 figures released Thursday. A National Post story states, “FP Magazine readership was up 9% to 945,000 from the PMB Spring 2012 survey of people 18 […]
WSJ. frequency is increased
The Wall Street Journal announced Thursday that WSJ. Magazine, the Journal’s luxury lifestyle magazine, will increase its frequency for the fourth time since launch and will publish 11 issues in 2013, up from 10 issues in 2012. The frequency will increase again the next year to 12 issues in 2014. WSJ. Magazine launched as a […]
Minnesota biz magazine names new editor
Steve Mollman, who has worked at The Wall Street Journal and Wired magazine, has been hired as editor of Minnesota Business magazine. He’s reported on business, technology and other topics for the likes of Time, CNN, the Wall Street Journal, and many other print and online publications, traveling the world along the way with stints […]
Inside the new Bloomberg Insider
Erik Maza of Women’s Wear Daily takes a look Tuesday at the new Bloomberg Insider magazine being produced for the political conventions. Maza writes, “It is meant to ‘elevate the visibility of Bloomberg and showcase all the various resources we have,’ said Insider editor Tim Franklin. “Franklin pointed out BGov is relatively new — it […]
Bloomberg Pursuits looking to increase its frequency
Erik Maza of Women’s Wear Daily reports that Bloomberg Pursuits magazine is looking to increase its frequency. Maza writes, “The move is surprising. When the title was launched in January, it did not seem clear who would read Pursuits that Bloomberg hadn’t already reached with its other magazines, including Pursuits’ sister monthly title Bloomberg Markets […]
Big three biz magazines outperforming industry
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE The three largest business magazine titles — Bloomberg Businessweek, Forbes and Fortune — outperformed the overall glossy industry during the first six months of the year, according to data released by the Publisher’s Information Bureau. Forbes reported as 16.4 percent increase in ad revenue and a 13 percent rise in ad pages for […]
Behind a winning regional business magazine is great writing
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Business North Carolina was named the best regional business magazine in the country last week at the Alliance of Area Business Publications meeting in Milwaukee. It is the first time that the magazine, based in Charlotte, has won the national award. Runners-up for best magazine were D CEO in Dallas and […]
