Economist Group sells majority stake of CFO magazine
Private equity firm Seguin Partners LLC announced Monday that it acquired CFO Publishing, in partnership with CFO’s management, from the Economist Group. According to the terms of the deal, a new company formed by Seguin will acquire CFO’s assets. The Economist Group will retain a substantial minority stake in the new company. Terms were not […]
Prairie Business magazine undergoes overhaul
Ryan Schuster, the editor of North Dakota-based Prairie Business magaizne, writes about the changes to the publication in the latest issue. The magazine covers both Dakotas and western Minnesota. Schuster writes, “The changes include a new Business Briefs page of short news items, graphics and elements and a By The Numbers page of economic indicators […]
Harvard Biz Review's new design
The Boston Globe has a brief Friday about the redesigned Harvard Business Review. The brief states, “‘The redesigns will more fully integrate the print magazine and website content and include new article departments, columnists, and new online features,’ the Review said in a press release. “The release included a statement from publisher Joshua Macht, who […]
If BusinessWeek fails, it's petty cash to Bloomberg
Diego Vasquez of Media Life Magazine talked to magazine consultant Marty Walker about what 2010 holds in store for the industry, and one question focused on the future of BusinessWeek, recently acquired by Bloomberg LP. Here is an excerpt: What does the future hold for Bloomberg’s BusinessWeek? Can it return to profitability with the staff […]
BusinessTN ceases publication, to be replaced by another
BusinessTN, a six-year-old magazine that covers Tennessee business, is stopping its print publication, writes editor Drew Ruble. Ruble writes, “BusinessTN‘s brand of journalism is not going completely away. The brand will maintain a digital presence at www.businesstn.com, which will continue to serve as a vibrant daily repository of the most significant business news affecting Tennessee. […]
Top biz journalism events of the decade
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE The first decade of the 21st century began with business journalists facing criticism for their boosterish coverage of companies during the tech bubble and ended with many of the same reporters facing more criticism for failing to warn consumers about the current economic crisis. In between, the world of business journalism […]
Urban biz magazine launched
A quarterly business magazine called Get Money aimed at the inner city market has been launched. The magazine will hit newsstands across the country next Tuesday, Dec. 29. The magazine says that its content is similar to more traditional business magazines such as Forbes and Fortune magazines and that articles covering business structures, investing, real […]
WSJ magazine to increase circulation, number of issues
Amy Wicks of Women’s Wear Daily reports Wednesday that WSJ., the glossy magazine from The Wall Street Journal, plans to double its circulation and increase the number of issues by 50 percent in 2010. Wicks writes, “Beginning in March, The Wall Street Journal’s quarterly glossy magazine WSJ. will raise its circulation to 1.6 million from […]
Business mags No. 2 category among dead glossies in 2009
Vanessa Voltolina of Folio reports that of the 428 magazines that folded in 2009, only regional publications had more deaths than the business magazine category, according to data from MediaFinder.com. Voltolina writes, “But while the number of ceased titles may be fewer than years past, there have also been fewer launches. There were only 275 […]
Business magazines need to find their reason for existence
Alan Webber, one of the co-founders of Fast Company magazine, writes on Folio Monday that the remaining business magazines need to reinvent themselves for readers rather than just trying to survive. Webber writes, “They want authenticity, integrity, and real dialog — and instead they feel they’ve been getting a steady diet of status-quo thinking, round-up-the-usual-suspects […]
