Money ME leaving in advance of Timc Inc. purge
Jeff Bercovici of Conde Nast Portfolio reports that Money magazine managing editor Eric Schurenberg is leaving the personal finance magazine later this month as parent Time Inc. prepares to trims costs by laying off journalists, potentially as soon as next week. A memo that Bercovici posted from Time Inc. editor in chief John Huey stated, “A fixture […]
Business magazines outperform the industry in third quarter
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Business-related titles performed better than the overall magazine industry in the third quarter, according to data released Tuesday by Publishers Information Bureau. The magazine industry saw a decline of 8.8 percent in advertising revenue and a 12.9 percent decline in ad pages for the quarter. However, a majority — nine — of […]
Syndicated columnist Malcolm Berko's many errors, outdated disclosure
Ryan Chittum of Columbia Journalism Review reports Monday that syndicated financial advice columnist Malcolm Berko has had a string of errors in his columns about TIAA-CREF that many readers never see because they are rarely run in the small newspapers in which his column appears. Chittum writes, “We also have a bone to pick with […]
New publisher named at Money
Lucia Moses of MediaWeek reports that John Donnelly has been named the new publisher for Money magazine — the third in the past year — and will begin on Aug. 4. Moses writes, “Donnelly, formerly associate publisher for the Fortune Money Group, to which Money belongs, succeeds Brett Wilson, who left in June after just […]
New personal business editor hired at BusinessWeek
Amy Feldman has joined BusinessWeek as associate editor of personal business, editor Stephen J. Adler announced Wednesday. She will report to Susan Woolley, senior editor of personal business. Feldman comes to BusinessWeek after having worked as a senior writer at Money, the Wall Street columnist for the New York Daily News, the real estate and urban […]
Money magazine publisher leaving for USA Today
Money magazine publisher Brett Wilson has been named senior vice president of advertising sales at USA Today, writes Joe Strupp of Editor & Publisher. Strupp writes, “Wilson spent 21 years at Time Inc., serving as publisher of Money since November 2007. ‘In that role, he was responsible for all aspects of the business side of […]
Zweig leaves Money to become WSJ personal finance columnist
Jason Zweig has been hired to be personal finance columnist for The Wall Street Journal. He will begin work there on July 1. In this role, Zweig’s responsibilities will include writing a weekly column for the Journal. “Jason is one of the best-known personal finance journalists,” said Nikhil Deogun, editor of the Journal’s Money & […]
Matters named Fortune's executive editor
Fortune magazine named Craig Matters as its executive editor on Monday, according to an announcement. Matters will lead Fortune.com and helping to oversee technology and investing coverage. He replaces Josh Quittner, who went to Time. Matters will work with both print and online writers to increase Fortune’s technology and investing coverage in the magazine and […]
Two executive editors named at Money
Diane Stark and Ellen Harris, both assistant managing editors at Money magazine, have both been promoted to executive editors at the personal finance glossy, according an announcement Monday. In addition, Beth Fenner and Patrick Regnier were named assistant managing editors. Stark and Harris replace Craig Matters, who is becoming executive editor at sister publication Fortune. […]
11 out of 16 biz magazines post first-quarter decline in ad sales
A majority of the 17 business magazines posted a decline in ad sales in the first three months of 2007, according to data from the Magazine Publishers of America analyzed Monday by Talking Biz News. Eleven magazines saw declines, with five posting increases. Conde Nast Portfolio did not publish in the first three months of […]
