Arends joins SmartMoney
SmartMoney editor in chief Jonathan Dahl sent out the following staff announcement on Friday afternoon: I’m pleased to announce that Brett Arends, an award-winning columnist and one of Dow Jones’s most followed online journalist , has joined SmartMoney, effective immediately. Brett will bring his traffic-gaining prowess to our site, where he will continue to write […]
SmartMoney names new copy chief
SmartMoney editor in chief Jonathan Dahl made the following staff announcement on Wednesday: Please join me in welcoming Chitra Vemuri as our new copy chief, effective immediately. She will report to Managing Editor Tedra Meyer, and will work with the copy department to uphold our high standards for accuracy and clear writing. She will also […]
SmartMoney names senior editor
SmartMoney editor in chief Jonathan Dahl made the following staff announcement: I am happy to announce that Kristen Bellstrom has been promoted to senior editor, which will involve heading up our consumer spending coverage, including writing many of the stories in the back of the book, and editing features for the well. Anyone who has […]
SmartMoney names new AME
Jonathan Dahl, the editor of SmartMoney magazine, made the following staff announcement: I am happy to announce that Alice Hagge has been promoted to assistant managing editor, a position that will allow her to continue using her great copy editing skills but also to branch out into more editing assignments and to help Tedra Meyer […]
Biz magazine ad revenue in 2011 outpaces rest of industry
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE The 13 business magazines reported ad revenue of $1.24 billion in 2011, up 6.2 percent from the previous year, far outpacing the slight increase for the entire magazine industry, according to data released by the Publishers Information Bureau and analyzed by Talking Biz News. Ad pages also rose 1.4 percent to […]
SmartMoney’s brand of personal finance
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Jonathan Dahl is editor of SmartMoney magazine, the Dow Jones & Co. monthly that competes in the personal finance category against Kiplinger’s and Time Inc.’s Money. Dahl oversaw the magazine and its Web site during the tumultuous financial crash that drew increased national attention to personal finance coverage. For 2008, the […]
Sterngold joins SmartMoney magazine
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE SmartMoney magazine editor Jonathan Dahl made the following staff announcement on Wednesday afternoon: I’m happy to announce that James Sterngold, an award-winning former New York Times reporter, will be joining SmartMoney as a senior writer, starting Dec. 5. He’ll be focusing on investigative stories and other features, as part of our […]
Bloomberg Businessweek outperforms other biz glossies in third quarter
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Bloomberg Businessweek reported a 49.5 percent increase in advertising revenue and a 39 percent rise in ad pages during the third quarter, continuing its rebound after a lackluster performance in 2008 and 2009. The magazine, acquired by Bloomberg in late 2009, reported ad revenue of $49.7 million and ad pages of […]
SmartMoney looking for health care reporter
SmartMoney magazine, the personal finance magazine operated by Dow Jones & Co., is looking for a reporter to cover personal finance topics, with a focus on medicine and health care. The ideal candidate should be able to conceive, report and write short stories to longer features and having an ability to think broadly about stories […]
Biz magazine ad revenue growth doubles rest of industry
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE The 13 business magazines reported ad revenue of $588.2 million in the first six months of 2011, up 8.6 percent from the first six months of the previous year, far outpacing the 4.0 percent increase for the entire magazine industry, according to data released Thursday by the Publishers Information Bureau and […]
