Why isn't Wired magazine given away?
James Ledbetter, the editor of The Big Money site, wants to know why Wired magazine isn’t given away for free to its readers when that is the mantra of its editor, Chris Anderson. Ledbetter writes, “Why should I have to pay $4.95 for a copy of Wired since, if Anderson’s thesis is correct, the magazine […]
Wired's success doesn't translate into advertising
Stephanie Clifford writes for Monday’s New York Times about how Wired magazine’s success under editor Chris Anderson — it won three National Magazine Awards this year — hasn’t resulted in advertising revenue. It’s down 50 percent in advertising so far this year. Clifford writes, “Mr. Anderson focuses just on the magazine, and does not oversee […]
Wired wins three National Mag awards
Wired magazine was the only business-related title to win a National Magazine Award on Thursday, coming away with three — for general excellence, for magazine section and for design. For general excellence, the judges stated, “In its 16th year, Wired continues to evolve as the most innovative and sophisticated guide to how technology is changing […]
Incredibly bad first quarter for biz magazines in ad revenue, pages
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Every single business magazine reported a decrease in first-quarter advertising revenue and advertising pages, according to data released Wednesday by the Publishers Information Bureau. Among the largest declines was Wired magazine, which saw a 50.4 percent drop in ad revenue to $10.2 million and a 57.2 percent drop in ad pages […]
Business journalists named to Digital Hall of Fame
Three business journalists have been named to the min Digital Hall of Fame for their work in developing their media outlet’s online presence. They are John Byrne of BusinessWeek, Dave Morrow of TheStreet.com and Kevin Poulsen of Wired. For Byrne, the Hall of Fame stated, “John understands that the Internet changes the editorial equation and […]
Biz magazines nominated for National Magazine Awards
Wired, Fast Company and BusinessWeek received multiple nominations for the annual National Magazine Awards, according to an announcement Wednesday. The Economist was also named a finalist in the general excellence category. Wired received four nominations, in the general excellence category, in the interactive online category, in the magazine section category and in the design category. […]
Wired names new publisher
Howard Mittman is the new publisher of WIred magazine, writes Lucia Moses of MediaWeek. Moses writes, “Mittman succeeds Chris Mitchell, who was tapped last week to be vp, publisher of Condé Nast Traveler as part of a larger publisher shakeup at the company. “Mittman, whose appointment takes effect immediately, had been the associate publisher of […]
Wired publisher moving to another Conde Nast magazine
Nat Ives of Advertising Age reports that Chris Mitchell, who has been the publisher of Wired for less than a year, is leaving to become publisher of Conde Nast Traveler. Ives writes, “Mr. Mitchell succeeds Lisa Hughes at Traveler; she was named to take over The New Yorker on Feb. 5. In addition to the […]
Wired executive editor leaving for The Atlantic
Bob Cohn, the executive editor of Wired magazine, is leaving to take over The Atlantic’s Web operations, writes Jeff Bercovici of Conde Nast Portfolio. Bercovici writes, “‘It’s going to be a huge challenge,’ acknowledges Cohn, who is moving from San Francisco to Washington, D.C., where The Atlantic is headquartered, and where he once served as […]
Wired brings back "Found"
Noah Davis of FishbowlNY reports that Wired magazine has brought back its popular “Found” feature on the back page after a two-month hiatus. Davis reports, “In July, Wired deputy editor Thomas Goetz told FishbowlNY that the magazine was working on a new back page feature to replace the six-year staple ‘Found.’ After a two-month hiatus […]
