Former Wired editor dies in marathon
William Goggins, a former top editor at Wired magazine, died Sunday while running the San Francisco Marathon, according to a story in the San Francisco Chronicle. Reporter Simone Sebastian wrote, “Goggins was a former deputy editor of Wired magazine. Wired editor-in-chief Chris Anderson said Goggins’ ‘mark on Wired was profound.’ “‘Think of him as being […]
Conde Nast acquires Wired News operation from Lycos
Conde Nast acquired the Wired News operation from Lycos for $25 million, combining once again the Internet operations of Wired with the magazine. A Wired News story stated, “Lycos acquired Wired News as part of its June 1999 acquisition of Wired Digital in a stock transaction valued at about $83 million at the time. Since […]
Conde Nast Portfolio makes three more hires
The New York Post’s Keith Kelly is reporting Friday that Conde Nast Portfolio, the new business magazine slated to begin publication next year, has made three new hires. They are New York Observer media reporter Gabriel Sherman, Details feature writer Kevin Gray and Wired writer Susan Murcko, who will become a senior editor. Kelly reported […]
NY Times launches new column on mortgages
The New York Times launched a new column Sunday in its Real Estate section called “Mortgages,” which is written by Bob Tedeschi. The first one can be read here. Not sure if this is a recurring column or not, but I liked it. Tedeschi also writes the E-commerce report that appears in Monday’s paper, and […]
O'Brien leaves Wired for Fortune
Jeffrey M. O’Brien, previously at Wired where he was a senior editor, is leaving that publication for a job at Fortune, where he will also be a senior editor. Based in the magazine’s offices in San Francisco, O’Brien will divide his time between writing and editing stories about the intersection of science, technology, business and […]
Conde Nast magazine to be called "Portfolio," begin next year
The new Conde Nast business magazine will be called “Portfolio,” and the first issue will be published for May 2007, according to an article in the New York Times on Monday. Its slogan will be “business intelligence.” Reporter Katherine Seelye wrote, “Of Condé Nast’s magazines, only a few — Wired, The New Yorker, Golf Digest […]
Business mags have gotten weird, according to Kantrow
TheDeal.com Executive Editor Yvette Kantrow, who writes a weekly column called “Media Maneuvers,” has a fit in her latest about the most recent cover topic of Smart Money magazine, which claims to have discovered some important ways for all of us to stay healthy, not that that’s a business issue. Kantrow writes, “SmartMoney certainly leads […]
Forbes magazine seeks an investor
Advertising Age is reporting that business magazine Forbes is seeking an investor to buy a stake in the company, but what the money would be used for is unclear. Reporter Nat Ives writes, “Other executives in the business-magazine category speculated that Forbes may want extra cash to fund a new assault on Europe with a […]
Biz magazines nominated for awards
The American Society of Magazine Editors announced the finalists for the National Magazine Awards, considered the Pulitzer Prizes for the mag industry, and named a number of business magazines for potential prizes. Here are the biz glossies up for awards: 1. Harvard Business Review is a finalist in the general excellence category for magazines with […]
