Cindy Adams of the New York Post writes about the new book “The Fall of the House of Forbes” due out in September, by former Forbes magazine editor Stewart Pinkerton.
Adams writes, “Stewart Pinkerton did not write a valentine. Gritty stuff like:
“‘Bumbling’ Steve Forbes‘ two nowhere presidential runs, which were only ‘a $75 million sales call.’
“Young male staffers hiding when Malcolm sailed by.
“Creation of the famous ‘Rich List’ franchise.
“Osmosis from a boring, second-rate stock tip sheet to a respected business publication.
“Fierce succession battles.
“Family’s management removal by rocker Bono‘s investment group.
“Dirty dish. Like a $156,000 bottle of ‘Thomas Jefferson wine’ becoming salad dressing. Elizabeth Taylor smacking Malcolm with a Harry Winston box. Gianni Agnelli’s fight with Malcolm. Where are his beloved Fabergé eggs. Outrageous behavior, outrageous sex.
“What reduced this century-old important publication to a blog post? A story of ‘hubris, greed, quirks, machinations, foibles, hopelessly divided family and awful decisions.'”
Brent Jones, the senior vice president of training, culture and community at Dow Jones, is…
The Wall Street Journal is looking for an editor to lead its coverage of logistics…
The Wall Street Journal seeks an enterprising and ambitious reporter to cover the intersection of…
The Wall Street Journal is seeking a reporter in Washington, DC, to chronicle one of…
Reuters has hired Wall Street Journal reporter Anna Hirtenstein. She will start next month. Hirtenstein has…
Caroline Gage, head of the Americas for Bloomberg News, sent the following announcement to staff:…
View Comments
So a few observations on this.
First off the story of the expensive bottle of wine, or rather the fiasco it became, has already been covered in another book. "The Billionaires Vinegar."
http://www.amazon.com/Billionaires-Vinegar-Mystery-Worlds-Expensive/dp/0307338770
Second: There's no mystery about where the Faberge Eggs went. The Forbes brothers sold them because they just weren't into them the way Malcolm was. A Russian businessman bought them at auction.
Of course the Forbes people will probably start whispering to media reporters about the circumstances around Pinkerton's departure from The Wall Street Journal.
http://www.forbes.com/2004/02/04/cx_pm_0204fabergesale.html
I do however look forward to the inside story of this:
“Family’s management removal by rocker Bono‘s investment group." Not because of the Bono angle as he isn't anywhere near the most interesting person at Elevation Partners: Of course Roger McNamee is.
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/10_20/b4178064073538.htm