Former BW Asia editor in hot water with new staff
Former BusinessWeek Asia editor Mark Clifford, who has been editor of the South China Morning Post for most of this year, has upset many of his staff members for firing employees involved in putting together a mock newspaper front page for another editorial staff member who was leaving the paper. Clifford objected to an expletive […]
Switch of MEs at Fortune aimed to rebuild brand
Matthew Flamm of Crain’s New York writes that the decision to change managing editors at Fortune by parent Time Inc. signals that the parent company is trying to stem some of the issues that the glossy has recently faced. Flamm wrote, “Fortune needs to crank it up. Portfolio‘s arrival will mean a tougher environment for […]
Many issues with NYT coverage of Morgan Stanley fight
TheDeal.com executive editor Yvette Kantrow noted that The New York Times finally wrote about the battle its parent company is having with Morgan Stanley, but she added that there were many issues with the story that the Times didn’t address for its readers. Kantrow wrote, “The story said that Morgan Stanley Investment Management had sent […]
Weiss: Terry III has been good for BW
Former BusinessWeek reporter Gary Weiss, who now writes a column for Forbes.com called Muckraker, comments on his blog this morning about a New York Times story on his former boss — McGraw-Hill CEO Terry McGraw. NcGraw-Hill is the parent of BusinessWeek. Weiss wrote, “He got a lot of razzing for that from some people at […]
Fine: The money is there for another biz channel
BusinessWeek media writer Jon Fine writes on his blog that News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch has been bullish about the Fox Business News channel that is expected to launch next year for several years despite the fact that Roger Ailes, the executive who once ran CNBC and would be in charge of the channel, has […]
15 professors to be trained on how to teach biz journalism
Fifteen professors and adjunct instructors will attend a four-day workshop in January on how to teach business reporting at their universities, the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism at Arizona State University announced. The Phoenix Business Journal reported, “The goal is for the fellows to return to their schools with the knowledge to […]
Can Dow, WSJ reporters make transition to video?
Erick Schonfeld at Business 2.0 wonders whether the reporters at Marketwatch, The Wall Street Journal and Barron’s can make the conversion to video as its parent company begins video streaming on its web sites. Schonfeld wrote, “All three are powered by Brightcove on the backend, and show exactly the same video content—print journalists on camera […]
Friedman: New Fortune ME doesn't fear competition
Marketwatch media columnist Jon Friedman interviewed new Fortune managing editor Andy Serwer about his plans for the magazine and came away impressed with his attitude toward the job and toward his competition. Friedman wrote, “Serwer is a new breed of managing editor (the highest editorial designation at a Time Inc. magazine). He is the rarest […]
Biz magazines race for online readers
Diego Vasquez of Media Life Magazine writes that the decision to name a new managing editor at Fortune magazine was in part spurred by growing competition among the biz glossies to attract readers to their online offerings. Vasquez wrote, “Both Business Week and Fortune were far slower than Forbes in developing their web presences, cutting […]
BusinessWeek's small biz magazine increases issues
Due to consumer and advertiser demand, BusinessWeek will increase the frequency of its Small Biz magazine. Formerly a quarterly publication, the magazine will now publish six times per year. Launched in 2004, SmallBiz is distributed on newsstands and through controlled circulation. The increased frequency follows praise for SmallBiz. In February, the magazine increased its rate […]
