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Crain’s New York launches redesign
by Chris Roush
Crain’s New York Business has unveiled a redesigned paper, writes Glenn Coleman, the editor.
Coleman writes, “My former boss Xana Antunes started this remake of Crain’s New York Business, and I finished it after being promoted into her job. Good thing we both had the irreplaceable Steve Krupinski as our art director during the redesign process — and have so many creatively minded reporters, editors and designers who helped the entire newsroom rethink, refresh and reinvent many of this paper’s longstanding features.
“The goal was to reboot the paper as it inevitably transitions toward the digital page. There were many, many meetings. Drinks were had one night. OK, maybe two nights. More meetings, more revisions and, ta-da, here it is: a Crain’s that showcases our famously enterprising reporting and reaffirms our commitment to covering — as no one else can — the local news, issues and personalities that matter most to business owners and professionals in the five boroughs.
“Our strength at Crain’s has always been the middle market, the midsize companies that link the city’s mighty Fortune 500 headquarters with its legions of small businesses. (Check out pages 17 to 38, where we profile 50 of the area’s fastest-growing private companies.) This redesigned Crain’s drives our readers deeper into the boroughs and gets inside the vital array of city businesses that other New York media ignore (or simply don’t understand). Then there’s the reimagined New York, New York column, which we’ve made an entire section. It’s a helluva town, as the old song goes. Our mission here is to give you a helluva paper to read all about it.”
Advertising for independent, smart journalism
by Chris Roush
Robert Feder of Time Out Chicago writes about the new advertising campaign promoting Crain’s Chicago Business.
Feder writes, “On Monday, Crain’s will launch its first new branding campaign since 2008 and begin rolling out a series of ads that will appear in print, outdoor media and on radio through the fall. Featuring bold white headlines on dark red backgrounds, the first three ads say:
- Become A Former Member of the 99%.
- Contains Accelerants.
- Raising Tax Brackets Since 1978.
“‘A continued investment in our newsroom, along with our stable family ownership, has increasingly made Crain’s the primary print and online news source for Chicago’s opinion leaders,’ Crain’s publisher David Snyder told me. ‘This new campaign will help us introduce our brand of independent, smart journalism to a new generation.’
“Lisa Emerick, marketing director of Crain’s, said the campaign was created by Mitch Gordon, group creative director at Ogilvy & Mather, and Steve Silver, who left Ogilvy after starting the project and has since gone out on his own. ‘We think the ads are clever and will help re-introduce us to a group of young professionals who may not have grown up with Crain’s,’ Emerick said. ‘The message hasn’t really changed: Crain’s helps you succeed.’”
Read more here.
Crain’s Chicago names new managing editor
by Chris Roush
Steve Reiss, who has been assistant managing editor at Crain’s Chicago Business, has been promoted to managing editor.
A story on its website states, “Mr. Reiss joined Crain’s in February from the Washington Post, where he was enterprise editor, helping develop and edit stories for the paper’s front page and the home page of its website. In more than two decades at the Post, Mr. Reiss worked with the paper’s metro, national, investigative and features departments; he also was deputy assistant managing editor of its Style section. Before joining the Post, he was a reporter and editor at the Miami Herald.
“‘Steve proved himself immediately to be an exceptional editor and manager as assistant managing editor of our Business of Life features department,’ Crain’s Editor Michael Arndt says. ‘He’ll now bring those talents to the entire publication.’
“Mr. Reiss, 55, is a native of Ohio. He received a bachelor’s degree in public policy from Princeton University in 1979.”
Crain’s Chicago to start online subscription plan this week
by Chris Roush
Crain’s Chicago Business will introduce a metered subscription plan starting Thursday for its website, ChicagoBusiness.com.
A story on the paper’s website states, “Crain’s has been charging for the weekly print issue online since 2001, but with this introduction, all users will be able to view up to 12 Crain’sarticles per month at no charge and after that will be asked to pay $59 for an annual digital subscription. Current digital subscribers will see no change in their subscription rate.
“New combined print and digital subscriptions will now be available for $99 annually. For a limited time, current Crain’s print subscribers will be able to upgrade their subscriptions to include digital access free of charge.
“The majority of users will see no change.
“‘We have enhanced the user experience and instituted a subscription model that is current and fair. It satisfies the power user’s need for deeper Crain’s content while leaving other users’ access to the site unaffected,’ Crain’s Publisher David Snyder says.”
Crain’s Chicago Business to add paywall
by Chris Roush
Crain’s Chicago Business will introduce a metered subscription plan for its website starting June 14,
A story on its website states, “With the new plan, for the first time ChicagoBusiness.com will offer readers full access to all Crain’s content. Every story, video and blog post, the complete weekly issue, plus 15 years of Crain’s archives will be available.
“Crain’s has been charging for the weekly print issue online since 2001, but with this introduction, all users will be able to view up to 12 Crain’s articles per month at no charge and after that will be asked to pay $59 for an annual digital subscription. Current digital subscribers will see no change in their subscription rate.
“New combined print and digital subscriptions will now be available for $99 annually. For a limited time, current Crain’s print subscribers will be able to upgrade their subscriptions to include digital access free of charge.
“The majority of users will see no change.”
Crain’s Chicago chief named editor of Sun-Times
by Chris Roush
Jim Kirk, the chief of editorial operations at Crain’s Chicago Business, has been named editor of the daily newspaper Chicago Sun-Times.
A Crain’s Chicago story states, “‘In his time here, Jim has done an outstanding job restructuring our newsroom to better reflect a digital-first news strategy, while at the same time upholding our tradition for producing the best journalism in the city,’ said Crain’s Publisher David Snyder.
“Michael Arndt will remain editor of Crain’s Chicago Business.
“‘Michael, who has demonstrated superb leadership in his role as editor, will continue to guide the newsroom following Jim’s departure,’ Mr Snyder said. ‘Crain’s is doing some of our best work ever and that can be largely attributed to Michael’s great leadership and instinctive feel for what makes a great CCB story — in print and online.’
“Prior to joining Crain’s, Mr. Kirk had been managing editor of the Chicago News Cooperative. Before that, he was a U.S. government team leader at Bloomberg News in Washington and associate managing editor for finance at the Chicago Tribune for five years.
“Mr. Kirk had worked as a business reporter at the Sun-Times from 1995 to 1997, when he moved to the Tribune.”
Coleman named new editor at Crain’s New York
by Chris Roush
Glenn Coleman, the managing editor at Crain’s New York for the past three years, has been naed its editor.
He replaces Xana Antunes, who was dismissed on Monday.
A Crain’s New York story states, “Mr. Coleman has had a long history with Crain Communications, which is headquartered in Detroit and Chicago. He was founding editor of InvestmentNews, which targets the financial advice industry, as well as of FinancialWeek, which folded in late 2008. He also spent seven years at Crain’s Chicago Business, where he rose from features editor to managing editor.
“In New York, the 51-year-old Mr. Coleman has overseen coverage of the economy, Wall Street, banking, health care and small business.
“‘I have the utmost confidence in Glenn’s ability to lead our talented editorial team,’ Rance Crain, owner and editor-in-chief of Crain’s New York Business, said in a statement. ‘He did a superb job as startup editor of FinancialWeek, and I know he will infuse his keen knowledge and understanding of the needs and concerns of our core reader into Crain’s New York Business.’”
Read more here. Talking Biz News broke the news earlier this week about Antunes leaving the paper.
Crain’s New York editor ousted
by Chris Roush
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE
Xana Antunes, the editor of Crain’s New York Business, has been fired. The termination occurred in Monday, according to people familiar with the situation.
She has been replaced on an interim basis by managing editor Glenn Coleman, although Coleman is considered to be a top candidate for the position.
Antunes, formerly executive editor of CNNMoney.com and editor of the New York Post, took over the position on October 2008 from longtime editor Greg David, who remains a columnist and blogger for the paper in addition to teaching at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism.
In a statement to Talking Biz News, Crain’s New York publisher Jill Kaplan stated, “Rance Crain, owner and editor-in-chief, made the decision he wanted and we needed a change in leadership for a shift in direction for Crain’s New York. We thank Xana for her contributions.”
UPDATE: Antunes declined to comment when reached by Talking Biz News, saying she was still negotiating her severance. Coleman also declined to comment.
Antunes was executive editor of Fortune and CNNMoney.com, and oversaw the development and integration of online versions of Time Inc.’s financial publications, including Fortune, Money, Fortune Small Business and Business 2.0 under the CNNMoney umbrella. From 1999 to 2001, she was editor of the New York Post, where she ran the daily and Sunday editions.
She rose up through the ranks of the paper, having been named deputy editor in 1998, business editor in 1996 and deputy business editor in 1995. Antunes moved to New York in 1993 as a foreign correspondent.
Coleman was editor of Financial Week, a Crain publication that closed in 2009. Before that he was at Popular Science where he was deputy editor. Previously, he had been assistant managing editor of Money. Both magazines are published by Time Inc.
Prior to joining Money in 1999, Coleman led the launch of InvestmentNews, a weekly newspaper for the financial advisory business published by Crain Communications. He joined Crain in 1990 as features editor of Crain’s Chicago Business, and served as managing editor before joining InvestmentNews as editor.
Crain’s New York has won numerous SABEW Best in Business, Alliance of Area Business Publications and Neal awards in the past three years under Antunes.
Biz magazines aimed at the 1 percent
by Chris Roush
Matthew Flamm of Crain’s New York Business writes about business magazines that are geared toward a high-end audience such as Bloomberg Pursuits and Forbes Life.
Flamm writes, “Luxury titles have risen and fallen before. Previous waves brought the ill-fated launch of Condé Nast Portfolio, the short-lived Absolute and the near-downfall in 2010 of Modern Luxury Media, which publishes a string of high-end giveaway titles, including Manhattan. The company ended up being bought at a bargain price by Cumulus Media, which has turned it around.
“But the recession, in addition to making publishers thrifty, also opened the door for magazines aimed at the ultra-wealthy.
“‘A lot of brands that were focused on the super-affluent before the recession have figured out a way to have a much wider appeal,’ said Barry Lowenthal, president of ad agency Media Kitchen. ‘That’s created an opening for media companies that talk exclusively to this indulgent lifestyle.’
“Publishers that can reach a global market are also finding new opportunities. Since more than half of Bloomberg terminal subscribers are outside the United States, Bloomberg Pursuits can take advantage of the boom in luxury spending overseas, particularly in Asia.
“With its first issue, it brought new advertisers to the company, including DeLeon Tequila and fashion designer Ermenegildo Zegna.”
A biz journal plans to become platform agnostic
by Chris Roush
Robert Feder of Time Out Chicago profiles Michael Arndt, the new editor of Crain’s Chicago Business, and explores his plans for the publication.
Feder writes, “Before joining Crain’s, Arndt spent 10 years in the Chicago bureau of BusinessWeek and 20 years before that with the Chicago Tribune, including five years as chief economics correspondent in Washington, D.C. A Wisconsin native, he received his journalism degree from the University of Wisconsin and began his career with the City News Bureau of Chicago.
“Arndt, who previously worked with Kirk at the Tribune, emphasized their shared goal of improving the product both in print and online.
“‘In the past year, since Jim Kirk joined me at CCB, we’ve been pushing the publication to be ‘platform agnostic’ — that is, to publish our content wherever it gets the biggest bang, print or digital,’ Arndt told me. ‘We now will be moving increasingly toward ‘web first.’ Our readers expect and demand that we deliver news first on our website. We don’t intend to disappoint them. That’s not to diminish the power of print. We will continue to produce a book chockful of the most essential business analysis of any media outlet in metro Chicago—bar none.
“‘I was impressed by the high caliber of the staff when I arrived almost 18 months ago, after more than 10 years at BusinessWeek. Since then, we’ve only moved up as we’ve brought in new editors and reporters. And this is a great sign: We’re still hiring.’”
Read more here.
