Posts Tagged ‘ magazines ’

A biography of Norman Podhoretz and a history of the magazine he edited tell the story of the neoconservative movement.
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Some of the stories people are talking about this morning: »  The Washington Post Co. (NYSE: WPO) is desperate to unload Newsweek magazine&#82...
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In its attempts to find a buyer for Newsweek, The Washington Post Company (NYSE: WPO) has been said to have hardly given a thought to bids from entities considered too conservative or too tawdry, but it looks like an offer to buy the magazine from an audio equipment impresario appears to be...
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Hugh Hefner discusses why he wants to take Playboy private.
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Mr. Batterberry was a food writer and historian who founded two influential magazines, Food & Wine and Food Arts.
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A bid from Sidney Harman, a California billionaire, is said to appeal to The Washington Post because he would keep most of the staff.
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As expected, Forbes is shuttering the True/Slant site this weekend, according to the posts of several contributors. As Fishbowl NY noted, all of the reader farewells penned by T/S contributors say that they hope to working on a new “undisclosed” project. The not-too-well-veiled hint is that it will be on Forbes’ site....
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»  The new Kindle is lighter, cheaper, faster than ever—but will it kill the iPad?»  Time Inc. (NYSE: TWX) execs are increasingly d...
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While the magazine industry finally experienced a boost in Q2 in terms of largely positive ad pages, the comeback remains fairly weak, forcing publishers to try to figure out ways of using their brands to expand their marketing muscle. Meredith (NYSE: MDP) has been preparing for these changes...
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Online revenues for Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia (NYSE: MSO) benefited from the ad recovery in Q2, a period in which the company ramped up its focus on mobile. Overall, h...
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