Rolling Stone

Vibe's New Owner: Revamped Mag Will Have Greater Online Focus, Broader Scope - Posted 4 days, 5 hours ago
The latest incarnation of revived hip-hop magazine Vibe may be debuting with a controversial cover model, Chris Brown, but its new owner's plans for the pub seem pretty sound. Today, mediabistro.com got a chance to pick the brain of Leonard Burnett, co-CEO and group publisher of Uptown Media Group, part of the... [FishBowlNY]

Rolling Stone's Obama Cover Wins ASME Prize - Posted October 14, 2009
Today we're at the Magazine Publishers of America's Magazine Innovation Summit, where ASME President David Willey just announced the winners of its best cover of the year contest in 10 categories. The overall winner this year was Rolling Stone, which also won for the Best Obama cover category. Other category winners included... [FishBowlNY]

London Think Tank IPN Announces Journalism Prize Finalists - Posted September 9, 2009
The International Policy Network is a think tank based in London whose mission is promote free market solutions to our social ailments. Since 2002, IPN has been doling out the Bastiat Prize for Journalism and they've just announced this year's finalists. And, for the first time this year, IPN had created... [FishBowlNY]

London Think Tank IPN Announces Journalism Prize Finalists - Posted September 9, 2009
The International Policy Network is a think tank based in London whose mission is promote free market solutions to our social ailments. Since 2002, IPN has been doling out the Bastiat Prize for Journalism and they've just announced this year's finalists. And, for the first time this year, IPN had created... [FishBowlNY]

Matt Taibbi's Goldman Sachs Article Wins Socially Conscious Prize - Posted August 10, 2009
Matt Taibbi's nearly 10,000-word Rolling Stone article dissecting Goldman Sachs has been awarded a monthly award honoring social justice journalism presented by the Sidney Hillman Foundation. Since Taibbi's article appeared in the July 9 issue of Rolling Stone, it has inspired ire and praise. But the Sidney's panel of judges felt... [FishBowlNY]

Matt Taibbi's Goldman Sachs Article Wins Socially Conscious Prize - Posted August 10, 2009
Matt Taibbi's nearly 10,000-word Rolling Stone article dissecting Goldman Sachs has been awarded a monthly award honoring social justice journalism presented by the Sidney Hillman Foundation. Since Taibbi's article appeared in the July 9 issue of Rolling Stone, it has inspired ire and praise. But the Sidney's panel of judges felt... [FishBowlNY]

Another Journalist Loses Paying Gig - Posted July 16, 2009
Last week, after working for fashion and nightlife Web site Shecky's for several months as interim senior editor, PJ Gach lost her steady gig. Shecky's brought the longtime freelancer and style maven on board in April to help relaunch the site and upgrade the content -- a short-term contracted position she hoped... [FishBowlNY]

CNN May Be Sued Over MJ Footage|Jackson Family Hires Power Publicists|CBS Snags Gawker's Lawson|Layoffs At Spin|This Week's Best Media Throwdowns - Posted July 1, 2009
Embedded video from CNN Video TVNewser: CNN has warned staffers that it may become subject to lawsuits alleging unauthorized use of Michael Jackson footage over the past few days. Those responsible for the broadcast of the footage in question "may feel the financial effect in year-end bonuses," the network told staffers in... [FishBowlNY]

CNN May Be Sued Over MJ Footage|Jackson Family Hires Power Publicists|CBS Snags Gawker's Lawson|Layoffs At Spin|This Week's Best Media Throwdowns - Posted July 1, 2009
Embedded video from CNN Video TVNewser: CNN has warned staffers that it may become subject to lawsuits alleging unauthorized use of Michael Jackson footage over the past few days. Those responsible for the broadcast of the footage in question "may feel the financial effect in year-end bonuses," the network told staffers in... [FishBowlNY]

Good Housekeeping Says Forget Trends, Environment; Enlarges Mag - Posted May 12, 2009
Rolling Stone went small. Good went tiny (if only for one issue). Hearst Corporation's Good Housekeeping thought, "Screw it. We're getting bigger." Starting with the January 2010 issue, the magazine will celebrate its 125th anniversary by increasing its size 10 percent. The new dimensions: 8-1/4 x 10-7/8 inches (up from... [FishBowlNY]

Ad Forecasts Get Worse, Rolling Stone Lays Off, Discovers Internet - Posted December 9, 2008
Once again we're grouping it together! First off, this from the Times telling us what we already know except in darker terms:Advertising is bracing for the possibility of the first two consecutive yearly declines in spending since the early days of the Great Depression(!)...UBS canceled a presentation on newspaper... [FishBowlNY]

Time's Top Ten Magazine Covers 2008 - Posted December 9, 2008
It's that time of year: lists! Time has released their top ten magazine covers for 2008. The New Yorker takes top spot (no that New Yorker). Spitzer's 'Brain,' New York's March cover gets number two, and one of the many covers featuring Barack Obama but nothing else —... [FishBowlNY]

Neal Boulton Launches New Website for Men: BastardLife.com - Posted October 20, 2008
Neal Boulton, former Men's Fitness editor, current Genre editor, and rumored (former) paramour of Rolling Stone head Jann Wenner, has launched his own website called BastardLife.com: 'How to Navigate the Brave New World of Sex, Dirty Secrets by Neal Boulton'. Per Boulton's Letter from the Editor:Love, lust, like — it... [FishBowlNY]

Interview Unveils New Design: Maybe Size Does Matter - Posted August 20, 2008
Your eyes are not playing tricks on you. Next time you go to the newsstand you'll probably notice that Rolling Stone has shrunk. The magazine announced a few weeks ago that it was cutting down its classic large size due to (you guessed it) dropping sales, as part of... [FishBowlNY]

Magazine Sales Numbers Released for First Half of 2008 - Posted August 12, 2008
We're going to focus on the positive. The Audit Bureau of Circulation released their numbers yesterday for the first half of 2008 and In Style and People are doing fine (though the Brangelina cover may not be as big as they'd hoped numberswise, if numbers were actually what they were... [FishBowlNY]

Wenner is Keeping US to Himself - Posted July 23, 2008
After months of (sometimes confusing) rumors, the New York Post is reporting that Jann Wenner is no longer interested in selling US Weekly. Wenner was rumored to be offering up the celeb mag at a price of $750 million, with the idea that at some point the celebrity market was... [FishBowlNY]

Jann Wenner Doesn't Call - Posted January 8, 2007
In light of last night's premiere of MTV's new reality show, I'm From Rolling Stone, the Dallas-Fort Worth Star-Telegram published a true-to-life article by DFWST staff writer and former Rolling Stone intern Aman Batheja. Batheja dispels any notion that the sextet is performing typical tasks. "These kids worked the red carpet... [FishBowlNY]