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Time Inc. Staffers Next On The Chopping Block? - Posted October 27, 2009
Condé Nast. The New York Times. Forbes. By the end of the year, all of these media organizations will have cut their staffs to meet the challenging economic times facing the entire industry. These are just the realities of the fourth quarter, readers of the bottom line tell us. So, it was... [FishBowlNY]

Layoffs Come To WWD - Posted October 26, 2009
Over the weekend, Gawker reported that WWD, the Condé Nast-owned fashion trade publication, had been the latest to feel the pinch in the McKinsey & Co. aftermath. According to the report, five lost their jobs at WWD on Friday: "...one employee at the West Coast bureau in LA got axed, as well... [FishBowlNY]

Layoffs Come To WWD - Posted October 26, 2009
Over the weekend, Gawker reported that WWD, the Condé Nast-owned fashion trade publication, had been the latest to feel the pinch in the McKinsey & Co. aftermath. According to the report, five lost their jobs at WWD on Friday: "...one employee at the West Coast bureau in LA got axed, as well... [FishBowlNY]

Vanity Fair, GQ Latest Casualties Of Condé Nast Cuts - Posted October 23, 2009
Yesterday, the axe fell hard at Vanity Fair, which had already cut a handful of business-side staff last week as part of the Condé Nast bloodletting. Hey, if Anna Wintour has to do it, so does Graydon Carter. Except, according to Keith Kelly, Graydon didn't even stick around for the bloodbath, instead... [FishBowlNY]

Tallying Up The Condé Nast Layoffs -- So Far - Posted October 22, 2009
Can you believe it's already been over two weeks since Condé Nast shuttered four titles, resulting in about 180 layoffs? In the past few weeks, more layoffs have come to almost every surviving Condé Nast title, and all of them (except maybe The New Yorker) will likely experience cuts before the end... [FishBowlNY]

Tallying Up The Condé Nast Layoffs -- So Far - Posted October 22, 2009
Can you believe it's already been over two weeks since Condé Nast shuttered four titles, resulting in about 180 layoffs? In the past few weeks, more layoffs have come to almost every surviving Condé Nast title, and all of them (except maybe The New Yorker) will likely experience cuts before the end... [FishBowlNY]

Tallying Up The Condé Nast Layoffs -- So Far - Posted October 22, 2009
Can you believe it's already been over two weeks since Condé Nast shuttered four titles, resulting in about 180 layoffs? In the past few weeks, more layoffs have come to almost every surviving Condé Nast title, and all of them (except maybe The New Yorker) will likely experience cuts before the end... [FishBowlNY]

Down To The Wire At BusinessWeek - Posted October 12, 2009
We expect to hear news on the BusinessWeek sale any day now, but it seems that whether Bloomberg LP or Zelnick Media -- the two bidders left in the process we've been tracking all summer -- buy the business magazine, there will be changes for the staff to endure. Although it... [FishBowlNY]

What's Left At Condé Nast? - Posted October 8, 2009
Condé Nast is one of the largest magazine publishers in the U.S., and the news earlier this week that it was shuttering four titles really didn't change that. Condé still has 18 consumer magazine titles, plus two trades -- WWD and Footwear News -- under its Fairchild Publications arm. But the... [FishBowlNY]

What's Left At Condé Nast? - Posted October 8, 2009
Condé Nast is one of the largest magazine publishers in the U.S., and the news earlier this week that it was shuttering four titles really didn't change that. Condé still has 18 consumer magazine titles, plus two trades -- WWD and Footwear News -- under its Fairchild Publications arm. But the... [FishBowlNY]

Learning To Take A Risk: Mag Editors Meet To Discuss The Move From Print To Digital - Posted October 6, 2009
The move from print to digital publications was the topic of the moment at mediabistro.com's annual event for women's magazine editors last night at ilili. (But really, isn't it the topic of the moment at every media event these days?) On hand to discuss were some female leaders in the digital field:... [FishBowlNY]

Breaking: Condé Shutters Four Magazines: Cookie, Gourmet, Two Bridal Titles - Posted October 5, 2009
We have been waiting for news of what sort of changes consulting company McKinsey & Co. will bring to Condé Nast, and this morning we have the answer. According to reports, the company is planning to shutter Gourmet, parenting magazine Cookie, Elegant Bride and Modern Bride. Although there had been speculation that... [FishBowlNY]

Tyra Banks Launches Web-Only Magazine - Posted September 8, 2009
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy Tyra Banks is taking one more step towards total media domination with the announcement of her new online-only magazine -- or "magaline" -- Tyra: Beauty Inside & Out. Today's WWD said the magazine will "feature an audio 'manifesto' that asks readers... [FishBowlNY]

Lucky Loses Local Editions; Esquire Pans for Gold in Dubai - Posted August 20, 2009
WWD reports Lucky will no longer publish regional editions of the magazine. Slowly shedding the city-specific shopping guides since 2004, the Condé title will cease regional editions for Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami and San Francisco by November, and will eliminate the NYC edition by January 2010. Editor-in-chief Kim France... [FishBowlNY]

Lucky Loses Local Editions; Esquire Pans for Gold in Dubai - Posted August 20, 2009
WWD reports Lucky will no longer publish regional editions of the magazine. Slowly shedding the city-specific shopping guides since 2004, the Condé title will cease regional editions for Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami and San Francisco by November, and will eliminate the NYC edition by January 2010. Editor-in-chief Kim France... [FishBowlNY]

WWD Gets New Neighbors As Condé Nast Leases Space To The Economist - Posted August 19, 2009
The Economist is on the move and will soon be sharing a cafeteria with the stylistas at WWD. Yesterday, the Economist Group announced that it has leased nearly 62,000 square feet of space from Condé Nast-owned Advanced Magazine Publishers at 750 3rd Ave. The financial publication will be taking over the fifth... [FishBowlNY]

Vanity Fair's Two September Covers - Posted August 3, 2009
To commemorate the passing of two American icons on the same day last month, Vanity Fair is producing two covers for its September issue. The Michael Jackson cover, with the title "Fallen King," features a 1989 Annie Leibowitz photo, while Farrah Fawcett's "Fallen Angel" cover shows the model and actress in her... [FishBowlNY]

Us's Janie Min: "I don't think magazines are in my future." - Posted July 22, 2009
Yesterday, we learned that celebrity editor-in-chief Janice Min was stepping down from the top slot at Us Weekly. The question on everyone's mind is: what's next for Min? WWD scored an interview with Min and, although they couldn't get her to give a hint about whether she has a new gig... [FishBowlNY]

Wall Street Journal Beefs Up Sales Team - Posted July 17, 2009
Could the key to surviving this economic crisis be bigger and stronger ad sales teams? The Wall Street Journal has become the latest media organization to expand its sales team, announcing yesterday that it had hired Sophie Raptis to be the new publisher of its glossy magazine WSJ.. The current publisher, Ellen... [FishBowlNY]

A Good Pre-Weekend Read: WWD's Michael Wolff Profile - Posted July 2, 2009
Today, WWD takes a look at author, Vanity Fair columnist, media critic and all around character Michael Wolff, his Newser.com aggregator that houses his blog and his recent affair that was splashed all over Page Six. Journalists typically don't like to talk about themselves, so when a good profile of a media... [FishBowlNY]

A Good Pre-Weekend Read: WWD's Michael Wolff Profile - Posted July 2, 2009
Today, WWD takes a look at author, Vanity Fair columnist, media critic and all around character Michael Wolff, his Newser.com aggregator that houses his blog and his recent affair that was splashed all over Page Six. Journalists typically don't like to talk about themselves, so when a good profile of a media... [FishBowlNY]

Beckman Continues To Build His Team: WWD Gets Three New Associate Publishers - Posted June 30, 2009
Fairchild Fashion Group CEO Richard Beckman is at it again. After appointing a new CRO to the group, which publishes trade pub WWD, last week and assigning a new publisher to Footwear News the week before that, Beckman yesterday named three new associate publishers to the women's wear publication. Erica Bartman, Paula Fortgang,... [FishBowlNY]

Beckman Continues To Build His Team: WWD Gets Three New Associate Publishers - Posted June 30, 2009
Fairchild Fashion Group CEO Richard Beckman is at it again. After appointing a new CRO to the group, which publishes trade pub WWD, last week and assigning a new publisher to Footwear News the week before that, Beckman yesterday named three new associate publishers to the women's wear publication. Erica Bartman, Paula Fortgang,... [FishBowlNY]

Fairchild Gets New CFO - Posted June 22, 2009
Days after Fairchild Fashion Group CEO Richard Beckman announced his first appointment to the Conde Nast unit he now oversees, another important position has been filled within the division. Today, Beckman announced that current VP of multimedia for Conde Nast Media Group, Lisa Ryan Howard, would be taking on the role of... [FishBowlNY]

Fairchild Gets New CRO - Posted June 22, 2009
Days after Fairchild Fashion Group CEO Richard Beckman announced his first appointment to the Conde Nast unit he now oversees, another important position has been filled within the division. Today, Beckman announced that current VP of multimedia for Conde Nast Media Group, Lisa Ryan Howard, would be taking on the role of... [FishBowlNY]

Fairchild Gets New CRO - Posted June 22, 2009
Days after Fairchild Fashion Group CEO Richard Beckman announced his first appointment to the Conde Nast unit he now oversees, another important position has been filled within the division. Today, Beckman announced that current VP of multimedia for Conde Nast Media Group, Lisa Ryan Howard, would be taking on the role of... [FishBowlNY]

Ex Men's Vogue Publisher Finds A New Home At Conde Nast - Posted June 18, 2009
Three months after Richard Beckman took over as CEO of Conde Nast-owned Fairchild Fashion Group, he has made his first big hire. Beckman has brought on former Men's Vogue publisher Marc Berger as publisher of trade pub Footwear News. Berger has replaced Jay Spaleta, who was named publisher of WWD in... [FishBowlNY]

Ex Men's Vogue Publisher Finds A New Home At Conde Nast - Posted June 18, 2009
Three months after Richard Beckman took over as CEO of Conde Nast-owned Fairchild Fashion Group, he has made his first big hire. Beckman has brought on former Men's Vogue publisher Marc Berger as publisher of trade pub Footwear News. Berger has replaced Jay Spaleta, who was named publisher of WWD in... [FishBowlNY]

Fashion Magazines Hit Hard by Economic Downturn - Posted November 14, 2008
We're starting to get a sense of how bad a hit the mag industry has taken this year. WWD is reporting that fashion and luxury titles have borne the brunt. The industry as a whole saw a 10% decline in ad pages in the third quarter as a result... [FishBowlNY]

WWD Not Talking About Jacob Bernstein, Nikki Finke - Posted July 16, 2007
WWD isn't talking about Jacob Bernstein's profile of Nikki Finke that disappeared from the online archives, despite being published over the July 4th weekend. Andrea Kaplan told FBLA "we have no comment". We asked Luke Ford if WWD was making him take down his post quoting from the story. He told... [FishBowlLA]

Jacob Bernstein's Nikki Finke Profile in WWD: MIA? - Posted July 15, 2007
Surely, it can't be a coincidence that the same weekend that FBLA gets an email from a high-powered PR type alerting us to the Jacob Bernstein profile of Nikki Finke in WWD, that Luke Ford and LA Observed also run posts about it. The story appeared in the July... [FishBowlLA]