Conde Nast

Cond Nast Communications VP Changes Roles - Posted April 10, 2012
Cond Nast has announced that Maurie Perl will change roles from Senior Vice President of Brand Communications to Senior Vice President of Media and... [FishbowlNY]

Tablets Offer Magazines a New Set of Editorial Options - Posted March 21, 2012
Tablets continue to gain momentum as more consumers and magazine companies have embraced the devices. Paul Verna, senior analyst at eMarketer, described tablets as "a new medium -- not print, not Web, and not mobile. It's a balancing act, ... [PRNewser]

Most Popular FishbowlNY Stories for the Week - Posted March 2, 2012
Here's a look at what FishbowlNY stories made the most buzz this week. The Retro PIX Game Makes Appearance in Morning News (left), February 28 ... [FishbowlNY]

Cond Nast Creates New Marketing Role - Posted February 24, 2012
Cond Nast has named Gillian Gorman Round Senior Vice President, Brand Development, a newly created role at the company. Round most recently worked as Senior Vice President of Marketing for Lanc me USA. In her new position, Round will team up with staffers from all departments at Cond Nast,... [FishbowlNY]

Vogue Tops Cond Nast Awards - Posted February 1, 2012
Since some New York media companies insist on giving out awards, we are required to cover them. If we didn't we'd just be Fishbowl, and we'd have to write about which protein skimmers are the best for your aquarium and why the Red Wag Platy fish might be to... [FishbowlNY]

Gossip From The Cond Nast Holiday Luncheon - Posted November 23, 2011
The first thing you need to understand when discussing the Cond Nast luncheon yesterday is that it was just a lunch. Luncheon is just a rich person word for lunch. With that out of the way, let's get to some of the more notable moments from the meal at the... [FishbowlNY]

Most Popular FishbowlNY Stories for the Week - Posted November 11, 2011
Here's a look at what FishbowlNY stories made the most buzz this week. Latest New York Times Magazine Cover is a Gem (left), November 9 ... [FishbowlNY]

Conde Nast Seeks Communications Pro for New Opening - Posted October 14, 2011
Calling all media experts! Conde Nast is looking for a ne... [AgencySpy]

This Week on the mediabistro.com Job Board: Conde Nast, Pitney Bowes, ToonUps Inc. - Posted September 22, 2011
This week, Conde Nast is looking for a San Francisco-based community manager, while Pitney Bowes is hiring a ... [SocialTimes.com]

Cond Nast Continues Changes - Posted September 16, 2011
Who wants some more Cond Nast news? You do! This morning we said that there was nothing on the fate of ... [FishbowlNY]

Publisher of Entertainment Weekly Moves to Glamour - Posted September 8, 2011
Jason Wagenheim has been named Vice President, Publisher, of Glamour. Wagenheim was most recently with Time Inc., as Publisher of Entertainment Weekly. Returning to Cond Nast is sort of a homecoming for him, as he worked with various brands there before movin... [FishbowlNY]

Revolving Door: AOL and Arrington, Conde Nast, and More - Posted September 8, 2011
As we mentioned in this morning's Ticker, Michael Arrington is officially out at AOL, at least for now. ... [PRNewser]

Conde Nast Picks Up Steam Online - Posted August 30, 2011
[caption id="attachment_26580" align="alignleft" width="251" caption="Kate Moss and her new husband Jamie Hince in an image from 'Vogue' magazine and Vogue.com"][/caption] ... [AgencySpy]

Most Popular FishbowlNY Stories for the Week - Posted August 12, 2011
Here's a look at what FishbowlNY stories made the most buzz this week. Fred Imus, Brother of Don Imus, Dies at 69, August 8 ... [FishbowlNY]

@CondeElevator Is No More - Posted August 11, 2011
We only had you for a scant five days, but a wonderful five days they were! @CondeElevator, the mystery tweeter who gave us all a peek into life at Conde Nast via short eavesdropped dispa... [PRNewser]

Cond Nast Sued for $10 Million Over Vanity Fair Piece - Posted August 9, 2011
Cond Nast is being sued for $10 million by Marianne Nestor-Cassini, a "secret wife" that is written about in a Vanity Fair story on designer Oleg Cassini. ... [FishbowlNY]

The Five Most Popular Cond Nast Magazines Apps - Posted August 2, 2011
Yesterday FishbowlNY told you that Cond Nast - and The New Yorker specifically - is enjoying quite a bit of success in digital form. Today WWD has ... [FishbowlNY]

reddit and Sequentia Environics Partner Up To Build Online Communities - Posted July 27, 2011
reddit and Sequentia Environics announced a new partnership to develop branded communities for companies wanting to interact with reddit members for product feedback, market research and innovation. With more than 1.2 billion page views and 18 million unique visitors each month, reddit is very much a part of the so... [SocialTimes.com]

Cond Threatened to Walk From 1 WTC Deal Over Cafeteria Vent - Posted June 10, 2011
The executives at Cond Nast love their cafeterias so much that they almost nixed the deal to move to 1 World Trade Center over it. ... [FishbowlNY]

Apple Backs Down on Rules for Publishers - Posted June 9, 2011
Ever since Apple told magazine publishers about its rules for the iPad and iPhone (that Apple gets a 30 percent cut and its subscription service must be used) those companies have been complaining about it. Recently Conde Nast and ... [FishbowlNY]

For Publishers, The iPad Presents a Problem - Posted May 11, 2011
Today David Carr takes a look at publishing houses finally shaking hands... [FishbowlNY]

Cond Nast Launches Subscriptions for iPad New Yorker - Posted May 9, 2011
The rumors were true: Cond Nast has launched subscriptions for the iPad. Beginning today, readers can use Apple's system to subscribe to The New Yorker, with the rest of Conde's titles - Vanity Fair, Glamour, Golf Digest, Allure, Wired, Self and... [FishbowlNY]

Cond Nast Scammer Gives Up $8 Million - Posted April 28, 2011
The man who conned Cond Nast into sending him $8 million with a single email has relinquished any claims to that money. Court documents detail that Andy Surface, the man behind the magical email, has "waived... [FishbowlNY]

Cond Nast Slows Production of Magazines for iPad - Posted April 22, 2011
If you're not standing on solid ground, there's no need to build a house, right? We promise we didn't read that on a fortune cookie, it's just the first thing we thought of when we read that Cond Nast is halting production of any new iPad magazine editions until it... [FishbowlNY]

Cond Nast Fooled Into Paying Eight Million to Scammer - Posted April 4, 2011
Staffers at Cond Nast apparently need to read emails more carefully, because Forbes is reporting it paid a total of $8 million to a scammer who sent one single note to the company. According to court documents, last November Cond Nast receive... [FishbowlNY]

Consulting Firm McKinsey Steps in Again at Cond Nast - Posted March 25, 2011
Consulting firm McKinsey & Co. is back at the Cond Nast offices, Adweek reports. McKinsey also stepped in back in 2009, when Cond was facing a deep decline in ad dollars. Based on their rec... [FishbowlNY]

Hearst Lead Major Publishing Companies in 2010 - Posted March 15, 2011
Hearst Magazines saw the most ad page growth from 2009 to 2010 among major magazine publishers, according to a report from min. Hearst saw a jump of approximately 1,554 ad pages last year, enough to beat out second place Cond Nast, who saw an increase ... [FishbowlNY]

Rick Levine Says Apple is Hurting Tablet Market - Posted March 15, 2011
Rick Levine, Director of Editorial Operations for Cond Nast, told people at some tiny festival called South by Southwest that Apple is the biggest obstacle in the way of magazines succeeding in the tablet market. He told WWD that ... [FishbowlNY]

Cond Nast to Raise Prices of iPad GQ and Vanity Fair - Posted March 4, 2011
In an effort to push consumers toward eventually purchasing subscriptions rather than single issues of its iPad magazines, Cond Nast is going to raise the price of GQ and Vanity Fair in the next few weeks. Peter Kafka says that GQ will go from $2.99 to $4.99... [FishbowlNY]

National Magazine Awards for Digital Media Announced - Posted February 24, 2011
The great Jerry Seinfeld once said, "Awards don't mean a goddamn thing. It's stupid, they're all stupid." However! Everyone likes to get them, no matter how meaningless they are. With that in mind, The American Society of Magazine Editors have announced ... [FishbowlNY]

Sarah Chubb Leaving Cond Nast - Posted February 7, 2011
Peter Kafka is reporting that Sarah Chubb... [FishbowlNY]

Cond Nast's Nicole Delma Heads for Music Startup RCRD LBL - Posted January 27, 2011
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Cond Nast Readies Move to 1 World Trade Center - Posted January 25, 2011
It's been five months since Cond Nast signed a letter of intent with Port Authority to move their headquarters from Times Square to 1 World Trade Center, but it appears the move is getting more concrete (spectacular pun intended) as time goes on. The New York Post is reporting that when... [FishbowlNY]

Publishing Companies Shifting Ad Sales Training - Posted January 19, 2011
An article on FINS.com today discusses how ad sales teams at major publishing companies are being asked to focus more on digital sales. Teams at Hearst, Meredith, Cond Nast, and others, are becoming more integrated; they are no longer just highlightin... [FishbowlNY]

Brandon Holley and Lucky - Posted January 13, 2011
Today the New York Times takes a look at Brandon Holley, the relatively new Editor-in-Chief at Lucky, and the challenge she has of revamping the... [FishbowlNY]

Cond Nast Experiments with Themed Compilation iPad App - Posted January 10, 2011
Cond Nast is experimenting with individual iPad apps that are not tied to specific issues of its magazines, releasing the Best of Italy: Cond Nast Traveler iPad app, a collection of previously published articles from the magazine, priced at $4.99, ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Cond Nast Promotes Carolyn Kremins - Posted January 4, 2011
VP/publisher of Cond Nast bridal brands ... [FishbowlNY]

Rumors Swirl About Carine Roitfeld - Posted December 20, 2010
When French Vogue Editor-in-Chief Carine Roitfeld stepped down last Friday, she said it was simply "time for something new." Apparently that's the new way to say you've been fired. Ra... [FishbowlNY]

Justin Bieber to Appear on the Cover of Vanity Fair - Posted December 15, 2010
OMG and IDK and LOL and all of that. Just thought we'd get that out of the way since we're about to talk about Justin Bieber. According to Fashionista, the pop star is going to grace the cover of Vanity Fair in either February or March of... [FishbowlNY]

Architectural Digest Adds To Its Editorial Team - Posted December 14, 2010
Margaret Russell, Editor-in-Chief of Architectural Digest, says there are five additions to the team. They include James Reginato, ... [FishbowlNY]

Exclusive: Complex Media Unveils New Website - Posted December 13, 2010
Complex Media, which incorporates Complex magazine and Complex.com, is a top destination for twenty-something professional men. Last fall the company announced a few important hires. Recently, FishbowlNY sat down with CEO Rich... [FishbowlNY]

Magazines Tangle With The Web - Posted November 29, 2010
If you've recently opened a current issue of your favorite magazine you may have noticed that publishers have taken off the gloves in an effort to prove that print is still viable. NYT.com's ... [FishbowlNY]

'Wired' Tops Among Conde Nast Mags - Posted November 17, 2010
Wired magazine will end the year atop the list of Cond Nast publications, with a 24 percent increa... [PRNewser]

Cond Nast Taps Adobe Digital Publishing Suite - Posted October 25, 2010
Publishing giant Cond Nast will debut digital replica editions across its portfolio of magazine brands using Adobe Digital Publishing Suite... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Cond Nast Reveals Five Best Practices for Advertisers Eyeing iPad Magazine Apps - Posted October 13, 2010
Cond Nast conducted more than 100 hours of one-on-one interviews with users of its GQ, Vanity Fair, Wired, and Glamour iPad apps, along with more than 5,000 in-app surveys, to determine ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Cond Nast Offers Paid Video-on-Demand from Golf Digest, The New Yorker Festival - Posted October 4, 2010
Cond Nast is driving its way into the paid video-on-demand party, launching ongoing golf-instruction series Golf Digest on Demand and streaming live content from New Yorker... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Cond Nast Editors Get Opportunity to Win Sales Prize - Posted September 28, 2010
Cond Nast editors have earned a new opportunity to grab a company award, as the magazine publisher has decided to reward its editors for thinking up a great business idea. Now, the publisher or editor that thinks of the best idea will get credits for tr... [MediaJobsDaily]

Cond Nast Fails a Drill While 30 Rock Has More Plotline Fodder, Plus Other News of the Day - Posted September 24, 2010
- Cond Nast employees received quite the email today, when a company-wide alert was sent out saying "We have received reports that a firearm has been discharged on the 10th floor of 750 building, 3rd Avenue in New York. If you are in a safe location, remain where... [MediaJobsDaily]

Cond Nast Fails a Drill While 30 Rock Has More Plotline Fodder, Plus Other News of the Day - Posted September 24, 2010
- Cond Nast employees received quite the email today, when a company-wide alert was sent out saying "We have received reports that a firearm has been discharged on the 10th floor of 750 building, 3rd Avenue in New York. If you are in a safe location, remain where... [TVNewser]

iPad Owners Can Finally Feast on Gourmet Live - Posted September 23, 2010
In June, Cond Nast offered a preview of Gourmet Live, the digital version of shuttered magazine Gourmet. The wait is over, as ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

WWD.com Seeks Double-Duty Web Director - Posted September 21, 2010
Here's an amazing opportunity for all you fashion lovers out there. WWD.com is looking for an experienced Web director who is comfortable acting as both an editor and Web producer ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

David Gaspin: Be A Brand Evangelist to Advance Your Career - Posted July 6, 2010
--JENNIFER PULLINGER If you're angling for new PR gig or a promotion, you might find that a sparkling resume isn't always enough to beat the competition -- especially when it comes to the burgeoning world of social media. Ahead of his talk on career management... [PRNewser]

Si Newhouse's Secret Tattle Tales - Posted February 19, 2010
Conde Nast's anti-fraud hotline is actually working, as it turns out. Although Si Newhouse wouldn't point any fingers to the a... [FishbowlNY]

Tribune Co. Awards $25k For Employee's Good Idea - Posted February 19, 2010
Well see, this is why the company can't get out of bankruptcy (just kidding!): Tribune Co.'s paper The Sun Sentinel just handed $25,000 and a free Caribbean cruise to... [FishbowlNY]

Tracy Morgan On Letterman| McClatchy Bucks The Trend | Bayh-be, Bayh-be Not | Teaching Old Media Dogs New Tricks | Wired Vs Weird - Posted February 16, 2010
• Huffington Post: ... [FishbowlNY]

Canada Gets The Finger | Newhouse Gets Fashion-Happy Feet | Media People Become Politicians, Possibly | Buzzkill - Posted February 12, 2010
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Ana Marie Cox Named GQ D.C. Correspondent - Posted February 11, 2010
Congrats to Ana Marie Cox, who has had no trouble finding a new job after her gig as correspondent at Air America expired when the media company shuttered in late January. The frequent ... [FishbowlNY]

Michelle Myers Returns To Conde Fold - Posted February 11, 2010
Lucky day for Conde Nast publication Lucky: the magazine has just hired back publisher Michelle Myers to the company from Time Inc., where she's been publisher of ... [FishbowlNY]

Conde's New Name|National Enquirer|Paid Subs Rise For Women's Mags|Lower Sub Prices Were A Bad Idea|AOL's New Content Chief - Posted February 5, 2010
The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10c<td style='padding:2px 1px 0px 5px;' colspa... [FishbowlNY]

Five Magazine Publishers Plan To Launch Ad Campaign Next Month - Posted February 5, 2010
Conde Nast, Hearst Corp., Meredith Corp., ... [FishbowlNY]

Conde Nast's First iPhone App Teams Up with Loreal - Posted February 4, 2010
It took this long for Si Newhouse to come up with an iPhone application for one of his Conde Nast titles? (edit: Conde has 10 other apps out for various other magazines, but this will be the first for Vanity Fair.) Well, no one is going to accuse the media titan... [FishbowlNY]

Observer Hires New Digital Managing Editor - Posted February 3, 2010
The New York Observer debuted a revamped Web site today, so it's fitting that the paper also announced the appointment of a new editor to oversee its online content. ... [FishbowlNY]

First On FBNY: Parade Editor Janice Kaplan Out - Posted February 3, 2010
FishbowlNY has learned that Parade's editor-in-chief, Janice Kaplan has left the magazine. Although a good-bye memo to staff seeme... [FishbowlNY]

Conde Nast Creates Fraud Hotline - Posted February 3, 2010
Things seem to be looking up for Conde Nast in the New Year, and ... [FishbowlNY]

Conde Nast Promotes Execs, Awards Top Publishers - Posted January 27, 2010
Just over three months after a massive restructuring, Conde Nast seems to be well on the way to recovery -- if the announcement of three executive promotions and ... [FishbowlNY]

Conde Nast's Dead Titles May See New Life In Licensing Deals - Posted January 25, 2010
Whether its digital versions of its magazines or partnerships with e-commerce sites it's clear ... [FishbowlNY]

Marie Claire Publisher Proves Dreams Do Come True - Posted January 22, 2010
When Gourmet folded nearly four months ago, its staff, including publisher ... [FishbowlNY]

Conde Nast Apps Premiere To High Numbers - Posted January 21, 2010
Maybe Si Newhouse won't have to start licensing his magazine brand names' to fashion lines after all: the results from the first sales... [FishbowlNY]

Lucky Publisher Gina Sanders Picked To Lead Fairchild - Posted January 20, 2010
It didn't take long for Conde Nast to find a replacement for Richard Beckman. The magazine publisher has dipped into its own pool of publishers and picked ... [FishbowlNY]

New Sports Mag Caters to Professional Athletes - Posted January 20, 2010
When we think about advertisers in today's magazine climate, it's usually with a cringe and a shake of the head. Times just aren't what they used to be, and the revenue from ads is depleted with little hope of recovery in 2010. Yet there is one way that publishers can still hope... [FishbowlNY]

Spin Launches Licensing Store - Posted January 15, 2010
Last week it was widely reported that Conde Nast was considering lending its name to branding, which would allow some designers to slap the name Vogue on their pur... [FishbowlNY]

Variety For Sale|AOL Hires Gourmet Editors|BusinessWeek Pulls Twitter Article|Ruth Reichl - Posted January 13, 2010
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Conde Nast Promises $10K A Quarter For Innovative Ideas - Posted January 13, 2010
It's a sign of the times when a once-juggernaut media company becomes desperate enough to start handing out lottery-winning sums for whatever ideas can get them out of this rut. Well, it's better than just throwing what little money you have left into a giant bonfire at least. ... [FishbowlNY]

Former WWD Publisher To Launch Specialty Retailer Trade - Posted January 12, 2010
On the day that we learn that Richard Beckman, the CEO of Women's Wear Daily publisher Fairchild Publications, ... [FishbowlNY]

Breaking: Beckman Leaves Conde Nast - Posted January 12, 2010
It's official: Richard Beckman, chief executive of Women's Wear Daily publisher Fairchild Fashion Group ... [FishbowlNY]

Self Hires Digital Director - Posted January 8, 2010
This week being the first week of the New Year, the hiring news sets the stage for things to come. And so far this year, we've seen publications' Web sites Newsweek.com and ... [FishbowlNY]

Glamour Continues In Plus-Sized Trend - Posted January 7, 2010
While Glamour may have come out with several plus-sized spreads, it also incited some controversy over not h... [FishbowlNY]

Conde Nast's Positive Outlook|Comcast Wants To Carry ESPN HD|Discovery's 3D Channels Will Show Pyramids|Twitter Trend Piece Takedown|Variety.com Gets New Editor - Posted January 6, 2010
The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10c<td style='padding:2px 1px 0px 5px;' colspa... [FishbowlNY]

How To Lose Your Brand Identity And Influence Consumers: A Conde Story - Posted January 6, 2010
According to an unnamed source at Conde Nast, today's New York Observer reports, head-honcho Si New... [FishbowlNY]

Annie Leibovitz Unloads Debt With Tiger Woods Pic - Posted January 5, 2010
Yesterday we made mention of Vanity Fair's shirtless Tiger Woods cover, with the photo taken by famed VF photographer ... [FishbowlNY]

Dow Jones Combines Journal, Newswire Operations - Posted January 5, 2010
Dow Jones & Co., the News Corp.-owned publisher of The Wall Street Journal, yesterday annou... [FishbowlNY]

Conde Nast Plans Men's Wear Trade - Posted January 4, 2010
As we mentioned last week, on New Year's Eve Mediaweek reported on rumors that ... [FishbowlNY]

Matt Haber Leaves Media Beat Behind - Posted December 31, 2009
Calling covering the media "futile," Matt Haber, currently writing about the industry at Portfolio.com, said today that he is leaving his post -- and his position as a media reporter. We can't say we ... [FishbowlNY]

Meredith Ends Year With A Bang - Posted December 30, 2009
In a year where most media companies measured successes not with how much they gained but with how little they lost, Meredith Corporation stood out not only for ... [FishbowlNY]

Times Square Bomb Threat Leads To Conde Nast Evacuation - Posted December 30, 2009
We didn't know anyone was actually working this week, but anyone who decided to go in to Conde Nast's Times Square headquarters today got a nasty surprise. A suspicious looking van caused a bit of a bomb scare near the site of the New Year Eve ball drop today, and workers from... [FishbowlNY]

Year-End Conde Nast News: Subpoenas, Ad Sales Concessions, New Project - Posted December 30, 2009
2009 was a difficult year for Conde Nast, one of the big magazine publishers based in New York. Things got so bad for the company, it ... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Readers Respond: The Media's Biggest Misstep In 2009 Was Gourmet's Closing - Posted December 24, 2009
Wow, people really cared about Conde Nast's epicurean magazine Gourmet, huh? Not only did our readers vote it ... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY's 2009 Lists: A Timeline Of Magazine Closings - Posted December 23, 2009
It's been a tough year for the publishing industry, and magazines in particular have had it rough. Every major publisher has had to shutter at least one of its titles, and some of our favorite glossies have gone to that great magazine rack in the sky. While it would take forever to... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY's 2009 Lists: Our Most Read Stories Of The Year - Posted December 23, 2009
Layoffs, magazine closures and a racially charged cartoon top FishbowlNY's most-read stories this year. A quick skim through the list says it all about what was most important to you in 2009, from massive layoffs at Forbes and ... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY's 2009 Lists: Our Most Read Stories Of The Year - Posted December 23, 2009
Layoffs, magazine closures and a racially charged cartoon top FishbowlNY's most-read stories this year. A quick skim through the list says it all about what was most important to you in 2009, from massive layoffs at Forbes and ... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY Readers Respond: Gourmet Saddest Closing in 2009 - Posted December 23, 2009
Last week we asked readers, "What print title will you miss the most" after the year full of closures? The response was indisputable: Gourmet ... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlNY's 2009 Lists: New York Media's Biggest Business Decisions - Posted December 22, 2009
New York is home to some of the biggest media companies in the country, like Conde Nast, The New York Times Co., ... [FishbowlNY]

New Publisher Consortium Gets A Name - Posted December 22, 2009
The much anticipated magazine publisher consortium, which officially announced its intention to launch some sort of e-reader format earlier this month, now has a name. ... [FishbowlNY]

Google's Real Time Search Falters|PBS Tracks Shows|Kim Kardashian Will Tweet For Money|Reader's Digest Profiled|Conde Hacked - Posted December 21, 2009
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What Was The Media's Biggest Misstep in 2009? - Posted December 18, 2009
As much as we'd like to place the blame of the news publishing industry's downfall entirely on the economy, it has to be said that not every organization made the best choices during the tough year. Between Rupert Murdoch's ... [FishbowlNY]

Star-Ledger Gets New Publisher - Posted December 15, 2009
Nobody can say that New Jersey's The Star-Ledger has made it out of this economic crisis unscathed. Far from it. In the past 18 months it's lost 200 staffers from buyouts, ... [FishbowlNY]

WWD Set To Take Over Jewelry Trade Pub JCK - Posted December 15, 2009
Reed Business Information has been trying to sell off part of its U.S. business, and today it looks like it has entered into a partnership with Cond&eac... [FishbowlNY]

AdWeek Celebrates The Best Of The Aughts - Posted December 14, 2009
We're only a couple of weeks away from 2010, and that means it's time for every publication still in existence to start doing a "Best Of The Decade" list like its VH1's entire programming line-up. Lists are great because they are fun, subjective, and get people talking. We've seen Time... [FishbowlNY]

What Titles Were You Sad To Lose In 2009? - Posted December 14, 2009
It hasn't been the easiest year for print journalism. Crain's New York Business reported Friday that 367 magazines have been axed in the last 12 months, with 64 going online-only, acc... [FishbowlNY]

Tiger Woods Scandal Provides Journalistic Conflict of Interest - Posted December 10, 2009
Mark Soltau is a contributing editor to Golf Digest, but that isn't enough to pay the bills these days. In addition, he also serves as the editor of ... [FishbowlNY]

Publisher Consortium Finally Announce Digital Mag Venture - Posted December 8, 2009
After much speculation, a group of the biggest magazine publishers in the U.S. have finally announced a joint venture that many in the industry have been calling "Hulu for Magazines." Today, publishers Conde Nast, ... [FishbowlNY]

Who Should Replace George On "This Week"|NewsHour's New Site|NYT Layoff Memo|More Challenges For Freelancers|Mag Publishers Could Unveil Consortium As Soon As Monday - Posted December 4, 2009
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Hearst Enters E-Reader Market With Skiff - Posted December 4, 2009
Despite its silly name, magazine and newspaper publisher Hearst is confident that its new Skiff digital publishing technology will lead the charge in e-readers by the time the application/devi... [FishbowlNY]

Sports Illustrated Puts Money On Tablet Technology - Posted December 2, 2009
The much-anticipated portable touchscreen Tablet ga... [FishbowlNY]

Gourmet Publisher Finds A Home At Marie Claire - Posted December 2, 2009
Nancy Berger Cardone, formerly the publisher of the much-missed Gourmet, has been named vice president and publisher of ... [FishbowlNY]

Conde Nast'er Jumps To Fitness - Posted December 1, 2009
If you had a choice between working for two similar titles, one which was owned by a publishing company that was publicly cutting staffers down to bare bones, or one that was winning awards and actually gaining ad pages in 2009, which would you choose? Yeah, we doubt ... [FishbowlNY]

Conde Keeps Gourmet Alive In App Form - Posted November 30, 2009
When Conde Nast folded Gourmet magazine ... [FishbowlNY]

After The Fall, The New Wave Of Media's Future - Posted November 30, 2009
It's a treat to return from the long holiday weekend to a stirring and heartfelt exposition of the world of media in New York today, courtesy of New York Times media columnist David Carr... [FishbowlNY]

Turning Successful Tech Brands Into Ad Network Dollars: 4 Questions For IDG CEO Bob Carrigan - Posted November 25, 2009
It's tough to be a media company these days. But IDG, a leading technology company with publications like PC World and Macworld... [FishbowlNY]

Country Living Hires West Coast Manager - Posted November 25, 2009
Hearst Corp. may not be having its annual Christmas gala for the second year in the row, but the company is still doing relatively well compared to the rest of the industry. While layoffs plague rivals like ... [FishbowlNY]

John Byrne BusinessWeek Departure Rumors Turn True - Posted November 24, 2009
When false reports of the deaths of Lady Gaga or Jeff Goldblum get blasted all over Twitter, it becomes a trend piece in ... [FishbowlNY]

Time Inc. Shutters InStyle Weddings - Posted November 24, 2009
On a day when layoffs are hitting across the company, Time Inc. has decided to shutter its ... [FishbowlNY]

Vogue Hires Obama's Web Consultants - Posted November 23, 2009
"Can we take a strategy to build a political candidate and apply it to a magazine like Vogue?" posited Tom Florio, publishing director for the fashion title and other ... [FishbowlNY]

Conde Nast Officially Announces Its Digital Magazine Initiative - Posted November 19, 2009
Coming a day late (The Wall Street Journal broke the story yesterday which quickly sped through media outlets) Conde Nast announced this afternoon its plan to move its ti... [FishbowlNY]

Reader's Digest Moves To NYC As Part of Restructuring Plan - Posted November 19, 2009
After filing for Chapter 11 this August, Reader's Digest Association has been working on a restructuring plan to get itself out of debt. Some of this has been the unfortunate (but par for course) shuttering of titles, like ... [FishbowlNY]

Art Director Leaves Vogue, WIntour Taps Old Staffer - Posted November 19, 2009
FishbowlNY sister site MediaJobsDaily made mention of Danko Steiner'... [FishbowlNY]

min Honors Magazines, Editors At First Editorial & Design Awards - Posted November 18, 2009
Even as the media industry is seeming falling apart all around us, the industry still insists on honoring its members. There's no better time than the present to look on the bright side, we suppose. This morning, min announced the winners of its first Editorial &am... [FishbowlNY]

Dow Jones Taps McKinsey & Co. - Posted November 16, 2009
After Conde Nast hired consultants McKinsey & Co. to help "realign" the magazine publisher's business, ... [FishbowlNY]

Conde Nast's Ad Pages Plummet - Posted November 12, 2009
In case you were wondering why everyone is getting fired at Conde Nast and not Hearst Publications, here's a hint:... [FishbowlNY]

Check Out The New Yorker's Masthead - Posted November 11, 2009
Conde Nast weekly The New Yorker doesn't publish a masthead, so its staff, titles and editorial structure is sort of a well-kept secret. And, it's one of th... [FishbowlNY]

Spot.Us Funded Garbage Patch Story Published|Self's January Issue Shows Ad Promise|Letterman Extorter Appears In Court|Layoffs At A&E, Lifetime|Director Speaks Out Against Times Critic - Posted November 10, 2009
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Conde Nast Digital's Schutte: We're Not A Late Bloomer - Posted November 10, 2009
Today Folio magazine posted an interview with Drew Schutte, senior vice president and chief revenue officer of Cond&ea... [FishbowlNY]

Conde Nast Gets Crisis Management Help - Posted November 6, 2009
It's no surprise that Conde Nast has been getting a lot of bad press recently in the wake of heavy staff cuts and ... [FishbowlNY]

Former Portfolio Editor To Lead Observer - Posted November 6, 2009
Former Portfolio top editor Kyle Pope has been picked to take over the reins of The New York Observer... [FishbowlNY]

Newhouse Loses Less Than Expected, But Not From Conde - Posted November 5, 2009
Si Newhouse made out better than expected during a Sotheby's auction last night. The item he was selling off -- a sculpture by Swiss artist Alberto Giacometti entitled "L'Homme Qui Chavire" ... [FishbowlNY]

EBay Launches Web Mag, The Inside Source - Posted November 5, 2009
Well there's an idea: If you aren't already a print magazine, why bother getting into that whole terrible market? Instead, create an online magazine focused at a digital product...something Wired might have thought to do if ... [FishbowlNY]

Marie Claire Publisher Plagemann Jumps To Vogue, Florio's Role Expanded - Posted November 4, 2009
The latest Conde Nast restructuring news comes to the top of one of the company's highest profile pubs. Susan Plagemann, the publisher at Hearst's ... [FishbowlNY]

Marie Claire Promotes Deputy Editor - Posted November 4, 2009
Abigail Pesta has been named editor-at-large of Marie Claire, one of ... [FishbowlNY]

Scrubs Enters Niche Magazine Market - Posted November 3, 2009
As bad as the market is right now for print, niche magazines have it a little bit easier, if only because their consumer base is made up of devotees. Why else would Conde Nast be able to keep two golf magazines afloat while having to cut ... [FishbowlNY]

The Last Days Of Gourmet, In Pictures - Posted November 3, 2009
Gourmet, now a casualty of the great Conde Nast ... [FishbowlNY]

Stewart vs. Fox News|WaPo Co. Sees Income Rise|Beckman Takes Control Of W|Meacham's Take On Print Media - Posted October 30, 2009
The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10c<td style='padding:2px 1px 0px 5px;' colspa... [FishbowlNY]

GalleyCat Readers Give Back|Bon App Raises Rate Base|Boston Globe Gets New Publisher|Gawker May Hire New Women - Posted October 29, 2009
GalleyCat: GalleyCat readers ... [FishbowlNY]

Conde Nast Retreads On Familiar Obama Territory To Sell Copies - Posted October 28, 2009
A Michelle Obama Glamour cover for December? We know that coming up with new and original content for women's magazines that doesn't feel old hat is hard, but something about ... [FishbowlNY]

This Week's Layoff News: Teen Vogue, Details and More - Posted October 28, 2009
While we await sad news of layoffs that is likely to come out of Forbes this week, Co... [FishbowlNY]

Gawker Media At Center Of Ad Sales Scam|Heather John Leaves Bon App|WSJ Reveals New Euro Plans|Sulzberger And The Titanic - Posted October 27, 2009
The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10c<td style='padding:2px 1px 0px 5px;' colspa... [FishbowlNY]

More Tribune Employees Join Chicago News Cooperative - Posted October 27, 2009
Between all the layoffs at Conde Nast and The New York Times, you'd think that a journalist who still has a job would hold tight for dear life. Well, as we learned la... [FishbowlNY]

Time Inc. Staffers Next On The Chopping Block? - Posted October 27, 2009
Conde Nast. The New York Times. Forbes. ... [FishbowlNY]

The Atlantic Becomes Latest Publication To Trumpet Digital Ad Sales Program - Posted October 26, 2009
It's a baffling recent development to receive daily press announcements from publishers that are "proudly introducing" a new digital ad structure or employee. We've seen the Meredith Corporation promote ... [FishbowlNY]

The Other Side Of Paper Circ Numbers: Top Gainers - Posted October 26, 2009
This morning, the Audit Bureau of Circulation released its six-month report for newspaper circulation in the U.S., reporting a ... [FishbowlNY]

Brides.com Gets New Editor - Posted October 26, 2009
Amidst the recent shakeup at Conde Nast's bridal group, we hear that ... [FishbowlNY]

Last Week at BusinessWeek - Posted October 26, 2009
We would have awarded the media fatigue prize last week to Conde Nast and all the speculation of what they'd cut next but, let's face it, every week is a Conde Nast week. Last week, the true speculation has been about ... [FishbowlNY]

Joanne Lipman: A New Prototype of Feminism in Journalism? - Posted October 26, 2009
One year ago, Portfolio was on its last legs. After the market saw the biggest plummet in decades, the cover of the business magazine ha... [FishbowlNY]

Layoffs Come To WWD - Posted October 26, 2009
Over the weekend, Gawker reported that WWD, the ... [FishbowlNY]

Reader's Digest Names New Integrated Sales VP - Posted October 23, 2009
Reader's Digest Association is making good on its promise of major restructuring after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy ea... [FishbowlNY]

On The Menu: Conde Nast Cuts, New CNN.com And The Ongoing Debate About The Future Of Print - Posted October 23, 2009
... [FishbowlNY]

Vanity Fair, GQ Latest Casualties Of Conde 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 Conde Nast... [FishbowlNY]

Struggling Conde Nast Focuses On Web Sales - Posted October 22, 2009
Conde Nast has been navigating a dark and stormy terrain in the past several weeks with the closing of four magazines, ... [FishbowlNY]

Tallying Up The Conde Nast Layoffs -- So Far - Posted October 22, 2009
Can you believe it's already been over two weeks since Conde Nast ... [FishbowlNY]

UGCX Coverage|AP Amends Fairey Countersuit|Conde Launches New iPhone App|HuffPost CEO Hippeau - Posted October 20, 2009
WebNewser, PRNewser: Some coverage of mediabistro.com's user-generated focused conference UGCX today: ... [FishbowlNY]

Conde Nast Casualty Tweets About His Layoff - Posted October 20, 2009
As Conde Nast continues to purge employees, it looks like we'll see more Tweets like this one from former Wired editor Mark Horowitz yesterday. ... [FishbowlNY]

Conde Nast Cuts Hit Style.com - Posted October 20, 2009
In the past few weeks, Conde Nast has laid off an estimated 400 people. Add these fashion editor powerhouses to the list of canned Conde employees: Style.com's senior featu... [FishbowlNY]

Martha Stewart Weddings: Let Them Eat Cake - Posted October 20, 2009
You'd never know from last night that there were any concerns about bridal magazines being shut down. Far from it: In celebration of 15 years of Martha Stewart Weddings, throngs of people whose lives revolve around your s... [FishbowlNY]

Brauchli Discusses Salon Flap|Shepard Fairey|Self Layoffs|Hearst Tells Amazon It Will Work To Shorten Delivery Times|Nikki Finke's Powerful Women List - Posted October 19, 2009
FishbowlDC: The Washington Post's ... [FishbowlNY]

One Last Gourmet Party - Posted October 16, 2009
We'd like to end the week on a high note, but on this gloomy, cold October Friday in New York City, this story from The New York Observer about the last hurrah fo... [FishbowlNY]

As Conde Closes Bridal Mags, Competitors Step It Up - Posted October 16, 2009
Conde Nast may have shuttered two of its bridal magazines last week, but that doesn't mean the category is... [FishbowlNY]

Balloon Boy|HuffPo Passes WaPo In Unique Views|Redstone To Sell $1B In CBS, Viacom Shares|MPA Conference Snap Shot|Tina Brown - Posted October 15, 2009
... [FishbowlNY]

On The Menu: BusinessWeek Sale, Conde's Lost $1B And MySpace Devalued - Posted October 14, 2009
... [FishbowlNY]

Report: More Than 100 Magazines Shuttered In Last Three Months - Posted October 13, 2009
Updating its numbers from a few months ago, Mediafinder.com, an online database of American and Canadian periodicals, reports that more t... [FishbowlNY]

What It's Like To Go On The "Today" Show - Posted October 12, 2009
Once you commit yourself to going on a show like the "Today" show, especially when you've decided to open up about something as private as your finances, you just have to give in and go with it. Even if you end up getting teased about it on Gawker. Ever since I was... [FishbowlNY]

Conde Nast Update: Layoffs At Glamour And A Dating Site - Posted October 12, 2009
If you thought you were done hearing about layoff reports coming from Conde Nast, think again. On Friday, Gawker reported that seven people were laid off at ... [FishbowlNY]

...And Even More Bad News For Conde Nast - Posted October 9, 2009
It seems like every day there has been ... [FishbowlNY]

On The Menu: FishbowlNY Editor Amanda Ernst On Conde Layoffs - Posted October 9, 2009
... [FishbowlNY]

What's Left At Conde Nast? - Posted October 8, 2009
Conde Nast is one of the largest magazine publishers in the U.S., and the news earlier this week th... [FishbowlNY]

Photographer Irving Penn Dies At 92 - Posted October 8, 2009
Irving Penn, an American photography icon known for his photographs of fashion and celebrities, died yesterday in New York at age 92. Although Penn was best known for his work in ... [FishbowlNY]

More Layoffs At Conde Nast As Brides Cuts Staffers - Posted October 7, 2009
The New York Observer reports that Brides has laid off about a dozen staffers today, the third day in horrible ... [FishbowlNY]

More Thoughts On Conde Nast - Posted October 7, 2009
The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10c<td style='padding:2px 1px 0px 5px;' colspa... [FishbowlNY]

Bonnier Picks Up Parenting Title Conceive - Posted October 7, 2009
In a week where Conde Nast shuttered parenting magazine ... [FishbowlNY]

Another Shake Up At Conde Nast: Details Publisher Out - Posted October 6, 2009
After yesterday's dark day at Conde Nast, with four magazines closing and ... [FishbowlNY]

The Experts Weigh In On Conde Nast Closures - Posted October 6, 2009
In the day following the news that Conde Nast has decided to shutter four magazines, including ... [FishbowlNY]

Witmer Promoted To Family Circle VP/Publisher - Posted October 5, 2009
Today, amidst news that nearly 200 people have lost their jobs at Conde Nast, there is good news over at ... [FishbowlNY]

Confessions Of A Conde Nast Layoff Victim, And Some Tips To Help You Survive The Next 6 Months - Posted October 5, 2009
In November 2008, I learned that the Conde Nast-owned magazine where I was working, DNR, was closing. I was out of a job, along with about a dozen of my colleagues. S... [FishbowlNY]

Breaking: Conde 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 Conde Nast, and this morning we have the answer. According ... [FishbowlNY]

WaPo, Bloomberg Join Forces|Wenner Changes Distributors For Us|Denver Web Site Stops Producing New Content|David Letterman Scandal Round-Up - Posted October 2, 2009
FishbowlDC: The Washington Post has ... [FishbowlNY]

When Will The Layoffs Start At Conde Nast? - Posted September 30, 2009
Like many media watchers, The New York Observer's John Koblin, who has been diligently tracking the goings on at ... [FishbowlNY]

WaPo's Social Media Rules Confuse Facebook Friends With Real Friends|The AP App|Conde Cuts Are Unlike Other Cuts|Anonymous Sources - Posted September 28, 2009
... [FishbowlNY]

Don't Forget, Magazine Closures At Conde Nast Are Still Possible - Posted September 25, 2009
Earlier this week, new reports about Conde Nast executives' meetings with publishers and editors of various publications mentioned budget cuts of around 25 per... [FishbowlNY]

Wired Editor Chris Anderson Squares Off Against Macmillan CEO John Sargent on Free and Paid Content - Posted September 23, 2009
Photo: (left to right) Chris Anderson, Gary Hoenig, John Sargent, Alan Murray Last night's discussion, Free AND Paid Content: Business Models That Work, hinged on whether consumers of news and books should and will pay for content online. But it became a tense intellectual slugging match between John Sarge... [FishbowlNY]

Layoffs On The Horizon For Conde Nast? - Posted September 23, 2009
With McKinsey & Co. wrapping up its work at Conde Nast, the vultures are out. Severe budget cuts are a given, and layoffs are not too much of a stretch. The question is: which publications will be hardest hit? Last week, ... [FishbowlNY]

On The Menu: 25% Cuts Predicted At Conde Nast, The Future Of Journalism - Posted September 23, 2009
... [FishbowlNY]

Former Glamour Reporter Velasquez Picked To Lead Latino News Site - Posted September 18, 2009
My Latino Voice, a Web site focused on Latino news and culture, has named Shirley Velasquez editor-in-chief. Velasquez i... [FishbowlNY]

Reader's Digest Reorganizes, Shuffles Execs - Posted September 15, 2009
Less than one month after announcing plans to enter Chapter 11 in order to reorganize its debt, the Reader's Digest Association... [FishbowlNY]

Could Conde Nast Cut Budgets By 25 Percent? - Posted September 15, 2009
With McKinsey & Co. wrapping up its time at Conde Nast, the speculation has begun about how the magazine publisher will change its business in the coming months. ... [FishbowlNY]

Metro Reveals New Look - Posted September 11, 2009
Starting on Monday, the free newspaper Metro will unveil a new design in its New York, Boston and Philadelphia editions (see right). The new look will include a "sleeker design and more sophisticated look while maintaining the concise, contemporary and colorful elements readers l... [FishbowlNY]

Former Time Editor Jim Gaines: Did You Get the Memo? - Posted September 10, 2009
Jim Gaines is the editor-in-chief of FLYPmedia, the first true digital multimedia publication. Gaines was the former managing editor at ... [FishbowlNY]

McKinsey Wraps Up At Conde Nast - Posted September 9, 2009
Today we have another dispatch about McKinsey's work at Conde Nast from The New York Observer... [FishbowlNY]

Recessionwire Founder And Former Portfolio.com Lifestyle Editor Moves To Post - Posted September 4, 2009
Another Portfolio vet has scored a sweet gig. Sara Clemence, the former lifestyle editor of Portfolio.com and co-founder of Recessionwire.com, has been ... [FishbowlNY]

Conde And Boxee Sign Deal|USA TODAY Reporter Moves To Copywriting|Maer Roshan Found|Another Online Ad Sales Report|Jayson Blair Speaks - Posted August 26, 2009
WebNewser: ... [FishbowlNY]

McKinsey Takes A Look At Vogue, Traveler - Posted August 19, 2009
The New York Observer's John Koblin continues his coverage of McKinsey & Co.'s examination of C... [FishbowlNY]

Hearst-Owned Marie Claire Adds A Hearst To Fashion Dept - Posted August 19, 2009
Marie Claire announced two new additions to its fashion department yesterday and, not surprisingly, the Hearst Corp.-owned fashion mag now has a Hearst on the masthead. Socialite and busy magazine... [FishbowlNY]

WWD Gets New Neighbors As Conde 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 ... [FishbowlNY]

Former Portfolio.com Staffer Lands TV Gig - Posted August 18, 2009
BloombergTV has brought on online and print veteran Dan Colarusso to serve as managing editor of U.S. television for the network, ... [FishbowlNY]

Former Portfolio Deputy Editor Impoco Joins Reuters In Newly Created Role - Posted August 17, 2009
Jim Impoco, the business journalism vet who had the misfortune of being fired by Portfolio Editor-in-Chief Joanne... [FishbowlNY]

First On FBNY: More Cuts At Conde? (With Updates) - Posted August 13, 2009
A FishbowlNY tipster tells us there were layoffs at The New Yorker yesterday, the same day the New York Observer featured a story hinting that the magazine wou... [FishbowlNY]

FLYP's James Gaines Offers Old Media A New Way Of Thinking About Online Content - Posted August 13, 2009
Now it's time for something completely different. In the current era of searching for "what's next" for the media industry, James Gaines, a former managing editor at People... [FishbowlNY]

On The Menu: A Former Fishbowl-er Takes On J-School - Posted August 13, 2009
... [FishbowlNY]

Mourning The Loss Of Conde Nast's "Gilded Age" - Posted August 12, 2009
The New York Observer's John Koblin has gone deep within the depths of 4 Times Square to ... [FishbowlNY]

On The Menu: Thomas Pynchon, Conde Nast And The Future Of Ad Sales - Posted August 12, 2009
... [FishbowlNY]

Conde Starts To Purge - Posted August 5, 2009
The cost-cutting continues at Conde Nast. Several months ago, the magazine publisher laid off a slew of receptionists in an effort to slash costs, but some remained on the editorial floors at 4 Times Square. But those jobs that were salvaged then are now go... [FishbowlNY]

Another Cost Cutting Measure: Conde Cuts Newspaper Subscriptions - Posted July 31, 2009
Over the past year, Conde Nast has tried a number of cost-cutting measures -- from limiting corporate car use to shutting down whole magazines. Yesterday, the ... [FishbowlNY]

"Midas Watch" Columnist Thomas Leaves Observer, Says Kushner Is One Of "The Bad Guys" - Posted July 28, 2009
Michael M. Thomas, New York Observer columnist, Forbes.com and ... [FishbowlNY]

China Blocks ABC News Blog|Price Leaves Racked For Lucky|Rachael Ray Mag Swaps Cover Model For Food Porn|Why Buy 10 Weekly Papers Now?|WCBS Celebrates Two Oldies Years|An Inside Look At McKinsey - Posted July 27, 2009
WebNewser: ... [FishbowlNY]

Conde Nast + McKinsey = - Posted July 24, 2009
The title of this post was actually the subject of an e-mail we received this week. So what's the answer to this horrible equation? According to our tipster: "Buyout offers to senior personnel, the mentor class if you will, the only ones capable of passing along a given publication's ethics and ethos." ... [FishbowlNY]

Amazon Buys Zappos|Editor: James Murdoch Approved Settlements In Cell-Tapping Scandal|How 3 Papers Handle Online Commenting|Page Six Seeks Reporter|It's Not Too Soon To Joke About McKinsey & Conde Nast - Posted July 22, 2009
WebNewser: Amazon.com ... [FishbowlNY]

Conde Employees Start To Worry - Posted July 22, 2009
We've been full of Conde Nast news this week, from the hiring of McKinsey to ... [FishbowlNY]

More Trouble At Conde: September Ad Pages Drop - Posted July 21, 2009
We just can't escape the Conde Nast news today. The New York Observer i... [FishbowlNY]

Conde Nast Update: Web Site Restructuring, More Changes Ahead - Posted July 21, 2009
One day after telling staff it had hired consulting company McKinsey & Co., Conde Nast announced that is was deconstructing its ... [FishbowlNY]

Author & Columnist Michael M. Thomas Talks Conde Nast On The Menu: "There Are Problems That You Can't Consult Your Way Out Of" - Posted July 21, 2009
... [FishbowlNY]

Conde Nast Hires Consulting Co. For "Realignment" - Posted July 20, 2009
Conde Nast CEO Chuck Townsend sent a note to staffers today announcing that the company had hired consulting company McKinsey & Co. to help the media company "develop new perspectives on optimizing our approach to business, growing revenues, and enhancing our brand assets." "The US economy has contracted at a ra... [FishbowlNY]

With Froelich On The Way Out, Is Page Six Slipping Up? - Posted July 14, 2009
This morning, we were directed to a fairly standard item on the New York Post's Page Six gossip page about ... [FishbowlNY]

Another Portfolio Veteran Finds A Home - Posted July 9, 2009
Jesse Eisinger, the Wall Street editor of now-defunct Portfolio has happily landed on his feet. Starting next month, Eisinger will join nonprofit investigative outfit ... [FishbowlNY]

GQ Heads To China - Posted July 8, 2009
Although Chinese officials have recently blocked access to Twitter and Facebook, the populous Asian nation remains an important market for American media companies to tap. Today, Cond&ea... [FishbowlNY]

Bloomberg Tries To Strengthen Dying Media Industry - Posted July 7, 2009
Today, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced eight new initiatives under his MediaNYC 2020 program, designed to promote innovation in the media industry and draw talented media companies and employees to New York in the hopes of strengthening the dying industry that was once ... [FishbowlNY]

Publisher Meredith Gets New Consumer Mag President - Posted July 7, 2009
Magazine publisher Meredith Corp. today promoted Chief Revenue Officer Tom Harty to president overseeing the house's consumer magazines. He will retain his CRO title as well as the position of executive ... [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 ... [FishbowlNY]

Fairchild Gets New CRO - Posted June 22, 2009
Days after Fairchild Fashion Group CEO Richard Beckman announced ... [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. Beckma... [FishbowlNY]

GQ Sales Management Team Grows - Posted June 17, 2009
Advertising pages are down at magazines, so ad sales are more important than ever. With this in mind, GQ is leading the way towards increasing the focus on ad sales through the creation of three new director positions, announced yesterday. The new positions include two new advertising directo... [FishbowlNY]

First On FBNY: Changes Atop Lucky's Masthead - Posted June 11, 2009
We have heard that there has been a shake up on Lucky magazine's business side. FishbowlNY has learned that Michelle Cardone, who currently holds the position of associate publisher for creative s... [FishbowlNY]

Media Web Turns 10|Vote For An AgencySpy-Inspired Short Film|Glamour Gets Infected|Playboy CEO Flanders Believes In Print|IAC CEO Diller Says No To Ads On Daily Beast - Posted June 10, 2009
TVNewser: Jon Friedman's Media Web ... [FishbowlNY]

Swine Flu Hits Conde Nast As Newhouse Profile Hits Newsstands - Posted June 1, 2009
This morning, a warning went out to all of Conde Nast's New York employees that an employee on the 12th floor of the company's 4 Times Square headquarters had tested positive for swine flu. (If you're hip to Conde HQ you know that floor is ... [FishbowlNY]

Allure Names New Managing Editor - Posted May 27, 2009
Linda Wells, the editor-in-chief of beauty magazine Allure, named Felice Kaplan the title's new managing editor to... [FishbowlNY]

Huffington Post Expands Business Side With Two New Positions - Posted May 27, 2009
As other media companies contract, the Huffington Post continues to expand, and its adding people who can bring in more money to fund its expansion. Today, the online pub announced that its had added a CFO, ... [FishbowlNY]

It's Summer Hours In The City - Posted May 22, 2009
It's al... [FishbowlNY]

Portfolio.com Media Blogger Moving On - Posted May 21, 2009
Earlier this month, we noticed that Portfolio.com media blogger ... [FishbowlNY]

Portfolio.com Survives|Larry Kramer Talks Media|Americans Are Really Unhappy With Their Newspapers|Why Journalists Deserve Low Pay|HBO publicist Chandler Dies - Posted May 20, 2009
FishbowlDC: ... [FishbowlNY]

Former Domino Staffers Sell Leftovers - Posted May 7, 2009
When the magazine we were working for folded, the thought of selling all our accumulated swag for a few extra bucks naturally came up. But that sad little rummage sale would never have been able to compete with the Greenwich Village tag sale being organized by form... [FishbowlNY]

Conde Nast Would Like Its Employees to Know About Swine Flu - Posted April 30, 2009
Publishing super power Conde Nast axed 85 employees earlier this week and might not b... [FishbowlNY]

Magazines Continue Their Inevitable Progression to Internet, Death - Posted April 28, 2009
Portfolio's dead and gone, but that doesn't mean magazines will stop folding. (It means ... [FishbowlNY]

Moving On Over? - Posted April 23, 2009
Guess what, no one was fired today! Rather should we say that no one at the New York Observer was fired today. Instead longtime editor in chief, Peter Kaplan, has decided to leave his post at the Observer. Though he says it's to spend more time with his... [MediaJobsDaily]

No Hope in the New Media World - Posted April 20, 2009
Over on The Big Money, Lesley M. M. Blume -- who pen... [FishbowlNY]

When One Magazine Closes A New One Opens: An Interview With People StyleWatch's New Executive Editor Suzanne D'Amato - Posted April 7, 2009
We were all a little disheartened when Conde Nast announced they would be shuttering their promising, four-year-old design publication Domino in January. The larger question on industry insiders' mind was where was their staff&#151with in... [MediaJobsDaily]

Layoffs at Conde Nast Digital, Wired.com Hit Hardest? - Posted April 1, 2009
Looks like yesterday's layoffs at Conde Nast didn't stop with the receptionists. Both Gawker and Alley Insider are reporting that there have been layoffs at ... [FishbowlNY]

Conde Nast Experiments With Reddit - Posted March 30, 2009
There's something new going on at Reddit reports MediaMemo. The Digg... [MediaJobsDaily]

Conde Nast's Most Drastic Cuts Yet - Posted March 25, 2009
After shuttering two magazines and laying off hundreds of employees, Conde Nast is finally preparing to make the biggest cuts of all. As FishBowlNY reported this mor... [MediaJobsDaily]

Richard Beckman Named President, CEO of Fairchild Fashion Group - Posted March 25, 2009
Richard Beckman, who until today was president of the Conde Nast Media Group, has just been made president and CEO of the Fairchild Fashion Group. Yes, you read that c... [FishbowlNY]

'Subway Pitch' Becomes the New 'Elevator Pitch' - Posted March 25, 2009
The luxury culture at Conde Nast is slowly dying amidst the advertising decline. The latest news, as Keith Kelly ... [FishbowlNY]

Conde Nast's Skinny Portfolio - Posted March 20, 2009
This is probably not the sort of slimming down that Conde Nast prefers to undergo. April's issue of Portfolio, ... [FishbowlNY]

Cuts At Conde Nast Are Imminent - Posted March 18, 2009
Ad Age reports that Conde Nast is preparing to make cuts to Richard Beckm... [MediaJobsDaily]

Conde Nast Strikes a Deal With Hulu - Posted March 13, 2009
Finally! A sign that Conde Nast may have recognized the Internet as a tool for something other than generating subscriptions. MediaWeek is ... [FishbowlNY]

Would You Pay to Keep Domino Online? - Posted January 29, 2009
There was a louder than usual outcry yesterday at the news that Conde Nast was folding its upscale shelter magazine Domino, with many people expressing dismay that the website, ... [FishbowlNY]

Time Inc. in Price Hike Showdown With Burkle Company - Posted January 28, 2009
Unlike, say, Conde Nast — who amidst the outcry over the closure of ... [FishbowlNY]

Has Conde Nast Finally Seen the Internet Light? - Posted January 26, 2009
Is Conde Nast finally ready to set foot in the land called Internet? You will recall the company had a rough ride last November, all but shuttering Men's Vogue and laying off more than thre... [FishbowlNY]

Conde Nast Cuts Website Launches but Still Hopeful About Magazines! - Posted December 4, 2008
Conde Nast: Always looking to the future! Agency Spy ... [FishbowlNY]

Wintour Out At Vogue: Don't Think So, Says Newhouse - Posted December 2, 2008
We here at FBLA don't want to tread on blogger territory too harshly, but we only bring up Gawker's "scoop" on Anna Wintour's departure from ... [FishbowlLA]

Flip.com to Close December 16 - Posted December 2, 2008
Conde Nast suffered another blow today with news that Flip.com, their online social-networking/scrapbooking site aimed at teenage girls, was shutting down effective December 16. Users ... [FishbowlNY]

NYMag.com Goes Mobile - Posted December 2, 2008
Unlike, say, Conde Nast no one can ever accuse New York magazine of being afraid to embrace the Internet. They have more blogs over there than we know what to do wi... [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% decl... [FishbowlNY]

Report: Conde Nast to Fold Elegant Bride - Posted November 7, 2008
The Friday afternoon magazine folding trend continues. Jossip is reporting that Conde Nast is folding ... [FishbowlNY]

Hearst the Latest to Layoff Staffers Company-Wide - Posted November 6, 2008
Back to reality! After record-breaking sales of newspapers across the country due to Barack Obama's historic election we are back to talking about lay-offs. This time at Hearst.... [FishbowlNY]

Portfolio.com Also Being Severely Scaled Back? - Posted October 30, 2008
This must have been what it felt like to work on Wall St. a few weeks ago. After announcing company wide cutbacks this morning, followed by news that both Men's Vogue... [FishbowlNY]

Conde Nast Cuts Five Percent of All Staff, Men's Vogue in Jeopardy - Posted October 30, 2008
The long slippery slope to demise that the print world has been on for the last year or so just got a whole lot steeper and slippier this week. Whoosh! Today's bit of bad news comes from Conde Nast. The Observer... [FishbowlNY]

Jane: R.I., Like, P. - Posted July 9, 2007
They got the guy, got great skin and got the best deals on your fave vacay spots. But, alas, they couldn't get Conde Nast to show them more love. FBNY has ... [FishbowlLA]

It's Official: Eva Dillon Leaves Conde for Readers Digest - Posted March 16, 2007
If you have a Reader's Digest email, that means you're working for Reader's Digest, right? Mary Berner, setting up her team at Reader's Digest, has been poaching people from Conde Nast, her old stomping grounds when she headed the company's Fairchild Publications division. (She left after it became clear she'd have ... [FishbowlNY]

Claire Hoffman Diversifies Her 'Portfolio' - Posted February 16, 2007
We knew it was too good to last. FBLA hero and LAT-smut-beat reporter Claire Hoffman is leaving the paper to join Conde Nast Portfolio. Here's a release the mag giant sent out.... [FishbowlLA]