#Sports Illustrated publisher facing board revolt

#Sports Illustrated publisher facing board revolt

“#Sports Illustrated publisher facing board revolt” The thinly traded public company that publishes Sports Illustrated and owns theStreet.com is facing a shareholder revolt as its stock continues to trade under $1 despite its recent push to run major media assets. Two large shareholders filed preliminary proxy documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission last week…

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#Meredith taps Catherine Levene, 1st woman to lead its mags

#Meredith taps Catherine Levene, 1st woman to lead its mags

“#Meredith taps Catherine Levene, 1st woman to lead its mags” For the first time in its 119-year history, media giant Meredith Corp. has tapped a female executive to lead the nation’s largest magazine division, with titles that include People, Better Homes & Gardens and Martha Stewart Living. Catherine Levene, 50, only joined Meredith in 2019…

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#Entertainment Weekly Editor departs as successor search is underway

#Entertainment Weekly Editor departs as successor search is underway

“#Entertainment Weekly Editor departs as successor search is underway” The top editor at Entertainment Weekly, JD Heyman, is out, and a search for a successor is underway. “JD Heyman and Entertainment Weekly/Meredith Corporation have parted ways effective immediately,” a company spokeswoman said. “Meredith thanks JD for his contributions to the EW and People brands over…

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#Hearst to cut 59 staffers at Oprah Magazine

#Hearst to cut 59 staffers at Oprah Magazine

“#Hearst to cut 59 staffers at Oprah Magazine” The first crack in Hearst Magazines’ no-layoff policy during COVID-19 opened up last week when it revealed plans to cut 59 staffers at O, the Oprah Magazine, which is pulling the plug on its monthly print publication. The planned layoffs will take place on Feb. 15, or…

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#AOC wears ,000 outfit for anti-Trump Vanity Fair cover shoot

#AOC wears $14,000 outfit for anti-Trump Vanity Fair cover shoot

“#AOC wears $14,000 outfit for anti-Trump Vanity Fair cover shoot” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rocked designer duds worth more than $14,000 for her Vanity Fair cover shoot — to attack President Trump as a “motherf–ker” for not paying federal income tax. The Bronx-born bartender-turned-politician was even gifted a $2,850 fringed suit from Loewe, the Daily Mail…

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