#Condé Nast may have a place in the Warner Media/Discovery merger

#Condé Nast may have a place in the Warner Media/Discovery merger

“#Condé Nast may have a place in the Warner Media/Discovery merger” The billionaire Newhouse family’s significant stake in Discovery Inc. has some media watchers speculating that the magazine empire behind Vogue, the New Yorker and Vanity Fair could soon be folded into the entertainment juggernaut being formed by David Zaslav. On Monday, Discovery announced plans…

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#Hearst selling Marie Claire to London-based Future Media

#Hearst selling Marie Claire to London-based Future Media

“#Hearst selling Marie Claire to London-based Future Media” Hearst Magazines is bidding farewell to one of its edgiest women’s titles. The company behind Cosmopolitan and Harper’s Bazaar is selling the US publishing rights of Marie Claire to London-based Future Media, which already publishes the fashion and beauty magazine in London. Hearst Magazines president Debi Chirichella…

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#Shake up at Gothamist as WNYC axes editor-in-chief

#Shake up at Gothamist as WNYC axes editor-in-chief

“#Shake up at Gothamist as WNYC axes editor-in-chief” Three years after being rescued by listener-supported WNYC radio, NYC-focused website Gothamist suffered a jolting round of layoffs on Friday that cut loose its editor-in-chief. “My incredible 15 year journey with @Gothamist came to an end today. I was laid off,” tweeted editor-in-chief John Del Signore. Gothamist’s…

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#WWD in turmoil after staffer behind grievance forum canned

#WWD in turmoil after staffer behind grievance forum canned

“#WWD in turmoil after staffer behind grievance forum canned” Already depressed morale at “fashion bible” WWD hit a new low when a reporter behind a forum letting staffers vent their grievances was unceremoniously canned last week, Media Ink has learned. Los Angeles-based reporter Kali Hays was let go after four years at the Penske Media-owned…

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#Union blasts Gannett for gender and racial pay gaps

#Union blasts Gannett for gender and racial pay gaps

“#Union blasts Gannett for gender and racial pay gaps” The fourteen papers that have unionized newsrooms at Gannett, the nation’s largest newspaper chain, are suffering from serious gender and racial pay gaps, according to an explosive study released Tuesday by News Guild-CWA. The News Guild–CWA said that white men at Gannett earn $15,700 more than…

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#Institutional Investor’s top editors jump to London-based rival

#Institutional Investor’s top editors jump to London-based rival

“#Institutional Investor’s top editors jump to London-based rival” Institutional Investor, the flagship publication of publicly traded Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC, has lost its top two editors to another London-based rival looking to expand its US offerings. Kip McDaniel, the editor-in-chief and chief content officer of Institutional Investor for the past four years, turned in his…

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#Tribune Publishing sets date for vote on Alden bid

#Tribune Publishing sets date for vote on Alden bid

“#Tribune Publishing sets date for vote on Alden bid” Time is rapidly running out for hotel mogul Stewart Bainum to play white knight for the New York Daily News and other newspapers in the Tribune empire. The special committee overseeing competing bids to buy the publisher have set May 21 as the date for shareholders…

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