Is life as Vogue editor Anna Wintour’s assistant as hellish as The Devil Wears Prada makes it out to be? And what about working for other Condé Nast editors? New York mag tracks down some former assistants who “escaped”.
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Rival publishers unite to create iTunes for magazines — but who’s buying?
Magazine publishers Hearst, Time Inc and Conde Nast are joining forces to create an “iTunes for magazines” — a online storefront for digital versions of their titles and articles. But they can’t sell a product that’s already free… are those paywalls we can see looming on the horizon?
The New Yorker: too big to fail?
While other magazines are shrinking and downsizing, The New Yorker has remained entirely intact, even despite its publisher’s financial woes. What’s the magazine’s secret? It may have something to do with its 60-plus team of staff writers…
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The last days of Gourmet
The former associate art director of the now-defunct Gourmet magazine has put up this online photo gallery to document the final days in the publication’s now-empty offices. How thoroughly depressing.
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Will Wired survive the Condé carnage?
Gawker assesses the shaky future of tech-bible Wired. Faced with sinking ad sales, major staff cuts and losses, and at the mercy of an ailing publisher, how much longer can the mag and its website cling on?
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Cost-cutting carnage at Condé Nast: four mags to fold
Publisher Condé Nast (GQ, Vogue, Vanity Fair) is trimming the fat of bloated magazine empire, and the first victims are Cookie, Modern Bride, Elegant Bride and, most notably, foodie bible Gourmet. The latter’s closure has been labeled “an American tragedy”. But is this really the end?
Conde Nast tightens its (hand-made, designer, anaconda leather) belt
Publisher Conde Nast (GQ, Vogue, Vanity Fair) is well known for its culture of extravagance and indulgence — but even Anna Wintour isn’t immune to the media downturn, and the time has come to cut some costs. Can Conde keep the class without chauffeurs and caviar?
The year’s most powerful fashion mag editors
Forbes look at this year’s power players in the fashion press for 2009, a year where The September Issue, Project Runway and America’s Next Top Model all shook up the movers and shakers.
Censorship and cowardice at Conde Nast
Publisher Conde Nast has buried a story from GQ on possible connections between Vladimir Putin, the KGB and a series of 1999 bombings officially blamed on Chechen terrorists, keeping the piece off the web and out of Russia, for fear of reprisals.
Conde Nast’s attempt to keep quiet just turns up the volume
The censored GQ article linking the KGB and a series of 1999 bombings wouldn’t have even made headlines in Russia, says Evgeny Morozov. Of course, it probably will now.
Media says “Nyet!” to self-censorship
While magazine publisher Conde Nast’s attempts — and initial success — in censoring a story in GQ magazine are troubling, but it’s at least reassuring that GQ’s editors didn’t take it lying down, says Julian Sanchez.
Gawker translate censored story into Russian
Outraged at revelations that GQ buried a story linking Vladimir Putin to a series of 1999 bombings to keep it out of Russia, Gawker has rallied its readership to translate the article into Russian and spread it online.
The golden age of Condé Nast comes to an end
The recession is hitting elite publishing house Condé Nast (responsible for Vogue, GQ and The New Yorker amongst others) hard: no free sodas, no pedicures for clients, and editors forced to eat lunch in the Frank Gehry-designed cafeteria. Quelle horreur!
Swine Flu: now in Vogue
Condé Nast employees have received a memo informing them that an “employee working on the 12th floor at 4 Times Square” — home of Vogue magazine — has tested positive for Influenza A. Will surgical masks be next season’s look?
A magazine dream factory turns sour
In the last two years, Si Newhouse Jr, chairman of Condé Nast, has had to close Jane, House & Garden, Men’s Vogue and now Portfolio. Who next?
Is Annie Leibovitz facing bankruptcy?
An involuntary bankruptcy petition is set to be filed against celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz, claiming she owes $189,00. If successful, her entire photographic archive could be taken.
Portofolio.com back from the dead
The website of defunct businses mag Portfolio has been brought back to life after Condé Nast transferred full control of its content to a new publisher.
Why Portfolio folded
Condé Nast’s business magazine, Portfolio has closed; Slate lists four reasons why.
