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Wartime Media

October 1st, 2001 by

Perhaps no industry is harder hit by the events of September 11 than the travel industry. Heightened airport security, massive financial losses and wary travelers are combining to create a grim outlook for hotels, airlines… Continued

The End for UPSTART

October 1st, 2001 by

Primedia Business Magazines and Media suspends publication of UPSTART due to weak advertising and other problems plaguing the publishing industry. The staff, including Nikki Rhodes and Ed Gubbins, join Telephony magazine. Rhodes becomes deputy managing… Continued

Xbox Takes Its Bow

October 1st, 2001 by

Imagine Media launches Xbox Magazine, the licensed magazine for Microsoft’s Xbox video game console system. The monthly publication will target 18- to 34-year-old males with information on how to “wring every last drop of fun… Continued

Money Merger

October 1st, 2001 by

CNNfn and Money.com accomplish a planned merger to create CNNMoney.com. The site will cover business, financial and economic news, as well as personal finance and investing. The entire cable station is in the process of… Continued

Profitable PR Teams Practice What They Preach

October 1st, 2001 by

The theory makes sense: a company whose employees demonstrate energy and enthusiasm for their work performs better than a company whose employees have negative attitudes. Now a new study provides hard proof that employee attitudes… Continued

New Life for Premiere

October 1st, 2001 by

Peter Herbst, associate editorial director of Hachette Filipacchi and former editor of Family Life, is taking over the reins of Premiere magazine after the firing of Editor-in- chief Michael Solomon. Herbst promises he will sharpen… Continued

‘Sports Tonight’ Strikes Out

September 24th, 2001 by

CNN is canceling its long running “Sports Tonight” and eliminating 11 CNN employees in the process. The cancellation has been in the works for some time, according to CNN spokespeople, but the attack on America,… Continued

On the Record

September 24th, 2001 by

Kiplinger.com, the Web sibling to Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine, welcomes 35,000 to 40,000 visitors daily. PR NEWS caught up with Editor Mark Solheim to find out how the site is addressing consumers’ financial fears in… Continued

Wireless Future

September 24th, 2001 by

Wirelesslee Inc. peeks into its crystal ball for a new publication, Wireless Future Magazine, that focuses on impending developments in the wireless industry. The sponsor- supported, Web-based magazine will start publishing in March and offer… Continued

Teens Go Global

September 24th, 2001 by

Primedia isn’t satisfied with domestic dominance of the teen marketplace – the publishing giant is taking Seventeen global. The preeminent teen title will launch in Venezuela, Mexico, Indonesia, China, Russia and Colombia over the coming… Continued