It’s either feast or famine at The Horse. No news one week followed by an avalanche of news the next. So dive right in and get the good, the bad and the OMG-you’ve-got-to-be-kidding. All titles with an asterisk* are included in our Wooden Horse Database.
LADIES HOME JOURNAL* and BETTER HOMES & GARDENS* publisher Meredith Corp will eliminate another 80 jobs, affecting all titles in the company’s stable. Meredith’s year-over-year revenues declined 9% in the first quarter of 2012…
ESSENCE* magazine removed managing editor Michael Bullerdick after it was discovered that he had been posting right-wing news, opinion pieces and derogatory caricatures, some with racial overtones, on his Facebook page. Bullerdick has been transferred to Time Inc’s book division, and no replacement has been named for his previous position. As a magazine targeting African-American women, Essence created a stir last year when it named Bullerdick, a white male, as a top editor…
ESSENCE* publisher Time Inc is now working with its top editors to develop a social media policy for employees. The move comes in the wake of publicity about the Bullerdick incident at Essence…
SALON.COM* unveiled a redesign, comparing the new look to “red lipstick and a simple black dress.” More changes arrive next month with the debut of Salon Studio, which will include original video series, music shows and art galleries…
INDIANAPOLIS WOMAN* has been sold by Weiss Communications Inc to an anonymous private investment group, and the entire staff of 14 was let go. The May issue of the magazine, which has a circulation of 45,000, is the last one to be released under the current publisher. The investment group hopes to find a buyer…
Daniel Salem, former Conde Nast International chairman from the 1960s to 1991, has died outside of London at the age of 87. He began at Conde Nast in the 1950s, after fleeing the Nazis in France as a young man, and was credited as the architect of Conde Nast’s international success…
LUCKY* brought in Dabee Kaye, dabee_kaye@condenast.com, as eecutive beauty director…
THE HUFFINGTON POST* snapped up Kate Palmer, kate.palmer@huffingtonpost.com and @katepalms, as national editor…
PREVENTION* welcomed Hannah Woit, hannah.woit@rodale.com and @hannahwoit, as an editorial assistant…
JEZEBEL* managing editor Kate Abney stepped down…
LATINA* brought in new online editor Samantha Leal, samantha.leal@latina.com and @samanthajoleal…
SKIING* magazine said goodbye to digital editor Heather Hansman…
SKIING* magazine named Gavin Gibson, gavin.gibson@bonniercorp.com, as the new digital editor,…
POWDER* magazine snagged Heather Hansman, heather.hansman@sorc.com and @hhansman, as the new online editor…
CHICAGO MAGAZINE* bid farewell to senior editor Nora O’Donnell. No replacement has been named…
PLAYSTATION: THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE hire Mikel Reparaz, mreparaz@futureus.com and @wikiparaz, as executive editor…
NATURAL FOOD MERCHANDISER named cristine Kapperman, ckapperman@newhope.com and @KappermanC, as managing editor…
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