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Vice Media to Acquire Refinery29 in Drive for Female Audiences

2 October 2019 • By Bloomberg

2 October 2019 • By Bloomberg

The deal marks the biggest move yet by Vice Chief Executive Officer Nancy Dubuc, who has been trying to revive the once high-flying media company since taking over last year.

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Vice Media to Acquire Refinery29 in Drive for Female Audiences

The deal marks the biggest move yet by Vice Chief Executive Officer Nancy Dubuc, who has been trying to revive the once high-flying media company since taking over last year.

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Condé Nast’s Head of Finance and Human Resources To Exit in Leadership Restructure

19 August 2019 • By Chantal Fernandez

19 August 2019 • By Chantal Fernandez

David Geithner and JoAnn Murray will leave their positions by the end of the year.

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Condé Nast’s Head of Finance and Human Resources To Exit in Leadership Restructure

David Geithner and JoAnn Murray will leave their positions by the end of the year.

This Is America

Despite W’s Woes, There’s Still Space for Good Magazines

1 July 2019 • By Lauren Sherman

This Is America

Despite W’s Woes, There’s Still Space for Good Magazines

Giant audience numbers won’t save American magazines from obsolescence, but being excellent just might give a few choice titles a chance at long-term survival.

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Esquire’s Editor Is Out in Reshuffling at Hearst Magazines

23 May 2019 • By The New York Times

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Esquire’s Editor Is Out in Reshuffling at Hearst Magazines

As part of a dramatic reshuffling under Hearst President Troy Young, Esquire Editor-in-Chief Jay Fielden is leaving after three years in the position.

Essence's New Owner Sees More Than a Magazine

12 April 2019 • By Chantal Fernandez

Essence's New Owner Sees More Than a Magazine

When beauty entrepreneur Richelieu Dennis acquired the magazine for black women from Time Inc. at the end of 2017, he had larger ambitions in mind. Can a media company become a platform for wealth generation in the black community?

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Graydon Carter Joins the Newsletter Brigade

1 February 2019 • By The New York Times

The former editor of Vanity Fair is starting Air Mail, an all-digital international news platform intended for worldly cosmopolitans.

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Graydon Carter Joins the Newsletter Brigade

The former editor of Vanity Fair is starting Air Mail, an all-digital international news platform intended for worldly cosmopolitans.

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The Problem With Condé Nast's Paywall

25 January 2019 • By BoF Team

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The Problem With Condé Nast's Paywall

The publisher aims to bolster its business by introducing digital subscriptions across its titles by the end of the year. But the move may not address the root of the company's challenges.

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Culture Trumps Politics at Phillip Picardi’s Out Magazine

8 January 2019 • By Chantal Fernandez

With the release of his first issue at the LGBTQ publication, the editor-in-chief lays out his vision for rejuvenating the troubled title: influential voices, inclusivity and not reflexively playing into the news cycle.

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Culture Trumps Politics at Phillip Picardi’s Out Magazine

With the release of his first issue at the LGBTQ publication, the editor-in-chief lays out his vision for rejuvenating the troubled title: influential voices, inclusivity and not reflexively playing into the news cycle.

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New Hearst Magazines President Bets on ‘Content with Purpose’

26 September 2018 • By Chantal Fernandez

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New Hearst Magazines President Bets on ‘Content with Purpose’

Troy Young, who took the reins from David Carey in July, speaks exclusively to BoF about his vision for the publishing giant.

Condé Nast to Re-Launch Vogue in Greece

11 September 2018 • By Victoria Berezhna

Condé Nast to Re-Launch Vogue in Greece

As the Greek edition prepares for a spring 2019 launch, editor-in-chief Thaleia Karafyllidou speaks to BoF exclusively about her vision and surprising developments in the Greek luxury market.