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Bloodbath at Conde Nast; 4 mags axed
New York Post ^
| 100509
| KEITH J. KELLY
Posted on 10/05/2009 3:53:44 PM PDT by Artemis Webb
Conde Nast CEO Charles Townsend said Monday he was shutting down four magazines, including the awarding winning Gourmet, parenthood title Cookie and two of the company’s bridal magazines, Modern Bride and Elegant Bride.
It was the biggest one-day bloodbath in the publishing company’s 100-year history. Hundreds of people will be tossed out of work.
The company said it would keep the Gourmet cookbooks and television programming but shut the monthly magazine. Bride’s, the last surviving bridal book, will move to monthly from six times a year.
Industry sources had estimated that Conde Nast could lose $200 million this year.
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TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: condenast; liberalmedia; publishing
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Gourmet bites the dust. What the heck do I do if I need to flip through endless pages of paper for a good chutney recipe??
To: Artemis Webb
Hope & Change wiping out publishing industry but Hussein was their boy.
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posted on
10/05/2009 3:55:40 PM PDT
by
Frantzie
(Do we want ACORN running America's health care?)
To: Artemis Webb
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posted on
10/05/2009 3:55:41 PM PDT
by
Brilliant
To: Artemis Webb
There's still Chutney Illustrated and Condiments Monthly?
To: Artemis Webb
Were these widely circulated magazines? I don’t believe I had ever heard of any of them....
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posted on
10/05/2009 3:56:19 PM PDT
by
alloysteel
(....the Kennedys can be regarded as dysfunctional. Even in death.)
To: Artemis Webb
What the heck do I do if I need to flip through endless pages of paper for a good chutney recipe?? I thought that was what Google was for.
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posted on
10/05/2009 3:56:25 PM PDT
by
w1andsodidwe
(Jimmy Carter(the Godfather of Terror) allowed radical Islam to get a foothold in Iran.)
To: Artemis Webb
Gourmet used to be a fine magazine. But eventually it just became an arrogant listing of snooty restaurants and complex recipes that normal people wouldn't bother with.
Like the New Yorker, it's a magazine to put on your coffee table so that visitors know that they aren't as cool as you.
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posted on
10/05/2009 3:57:10 PM PDT
by
ClearCase_guy
(Play the Race Card -- lose the game.)
To: alloysteel
What the heck do I do if I need to flip through endless pages of paper for a good chutney recipe?? Well, when was the last time you were a bride?
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posted on
10/05/2009 3:57:38 PM PDT
by
w1andsodidwe
(Jimmy Carter(the Godfather of Terror) allowed radical Islam to get a foothold in Iran.)
To: Artemis Webb
That’s what we have Cooks Illustrated for.
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posted on
10/05/2009 3:58:08 PM PDT
by
perfect_rovian_storm
(The worst is behind us. Unfortunately it is really well endowed.)
To: Artemis Webb
I just hit foodnetwork.com for a sea bass recipe to use with some corvina I bought. This highlights why this sort of thing is happening.
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posted on
10/05/2009 3:59:05 PM PDT
by
FreedomPoster
(No Representation without Taxation!)
To: alloysteel
This is how is should have looked.
Were these widely circulated magazines? I don’t believe I had ever heard of any of them....
Well when was the last time you were a bride?
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posted on
10/05/2009 3:59:06 PM PDT
by
w1andsodidwe
(Jimmy Carter(the Godfather of Terror) allowed radical Islam to get a foothold in Iran.)
To: Artemis Webb
What about Guns and Sandwiches? - I just renewed my subscription :>)
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posted on
10/05/2009 4:00:05 PM PDT
by
dainbramaged
(If you want a friend, get a dog.)
To: Artemis Webb
I remember a comedian making jokes about Bride’s magazines...its the woman that snags the men. How many magazines are dedicated to men’s marriage? ...crickets chirping....
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posted on
10/05/2009 4:00:36 PM PDT
by
vetvetdoug
(FUBO, a fashion statement for conservatives.)
To: abb
deathwatch has deaths!! we now have dinosaur media deaths to report
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posted on
10/05/2009 4:00:49 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(California : bankrupt ideas from bankrupt people from a bankrupt state now bankrupting America)
To: Artemis Webb
I’ve long been baffled by the survival of various Bride magazines.
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posted on
10/05/2009 4:01:59 PM PDT
by
utahagen
To: Artemis Webb
I am heartbroken over the death of Gourmet.
To: Artemis Webb
Reminiscent of Lennon's assertion that Elvis died when he went in the army, Gourmet died when that PC-obsessed former NY Slimes food critic Ruth Reichl became editor. Crap sandwiches would have tasted better than the food she championed...
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posted on
10/05/2009 4:03:25 PM PDT
by
Jagman
(I love that the FR spell checker doesn't recognize Obama's name!)
To: Artemis Webb
What the heck do I do if I need to flip through endless pages of paper for a good chutney recipe?? Head out to the "library" for back issues.
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posted on
10/05/2009 4:04:14 PM PDT
by
oh8eleven
(RVN '67-'68)
To: utahagen
The secret is you're always serving a brand new audience.
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posted on
10/05/2009 4:05:18 PM PDT
by
Jagman
(I love that the FR spell checker doesn't recognize Obama's name!)
To: perfect_rovian_storm
That’s what we have Cooks Illustrated for Here's one now!
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posted on
10/05/2009 4:05:49 PM PDT
by
freedumb2003
(Communism comes to America: 1/20/2009. Keep your powder dry, folks. Sic semper tyrannis)
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