Comments on: If SNL Were To Do A Sketch About BusinessWeek Redesign…

By: chickenwaffles

chickenwaffles — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 14:00:52 +0000

Wow Rafat, what’s up bitter boy, did you apply for that job??

By: p.costello

p.costello — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 05:00:09 +0000

I had to laugh at this: “As someone who is passionate about business and business news….” Go to time.com and do a search for stories by Josh. You will find music reviews aplenty but business stories? nah. Josh has not a clue about business journalism. That’s why they hired Eric Pooley to chaperone.

Business Week was a finalist for the National Magazine awards 23 times when Steve Shepard was editor, winning 4 times, twice for general excellence. Now THAT is someone who is passionate about business news.

JT does not even seem know or care that one should probably not schedule their big coming out party on the exact same night as the National Magazine Awards. I think there is some lesson taught at J school: Offend if you must, but not unnecessarily.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/southern_uncomfort_39M1gaT3PJFYVSFabju3BP/1

BW blunder?

Bloomberg BusinessWeek plans to unveil its long awaited redesign, which it claims will “reinvent the business magazine,” with a party on April 22.

Unfortunately, BusinessWeek will be serving cocktails and hors d’oeuvres at Bloomberg headquarters the same night that the magazine industry is staging the National Magazine Awards at Jazz at Lincoln Center.

There is no chance that BW will be among the winners. The magazine, where Josh Tyrangiel recently replaced Steve Adler as editor-in-chief, is not a finalist in any category.

Still, competing with the National Magazine Awards for coverage is considered a blunder.

“Theoretically, you could still make both — you’d just have to leave theirs early,” said ASME CEO SidHolt.

By: Henry Meister

Henry Meister — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 01:34:24 +0000

its easy to move quickly when all you’re doing is throwing mud.

there is an enormous difference between reporting the news as Business Week, the Economist, etc. try to do, (and this actually requires journalists) – and chaise lounge bloggers who hurl opinions – often snarky ones – when news breaks.

the later is very easy to do.

Rafat’s suggestion that we not read his blog is actually a good one.

By: N.J. Patel

N.J. Patel — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:48:34 +0000

What’s a little snark between journalists. Rafat and his crew accomplish a helluva a lot and faster than the “1,400 Journalists” that are required to “complete me” by this BW guy. Rafat is better qualified to hurl tomatoes at Businessweek 2.0 and the pretentious crap that some corporate flack spun from a cush office at Hizonner’s media empire hard by the Hudson. Keep it coming and i’ll keep reading.

By: steve

steve — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 20:23:43 +0000

i happen to think journalists wouldn’t find themselves in such a spot if they called BS like rafat does.

i like this kid’s style!

By: Rex Hammock

Rex Hammock — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 20:20:57 +0000

As I’ve always said, a magazine redesign is like a joke: If you have to explain it, it doesn’t work.

By: jerry rawls

jerry rawls — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 19:00:33 +0000

nothing wrong with conveying a vision- maybe you so-called journalists and editors could learn a thing or two about business. hate is cheap- join the tea party

By: dale

dale — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 18:59:07 +0000

this is why i rarely come to paidcontent anymore. lame.

By: editortoo

editortoo — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:59:15 +0000

I saw this video last night. I thought it was a joke. Being a magazine editor myself I can’t imagine doing something so silly. Besides, he better do something interesting soon because the BusinessWeek now sucks.

By: Henry Meister

Henry Meister — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:57:56 +0000

Agree with the first comment. snark for snark’s sake.

get over yourself.

I’m guessing you never had a real job.

there is not one thing, whatsoever, wrong with Tyrangiel’s vision and ambitions for the magazines.

How ’bout if we give him a chance before we rip apart his goals.

In short – grow up.