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Conde Nast

Media

What’s Left of Condé Nast

The twilight of a magazine empire.

Reeves Wiedeman New York Oct 2019 Permalink

Tech

Inside Reddit’s Plan to Recover From Its Epic Meltdown

The plan, basically: bring back the two founders (who were estranged), focus entirely on mobile, and apologize as much as possible.

Jessi Hempel Wired Oct 2015 25min Permalink

History

The New Yorker Records: Historical Note

A history of The New Yorker and its editors, from founder Harold Ross through Tina Brown.

William Stingone New York Public Library Jan 1996 15min Permalink

Best Article

The Buzz Factory

This past Memorial Day weekend, Steven T. Florio, the president and CEO of Conde Nast Publications, made a dramatic change at The New Yorker, the most illustrious of the 17 magazines he runs for billionaire S.I. "Si" Newhouse Jr. He fired his own brother.

Joseph Nocera, Peter Elkind Fortune Jul 1998 25min Permalink

Media

The Savior of Condé Nast

Scott Dadich, 34, has been described by a former boss as a “combination of Pelé and Jesus” and is now tasked with figuring out the future of the magazine. All he’s got in his new Times Square office: an iPad and a book of George Lois’ Esquire covers.

John Koblin The New York Observer Aug 2010 Permalink