Layoffs
At Boy's Life, Scouting
Layoffs are coming to two iconic magazines associated with The Boy Scouts of America, Boy’s Life and Scouting. Altogether, around 34 layoffs are expected, with 17 positions already cut and another 17 due by the end of the year. Most of the positions cut came in the marketing department, according to a statement from the BSA.
Folio: also reports that BSA has entered into a partnership with educational publisher Pearson to consider various options for restructuring the publications, although there are currently no plans afoot to reduce the frequency of Boy’s Life or Scouting -- which publish 12 and five times per year, respectively.
B&N Hands Off Nook Manufacturing
Tablet computers may be the wave of the future, but not for Barnes & Noble, which is handing off responsibility for manufacturing its Nook devices to an as-yet-undesignated partner, according to the company’s most recent earnings announcement.
Mastrangelo Leaves Rolling Stone
Matt Mastrangelo stepped down from his position as publisher of Rolling Stone on June 21, according to the New York Post, which reported the news earlier this week. Neither Mastrangelo or owner Wenner Media provided a reason for Mastrangelo’s departure after three years at the publication.
Layoffs are coming to two iconic magazines associated with The Boy Scouts of America, Boy’s Life and Scouting. Altogether, around 34 layoffs are expected, with 17 positions already cut and another 17 due by the end of the year. Most of the positions cut came in the marketing department, according to a statement from the BSA.
Folio: also reports that BSA has entered into a partnership with educational publisher Pearson to consider various options for restructuring the publications, although there are currently no plans afoot to reduce the frequency of Boy’s Life or Scouting -- which publish 12 and five times per year, respectively.
B&N Hands Off Nook Manufacturing
Tablet computers may be the wave of the future, but not for Barnes & Noble, which is handing off responsibility for manufacturing its Nook devices to an as-yet-undesignated partner, according to the company’s most recent earnings announcement.
Mastrangelo Leaves Rolling Stone
Matt Mastrangelo stepped down from his position as publisher of Rolling Stone on June 21, according to the New York Post, which reported the news earlier this week. Neither Mastrangelo or owner Wenner Media provided a reason for Mastrangelo’s departure after three years at the publication.
