Condé Nast shuts four titles in cost-cutting move
October 6th, 2009Posted by Judith Townend in Editors' pick, Magazines
As noted on our blog yesterday, Condé Nast, which publishes magazines such as Vogue, Vanity Fair and The New Yorker, is to shut four titles in a cost-cutting move.
180 jobs will be lost as a result of closing Gourmet, Modern Bride, Elegant Bride, and Cookie as the company focuses on titles ‘with the greatest prospects for long-term growth,’ according to Chuck Townsend, chief executive of Condé Nast.
Does the decision hold wider significance for the special interest magazine sector?
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Gourmet closure: does this sound the death knell for special interest magazines?
