Forbes.com/opinions has had a makeover, as of today. Under the control of new opinions channel editor, Tunku Varadarajan, no time has been wasted in having a bit of an autumn clean. Particularly significant is the introduction of an array of high-profile new columnists.
Here’s a run-down of the changes:
- Four main topic categories: Business and Economics, Foreign Affairs and Defence, Culture and Society, and Politics.
- 16 new columnists will be writing weekly columns for the channel, including author Reihan Salam, economists Brian Wesbury and Bob Stein, former Reagan speechwriter Peter Robinson and Quentin Letts (from the UK).
- Book reviews every Monday and Thursday, on all subjects, as well as daily essays and commentaries.
- Forbes.com Editor Paul Maidment’s will produce a weekly video “Notes on the News” about international politics and business.
- Forbes magazine Publisher Rich Karlgaards’s daily blog “Digital Rules” will still run, in addition to a new video blog “Talk Back” about the business world.
Varadarajan was previously contributing editor at the Financial Times, where he wrote opinion pieces, arts and culture essays and book reviews. Before that, he was at the Wall Street Journal for seven years – most recently as Assistant Managing Editor.
He gives fuller run-down of all the changes here.
I hope they retain some of the excellent re-ocuring guest columnists they’ve had on. I’ve enjoyed some good stuff on Culture & Politics there — even classical music combined with commentary: Surprisingly classy, even for a great mag. like Forbes.