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?