Seriously, when was the last time you referenced an article in Ebony or actually read Jet?
(minonline) — Jet editor-in-chief Mira Lowe resigned, telling the Maynard Institute (think-tank for African-American journalists) that “it’s a great time to pursue some personal and professional goals.” Decision appears forced, because Johnson Publishing CEO (since July 2010) Desiree Rogers (pictured) is, per Lowe, committed to “installing new voices and presiding over a new Web site.” In […]
(Chicago Sun Times) — Johnson Publishing Co. Inc., publisher of Ebony and Jet magazines, said Tuesday it has sold its home of nearly 40 years on Michigan Avenue. The company, which has gone through a painful down- sizing typical for the publishing business, is selling its 820 S. Michigan building to Columbia College Chicago. Johnson […]
(Crain’s) — Johnson Publishing Co.‘s flagship magazines, Ebony and Jet, kept losing readers in the first half of the year. Monthly Ebony’s average circulation fell 14% to 1.11 million for the first half, compared with the same period in 2009, according to the Audit Bureau of Circulations. Weekly Jet’s circulation declined 12% to 762,250, ABC said. […]
(Afrik-News) — Johnson was the only child of Leroy Johnson and Gertrude Jenkins Johnson. His father was killed in a sawmill accident when he was 8 years old. The following year, 1927, his mother married James Williams, who worked as a bakery shop deliveryman. The family valued education highly and impressed its importance upon young […]
(Chicago Sun Times) — Desiree Rogers, President Obama’s former White House social secretary, said Tuesday after being named CEO of Johnson Publishing Co. that she intends to expand Ebony and JET magazines’ licensing and website presences, and grow the Fashion Fair cosmetics line. Linda Johnson Rice, daughter of the company’s founder who held the CEO […]
(Black Web 2.0) — Desiree Rogers according to Johnson Publishing’s spokesperson Wendy Parks, will continue on in her role as consultant and is not being considered as a replacement for Anne Sempowski Ward, who resigned yesterday. Read More…
(Chicago Sun Times) — The president and chief operating officer of Johnson Publishing Co., the Chicago-based company that publishes Ebony and JET magazines, has resigned. Anne Sempowski Ward will be joining her husband, Kevin, in the couple’s business-consulting firm, according to a statement Monday from Johnson Publishing Co. Ward was initially hired in 2007 as […]
(Black Web 2.0) — June produced significant personnel changes for Johnson Publishing Co., publisher of Ebony and Jet magazines. The first major announcement was the hiring of Amy DuBois Barnett in the role of editor-in-chief. And in a surprising move Chicago socialite and philanthropist Desiree Rogers was hired as a consultant for the company. The former White […]
(Chicago Sun Times) — Former White House social secretary and Illinois Lottery director Desiree Rogers is working as a consultant with Johnson Publishing Co., owner of Ebony and Jet magazines, to help with corporate strategy, a Johnson Publishing spokeswoman said today. The news comes just two days after Johnson Publishing Chief Executive Officer Linda Johnson […]
(Foliomag.com) — As part of a bigger initiative to reposition Ebony and Jet beyond just their printed magazines, Johnson Publishing has launched MYJET247.com. The site is constructed around eight topic verticals, including Jet Buzz, Jet Beauty, Jet Love, Jet Connect, Jet Perspective, Jet Style, Jet Music and Jet Video. And to really make sure that […]
(Crain’s) — Linda Johnson Rice, whose family founded the publisher of African-American-oriented magazinesEbony and Jet, is scouring for new advertising and licensing revenue as the industry continues to lose income to Web competitors. Ms. Rice says she’s adapting Johnson’s brands to digital media, partly by partnering with other companies. For instance, the Chicago-based company entered a […]