Ebony Names New Editor, No Plans to Sell
After a year seemingly filled with uncertainty, Johnson Publishing Company seems well on its way to charting a definitive course for its future. Yesterday, Amy DuBois Barnett was named Editor-in-Chief of Ebony Magazine replacing Harriette Cole who is leaving the company. Barnett has a resume filled with high profile positions including deputy editor-in-chief of Harper’s [...]
Read MoreIs MyJet247.com Your Jet?
Recently the folks over at Johnson Publishing Company have pulled out the Hail Mary play in an attempt to stem the tide of rapidly sagging circulation on the print side. As sales of Ebony and Jet continued to decline, we watched JPC go through a reorganization, layoffs, and an ill-fated deal to sell to former [...]
Read MoreAmid A Crisis, Ebony, Jet Look To Web For Help
Eric Easter may have one of the most challenging jobs in interactive media. As Vice President, Digital & Entertainment for Johnson Publishing Co., he must grow a website that supports two of Black America’s most famous magazines – Ebony and Jet – whose combined circulation is more than two million. At the same time, Easter feels he should use the Internet to reach a new, younger audience that does not read the magazines.
Read MoreJet Magazine Crafts Web Strategy
For months media analysts, journalists, and the black community have been speculating the fate of Johnson Publishing Company, publisher of seminal magazines, Ebony and Jet. It’s no secret that the company like many other publications have been teetering on the brink of collapse due to decline in ad pages and subscriptions as well as increasing [...]
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