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Rolling Stone editor in chief Noah Shachtman exits amid clash with boss Gus Wenner
"It's the right decision, one Gus Wenner and I made after many discussions about the editorial direction of the brand," Shachtman wrote in a memo to staffers.
Take that, Jann Wenner! Missy, Chaka and Sheryl rule at Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction
After controversial comments made by the aging Hall co-founder saw him ousted from the board, it was cosmic justice that two black women owned the stage Friday night at Brooklyn's...
Times lockdown hypocrisy, Sheldon’s ‘dark money’ chutzpah and other commentary
If the New York Times wanted to “calm people’s fears about future Covid lockdowns” it must “acknowledge that almost all the policies” it advocated “were useless or destructive.”
Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner removed as Rock & Roll Hall of Fame director after comments on black and women musicians
“Jann Wenner has been removed from the Board of Directors of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation,” the hall said Saturday, a day after Wenner’s comments were published...
Ad for editorial assistant job at Rolling Stone includes serving and cleaning up lunch
The classified online ad for the grunt gig — which pays $35,000 — included some expected duties such as “heavy calendar management” and “online research.”
New Rolling Stone owner pumping $8M into fresh content
Rolling Stone is beefing up its music, politics and pop culture as its new owner gets ready to pump in an estimated $8 million to $10 million in a redesign...
Radhika Jones finally hires a deputy at Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair’s new editor-in-chief Radhika Jones has finally named a top deputy, even as she also tapped Jann Wenner’s biographer Joe Hagan as a special correspondent. Kira Pollack — the...
Jann Wenner sells Rolling Stone after 50 years
Jann Wenner’s 50-year run as owner of Rolling Stone is coming to an end. Jay Penske, whose media company owns Variety and Women’s Wear Daily, scored a deal Wednesday to...
Race to buy Wenner's stake in Rolling Stone hits homestretch
The derby to buy out founder Jann Wenner’s 51 percent stake in Rolling Stone is said to be in the homestretch with Jay Penske of Penske Media looking like the...
Jann Wenner offered me a job in exchange for sex: journalist
Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner has been accused of offering a young journalist a writing contract in exchange for sex, according to a report. Journalist Ben Ryan, 39, told BuzzFeed...
How Rolling Stone staffers lived sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll
When Rolling Stone was preparing to move its offices from San Francisco to New York in 1977, co-founder and editor-in-chief Jann Wenner asked one of his advertising salespeople for a...
Wenner chooses his own interviewer for 92Y gig
The 92nd Street Y revealed that the “Conversation with Jann Wenner ” won’t be a monologue after all. Documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney, who is working on a film about the...
Why Jann Wenner is fuming over upcoming biography
Jann Wenner is furious about the soon-to-be-released biography “Sticky Fingers,” which chronicles his 50 years at the helm of Rolling Stone. Wenner revoked an invitation for author Joe Hagan to...
Jann Wenner really blew it with Rolling Stone
Jann Wenner has landed between a rock and a hard place as he struggles to sell Rolling Stone. The 71-year-old publishing magnate will pay dearly for clinging to the rock-and-roll...
Wenner Media puts Rolling Stone up for sale
Wenner Media said it is exploring strategic options for its majority interest in Rolling Stone magazine, as the New York-based publisher continues to shift from its print media business amid...
American Media bulks up with Men's Journal buy
American Media said it will acquire Men’s Journal from Wenner Media, marking the second magazine deal that the two companies have done in recent months. “With the acquisition of Men’s...
Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner's bio set for fall release
Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner’s 50 years of sex, drugs and rock ’n’ roll will be told for the first time this fall. The on-again, off-again bio of the legendary...
US Weekly staffers mad at Wenner over sale announcement
Us Weekly staffers are said to be “livid” that owner Jann Wenner and his heir-apparent son, Gus Wenner, never personally addressed staff after the $100 million sale to American Media...
American Media to pay $100M for US Weekly, layoffs loom
In a dizzying round of deal making, American Media Inc, owner of National Enquirer and Star magazine, landed Us Weekly, paying what sources told the Post said was $100 million....
Us Weekly changes course after five straight Trump covers
After five consecutive covers featuring at least one of the Family Trump on its cover, Jann Wenner’s Us Weekly has finally gone Trump-less. The unprecedented run of five Trumped-up covers...