Hearst news and archive

Hearst UK appoints director of PR and communications

Hearst UK, publisher of Harper’s Bazaar, Esquire, Good Housekeeping, Elle and Cosmopolitan, has appointed Alison Forth as its director of PR and communications. Forth, who first joined the business in an interim capacity in January, will be responsible for driving Hearst UK’s corporate communications agenda, as well as handling external...

Fashion

Hearst Luxury Collection launches e-commerce market place

Hearst Luxury Collection, the banner group for publications including ELLE, Esquire, Harper’s Bazaar, and Town & Country, has announced the forthcoming launch of The Tower, an integrated, contextual e-commerce marketplace made up of four individual stores with one cart, one platform, and shared back-end technology from the aforementioned media...

Business

American Marie Claire to cease print publication

When in May publishing giant Hearst sold the US edition of Marie Claire magazine to Future Media, the UK publisher of the magazine, it didn’t foreshadow a cease in printing. Until then Marie Claire had been jointly owned with Hearst, who offered an explanation as to why it was offloading the publication as “the partners believe the brand would...

BusinessFeatured

Hearst sells Marie Claire US to Future Media

Marie Claire Magazine US has been acquired by London-based Future Media, Plc. Up until now, the publishing rights for the online and print edition of Marie Claire US were divided between Marie Claire Group International and international publishing group Hearst Magazines, via a joint venture. Future Media will now own 100 percent of the joint...

People

Hearst Magazines president Troy Young resigns

Troy Young, the president of Hearst Magazines, has resigned effective immediately. The publishing executive found himself in hot water this week over a New York Times Article that detailed troublesome behavior during his time working at Hearst. The article detailed very specific instances of Young's behavior, including a moment where he asked to...

People

Kate Lewis replaces Joanna Coles as chief content officer at Hearst

Joanna Coles only just made her exit* from Hearst, but her replacement was already waiting in the wings. Kate Lewis has been named the new chief content officer of Hearst Magazines, hand picked by CEO Steven Swartz and Hearst Magazine's new president Troy Young. In a statement to WWD, Swartz said, "With her strong background in both worlds, Kate...