Yup, recently the magazine and online staffs merged. I don't know
about people on the business side, but my friends on the editorial
side are out of the building and already moving on.

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Hashim Warren

On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 1:17 PM, kill opus<killopus@...> wrote:
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>
> Vibe writers did double duties as far as I know.
>
> On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 1:12 PM, Michael Miraflor <michaelmiraflor@...>
> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Quincy Jones is going to put a bid in.  Not to resurrect the magazine, but
>> to keep it alive online.  Which I don't quite get, b/c Vibe.com already
>> exists with it's own staff (unless I'm mistaken).
>>
>> http://gawker.com/5305066/quincy-jones-will-not-let-vibe-die
>>
>> Hashim - are the edit teams for print and online completely different?
>>
>> I haven't heard word about Vibe's online operations; I have a couple of
>> upcoming campaigns with them.  It would be great to know if my clients'
>> money has been sucked into a black hole.
>>
>> On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 1:09 PM, Mike Street <streetforce1@...>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> No I'm aware of all the changes but at the end of the day it's a
>>> valuable brand that spoke to a broad audience. I'm sure Time Warner or
>>> Viacom are pulling some money together to buy it on the cheap now.
>>> Just seems like they could have brokered a deal to keep the brand
>>> going.
>>>
>>> They should have put it up on the market for sell years ago or merged
>>> with another publication.
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 1:02 PM, Hashim Warren<hashimwarren@...>
>>> wrote:
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > It wasn't exactly quick. Three years ago they laid off 40% of their
>>> > staff, a week after I was hired there. 9 months later, I was laid off,
>>> > too.
>>> >
>>> > A year later they laid off more, leaving only a skeleton crew. And
>>> > early this year they reduced the workweek by 1 day instead of making
>>> > more layoffs.
>>> >
>>> > VIbe, which costs 5 million per issue to publish hasn't made money in
>>> > years and they probably can't find a buyer right now. It's been a slow
>>> > death.
>>> >
>>> > If anyone at Vibe was caught off guard about the company folding, then
>>> > they probably are not very good at this journalism thing.
>>> >
>>> > I expect to see the Vibe brand on coffee table books, and maybe a VH1
>>> > show, but never again in magazine form.
>>> >
>>> > ---
>>> > Hashim Warren
>>> >
>>> > On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 11:07 AM, Mike Street<streetforce1@...>
>>> > wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> I was surprised that they would so quickly let the Vibe brand go so
>>> >> easily. I know no magazine or print is safe but Vibe had a descent
>>> >> brand and it just seems like they gave up on making it pop or making
>>> >> it new gain. I don't think we have seen the last of Vibe and if Jones
>>> >> can get the money to buy the brand back I'm sure he will revive it
>>> >> online.
>>> >>
>>> >> Who is next on the chopping block? The Source? Complex?
>>> >>
>>> >> I think it's time a lot of these brands take a SERIOUS look at moving
>>> >> online for good.
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >
>>> >
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