Best from Sunday Oct 26, 2009
When Johnson Publishing canceled the Ebony Fashion Fair for the first time in 51 years, the financial woes of declining advertising sales hammering Ebony, the nation's oldest black-owned magazine, became even more apparent. This is about cold milk on a hot day, a Frenchman named Louis and a bad idea. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Johnson: Ebony, Jet are vital to black community Oct 25, 2009
When Johnson Publishing canceled the Ebony Fashion Fair for the first time in 51 years, the financial woes of declining advertising sales hammering Ebony, the nation's oldest black-owned magazine, became even more apparent. The news of Fashion Fair's cancellation was combined with a grim report concerning the status of Johnson Publishing's finances: The company is seeking an investor to keep Ebony, its flagship publication, afloat ... Having to pursue an investor for Ebony was not a choice... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Is There a Next Page for Ebony? Oct 6, 2009
And although the founder had died, Smiley rejoiced that Johnson Publishing Co. was still No. 1, and still 100 percent black-owned ... daughter, Linda Johnson Rice, the chairman and CEO of Johnson Publishing, is seeking a buyer, investor or buyout firm to take over Ebony ... Operations at Johnson Publishing, like at so many mainstream and niche publishing companies, have been in a tumultuous state over the past few years. (Slate)
Jacksons rely on strength of family Jun 29, 2009
"The Jackson family was groomed to be a team," said Linda Johnson Rice, president and CEO of Ebony and Jet magazines' Johnson Publishing and a longtime family friend. "As you can see through their performances, they were always there for each other.". (CNN -- Showbiz)
Cheryl Clarke is telling the story of African-Americans Mar 2, 2009
My father was the associate editor for Jet and Ebony magazine with the Johnson Publishing Co. in Chicago. During the 50s and 60s, he was covering that whole period, covering the Selma marches and the Montgomery marches and King and all of those organizations, so that was the stuff at our dinner table all the time. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
