rss feedFar Eastern Economic Review, which covered Asia for more than 50 years, to close
These days, when you hear about a big-name print publication that will close because of money problems, it is still noteworthy.
And certainly, when the Conde Nast name is attached to a publication – as is the case with the soon-to-end Gourmet magazine – people perk up.
But sadly, not all the closings are necessarily surprising.
In international affairs, add the Hong Kong-based Far Eastern Economic Review, which launched on Oct. 16, 1946, to the list of media outlets that will grind to a halt in 2009.
It will stop publishing in December, according to a Wall Street Journal article. Dow Jones, which is owned by News Corp., publishes both brands.
