LIFE AFTER BUSINESSWEEK
Layoffs at BusinessWeek in New York were announced yesterday, and include some truly great journalists.
Regular readers of this blog will know my association with the Thai language edition of BusinessWeek magazine, so I'm sure you can imagine that over the course of the last 3½ years I've become very familiar with the likes of Steve Wildstrom, Jon Fine, Steve Hamm, Shirley Brady, Stephen Baker, Rob Hof, Amy Choi .. the list goes on. I've never met these people but I feel like I know them. All are leaving BusinessWeek when new owners Bloomberg take control on December 1. I wish them all the best of luck with their future careers.
Now seems like an appropriate time to say that I am moving on as well. I'm leaving the company that is responsible for the Thai edition of BusinessWeek at the end of this month. My move is unrelated to what's happening in the U.S and the timing is merely coincidence. My new challenge will be editing Property Report Thailand.
2 comments:
Life after Business Week Thailand will be somewhat of a change, but I do look forward to your personal comments, aside from your Property Report Thailand. So, will you be able to provide personal opinion about what you uncover on the job, or will you knuckle under and follow the dictacts of your new employeer?
I'm kidding you to some extent, but I'm also concerned that we will lose an independent voice about stuff that goes on in Thailand. Let me and other readers know what's happening.
I've always appreciated your blogs about things in Thailand, and your honest take on things, but worry that the property tag will leave you ballless, if you know what I mean.
Also, where's your Facebook and Twitter links? Another way to stay in touch, perhaps outside the link?
Carl Parkes
Carl,
Thanks so much for your comments. I'm pleased you like what I write.
Nothing about the blog will change. I'll still have my fingers on the pulse, so to speak, in terms of media and publishing. I see this career move as a positive thing, and I'll be taking everything I have learned from working with BusinessWeek Thailand with me - including the balanced reporting and strong journalism ethics.
Property Report is a brand I've admired for a while. I'm not just saying that because it's where I am heading. Those who have been involved until now have developed a strong, must-read product in its sector. I intend to help grow it.
People who don't know the brand might think .. ohhh, property, .. that will be all driven by PR and advertising. That's not the case here. You only have to look at the Thailand Property Awards as one example. In its five years it has grown into the Kingdom's largest and most respected event in the industry. It's entirely independent - and that's been a major strength.
But I can assure you Carl that this blog will not turn into PR for my new employer. I'll probably write about things occasionally - just as I've written about things related to BusinessWeek Thailand from time to time. But I'll also continue to blog about the media, publishing and other things that I find interesting and/or amusing.
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