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NEW AT PORTFOLIO: The upper reaches of 4 Times Square aren’t the only areas to welcome new staffers. Joanne Lipman has reached into the newspaper world once again as Cond¿ Nast Portfolio has tapped Dan Colarusso to edit its Web site. Before abruptly quitting in December, Colarusso was The New York Post’s city editor. Prior to that he served as the Post’s business editor. He can also boast some Web experience, having worked at TheStreet.com until joining the Post in 2002.
Colarusso will be subject to a somewhat unusual reporting structure, at least within Cond¿ Nast. He answers both to editor in chief Lipman and group president and publishing publisher David Carey. “Joanne’s in charge of the quote-unquote journalism, I’m in charge of getting broad distribution for the content,” Carey told WWD. And to those who wonder about possible conflicts of interest, Carey said, “If there’s a piece or a blog post that may affect an important client, I don’t get a vote on it.”
Ari Brandt will remain general manager of the site, overseeing its business. Carey compared the structure to that of Wired, which was placed under his purview last week, and which has a Web site editor who works both with Wired editor in chief Chris Anderson and CondeNet president Sarah Chubb.
The New York Observer reported in December, and sources at Portfolio confirmed, that Colarusso had been interviewing for the position of Portfolio.com editor in early 2007, just before he was promoted to the Post’s city editor.
Carey said Portfolio.com drew 1.7 million unique visitors in November, and 2 million in December.
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SAUERBERG MOVES UP AT CONDE NAST: These days, Cond¿ Nast's staff announcements are eating up a lot of space in inboxes across
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BERGER NAMED PUBLISHER OF MEN'S VOGUE: Marc Berger, associate publisher of Details, has been named publisher of Men's Vogue. His appointment is effective immediately.
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MORE CHANGES: David Carey and Tom Florio shook up the ranks again just a week after their big promotions at Cond¿ Nast, parent of WWD. At Vogue, Florio promoted Connie Anne Phillips to a new position of managing director. Phillips, who was Vogue's associate publisher, will oversee the day-to-day sales, marketing and creative services departments at the magazine and will also continue in her role as publisher of Vogue Living. She will report to Florio, who will have his hands full overseeing Vogue, Men's Vogue, Teen Vogue and Vogue Living in his new role as senior vice president and publishing director. Replacing Phillips as associate publisher will be Laura McEwen, who joined the magazine in September 2006 as advertising director for its beauty business. She was publisher of YM and publishing director of Reader's Digest prior to joining Vogue.
