Vibe Resurrected, New Editor Installed
The new owners of Vibe have named publishing veteran Jermaine Hall as editor-in-chief of the dormant hip-hop magazine and plan to resume publication in November.
Vibe Media Group abruptly shut down in June, blaming the poor economy and a decline in multicultural ad spending. Earlier this month Vibe and Vibe.com were acquired for an undisclosed price by InterMedia Partners, a private equity firm founded by Leo Hindery, Jr.,
InterMedia is combining Vibe with the operations of another urban lifestyle magazine it owns, Uptown, and partnering with Blackrock Digital to run Vibe.com.
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