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Frida Boisen New Editor-in-Chief for Göteborgs-Tidningen

By Bert Menninga on 2012-02-07
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Expressen's west-Sweden edition, Göteborgs-Tidningen, to get new editor-in-chief.

Evening tabloid Göteborgs-Tidningen will get a new editor-in-chief this spring when Göteborg native Frida Boisen takes over. Boisen has previously worked at Göteborgs-Posten and Expressen, among other places.

Behind the Best Seller

By Bert Menninga on 2012-02-02
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How do you make a best-selling book? For soccer superstar Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s recent autobiography, it was all about chemistry, going with the flow and bravery.

Mika Lepistö, David Lagercrantz, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Albert Bonnier

They broke all the rules. Zlatan Ibrahimovic, top international soccer star, penning an autobiography while at the top of his game, pulling no punches. "His opinions of other players, his coaches, his personal life, it's all there, he didn't wait like everyone else until he was at the end of his career and it was safe," says Albert Bonnier, his publisher at Albert Bonniers Förlag. "It was incredibly brave.

Seven Min Nominations for Saveur and Parenting

By Bert Menninga on 2012-02-01
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Bonnier Corporation's Saveur and the Parenting Group are finalists in a total of seven categories for MIN's Best of Web Awards. Among the industry's top honors in the digital space, the awards recognize outstanding websites and digital initiatives among consumer and b2b magazines. Saveur snagged four nominations‚ while the Parenting Group took home three.

Building Tomorrow's Leaders Today

By Bert Menninga on 2012-01-31
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The new Sustainability & Innovation Executive Management program trains leaders in CSR issues.

Nordea's Sasja Beslik speaking at the training

When it comes to corporate social responsibility, the hardest thing to grasp is that it's about money and not morals. So says Per Grankvist, sustainability editor at Veckans Affärer, Bonnier Tidskrifter's flagship business title, which includes newsletters and conferences, among other things."By using resources in a smarter sense, regardless of whether we're talking financial resources, raw materials or human capital, there's always money to be made," says Grankvist.

Marit Danielsson to TV4

By Bert Menninga on 2012-01-26
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Marit Danielsson changes jobs and media type - from magazines to TV - but stays within Bonnier.

This spring, Marit Danielsson will become the head of factual programming for the TV4 Group. Her chief duties will be the intake and content of the companies factual programming.

Scuba Diving's Sea Heroes

By Bert Menninga on 2012-01-26
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Recognizing the crusaders for clean seas is what Scuba Diving’s Sea Heroes is all about.

U.S. sport interest title Scuba Diving doesn't just write about pristine ocean environments, it does its part to support those who are working hard to keep the world's bodies of waters clean. Which is why the magazine together with others started the Sea Heroes award program last spring. And now it will continue into 2012. Last year, five heroes were chosen and Shawn Heinrichs was declared the overall winner. The first hero this year will be named in the May issue of the magazine.

7:30 at Tara

By Josefin Falk on 2012-01-13
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Swedish woman's magazine Tara celebrated 11 years with a dinner for readers.

When Tara turned ten last year, the Swedish women's magazine held a big party at Stockholm's Nalen club, with advertisers, partners and freelancers. But for its 11th birthday, the magazine wanted to do something completely different and decided it was the readers' turn to celebrate with Tara.

The idea, based on TV4's popular food program Halv åtta hos mig (7:30 at my place), came from the editorial staff of the magazine.

Stig-Helmer Offscreen

By Bert Menninga on 2012-01-12
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The latest Stig-Helmer film in cult series premieres with something extra.

Lasse Åberg's latest film, The Stig-Helmer Story, featuring the beloved film character who first appeared in the Swedish cult classic Sällskapsresan in 1980, premiered on Christmas Day 2011 and has - as usual - been a big success with filmgoers.

In connection with the film, Svensk Filmindustri and star and director Lasse Åberg together with production company Viking Film and licensing company Bulls, have come out with licensed products based on the character and film series.

First out just before the premi

Doing Unto Others

By Bert Menninga on 2011-12-16
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Celebrate the spirit of giving.

The winter holidays are a time for celebrating - and a time for giving. Bonnier companies have hit on a number of different ways to support and help their viewers and readers support a wide range of causes.

Around the Americas

By Bert Menninga on 2011-12-16
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Cruising World's Herb McCormick talks about his adventures circling the Americas, healthy oceans and how a world-first trip became a book.

When philanthropist David Rockefeller, Jr. and skipper Mark Schrader wanted to find a way to draw attention to the health of the oceans, they hit on a novel idea: Why not sail around the two American continents, a voyage that had never been done before?

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