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Oct 30 2008 1:32pm EDT

'Men's Vogue' and 'Portfolio' Scaled Back

Condé Nast Publications, which owns Portfolio, just announced that Men's Vogue will cease to be a standalone publication, returning to its origins as a semi-annual supplement to Vogue. Editor in chief Jay Fielden will continue to edit it, according to Condé Nast CEO Chuck Townsend. The New York Observer's Media Mob blog carried first news of the shutdown. I don't have much to add, since I'm still serving on the jury of a trial that probably won't wrap up until tomorrow.

There are also some changes right here at Portfolio: A spokeswoman says the frequency will be reduced to 10 times a year, from 12. □

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