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This article is about the magazine. For the unrelated British magazine see Personal Computer World.
PC World
EditorHarry McCracken
CategoriesComputer magazine
FrequencyMonthly
First issueMarch 1983
CompanyIDG
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.pcworld.com
ISSN0737-8939

PC World is a global computer magazine published monthly by IDG. It offers advice on various aspects of PCs and related items, the Internet, and other personal-technology products and services. The magazine was founded by David Bunnell and Cheryl Woodard; its first editor was Andrew Fluegelman. The magazine's slogan is "Technology Advice You Can Trust" and it is known for criticizing poor computer products or companies, even at the risk of losing advertising revenue.

PC World has gained and held its worldwide reputation for being a reliable source of information about desktops, laptops, handheld PCs, networking and computer accessories.

Each month PC World runs tests on various areas of the IT world from new pre-built computers, LCD monitors, graphic cards, motherboards, PDAs, wireless network routers and many more. The magazine also includes many reviews from products across the IT board including phones and accessories, cameras, software from a wide range of vendors as well as any anything else that would interest a geek.

The publication was announced at the COMDEX trade show in November 1982, and first appeared on newsstands in March 1983; its original staff consisted of people who left PC Magazine en masse after that publication was acquired by Ziff Davis.

PC World's magazine and web site have won a number of awards from Folio, the American Society of Business Publication Editors, MIN, the Western Publications Association, and other organizations; it is also one of the few technology magazines to have been a finalist for a National Magazine Award.

Many well-known technology writers have contributed to PC World, including Steve Bass, Stephen Manes, Lincoln Spector, Stewart Alsop, David Coursey, and others. Editors have included Harry Miller, Richard Landry, Phil Lemmons, Cathryn Baskin, Kevin McKean, and the current editor-in-chief, Harry McCracken.

As of 2006, PC World's audited rate base of 850,000 makes it the largest-circulation computing magazine in the world.

On January 9, 2007, senior editor Rex Farrance was killed after being shot during a home-invasion robbery attempt.[5]

Countries

Based in San Francisco, PC World's original edition is published in the United States however it is also available in other countries (51 in total), sometimes under a different name:

Australian PC World

Australian PC World is published by the Consumer and SMB Division of IDG Communications Australia. Australian PC World consists of a monthly print publication, Web site and email services. The division also publishes GoodGearGuide, a Web site that provides buying advice about consumer electronics and convergence products. The primary focus of GoodGearGuide is product reviews, while Australian PC World focuses on providing buying information through product reviews, how-to articles and commentary.

Controversy

In May, 2007, the Editor-in-Chief of PC World, Harry McCracken, resigned abruptly in controversial circumstances. According to sources quoted in Wired Magazine, McCracken quit abruptly because the new CEO of IDG, Colin Crawford, tried to kill a story about Apple and Steve Jobs.[1] Crawford responded, calling media reports of McCracken's resignation "inaccurate."[2] CNET later reported that McCracken had told colleagues that IDG "was pressuring him to avoid stories that were critical of major advertisers."[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Wired Magazine, 2 May, 2007. Story:"PC World Editor Quits Over Apple Story"[1]
  2. ^ AppleInsider, 3 May, 2007. Story"PC World editor quits during dispute over Apple story"[2]
  3. ^ CNet, 2 May, 2007. Story:"PC World editor resigns over apparent ad pressure"[3]
  4. ^ MacNN, 3 May, 2007. Story:"Editor quits after PC Mag kills Apple story"[4]
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