Some consumers might miss the in-depth features and eye-catching photography of recently killed business monthly Conde Nast Portfolio. Others might find it hard to do without Portfolio.com's notable columnists and bloggers, such as Matthew Cooper and Howell Raines. But PR pros, and their clients seeking media placement, aren't sobbing over the loss.

 

The foremost reason for that lack of sentimentality is that the magazine, created in the vein of sister publications Vogue and Vanity Fair as a glossy publication aimed ...