What He's Reading: Hearst Magazines' David Carey

As president of Hearst Magazines, David Carey devotes most of his reading time to Hearst's 20 titles. He also finds time for personal favorites from other publishers, including Hemmings Motor News (Mr. Carey is a classic-cars buff) and The New Yorker, where he served as publisher. “It's more fun to read when you don't work there,” he said. “It's all pleasure with no business.”Though he has little time for books or TV, he did manage to watch both seasons of Downton Abbey, burning through all 16 hours during a recent trip to and from Paris. “Everyone's been talking about this series,” said Mr. Carey, who loaded up two iPads for the flights. “It was like a very long movie. And more television than I've watched in the last 18 months.” Continue reading at 'Crains New York'

[ Crains New York | 2012-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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