Another departure for Portfolio: Women's Wear Daily reports that Daniel Roth, a senior writer who came to the magazine from Fortune, is moving to another Conde Nast title, Wired, where he'll hve the same title.  Mr. Roth joins Katrina Brooker, Michael Caruso, Jim Impoco, and Kurt Eichenwald, among others, in heading for the exits at the fledgling business glossy.

Still, it wasn't all bad news for Portfolio editor in chief Joanne Lipman yesterday. She got a plum seating assignment next to S.I. Newhouse at his annual Conde Nast party at the Four Seasons, which Keith Kelly interprets as a vote of confidence.