Magazines

Magazine Newsstand Sales Drop 6.3 Percent; People, InStyle See Gains

AP | JEREMY HERRON | Posted 08.11.2008 | Media

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NEW YORK — Newsstand sales of U.S. magazines fell 6.3 percent in the first half of 2008, an industry group said Monday, as rising gas and food c...

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Obama Family Continues Tour Of American Magazine Covers

WWD | Stephanie D. Smith and Irin Carmon | Posted 08.05.2008 | Media

Read More: Michelle Obama, Michelle Obama Ebony, Ebony, Obama Family Essence, Obamas Magazines, Obama Family, Barack Obama, Essence, Magazines, Media News

Barack Obama and family will be making the rounds on even more covers once the September issues of the monthlies hit newsstands. First, the entire fam...

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Are "Lad Mags" To Blame For Absent Fathers And Sexism?

Press Association | Posted 08.04.2008 | Media

Read More: Mens Magazines, Lad Mags, Magazines, Media News

Conservative education spokesman Michael Gove will today blame "lad mags", such as Zoo and Nuts, for fuelling a rise in feckless fatherhood by encoura...

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The Magazine Industry's Dirty Little Secret: Inside The Dark Underbelly Of The Door-To-Door Subscription Business

Gawker | Hamilton Nolan | Posted 07.16.2008 | Media

Read More: Magazine Subscription Sales, Magazine Subscriptions, Magazine Industry, Magazines, Media News

The business of selling magazine subscriptions door-to-door is surprisingly shady. It consists largely of crews of young people--some under 18--recrui...

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India Goes Crazy For Western Magazines

New York Times | Heather Timmons | Posted 07.14.2008 | Media

Read More: International Magazines, Golf Digest India, Maxim India, Vogue India, OK! India, People India, India Magazines, Rolling Stone India, Good Housekeeping India, Marie Claire India, Fortune India, India, Hello India, Cosmopolitan India, GQ India, FHM India, Reader's Digest India, Magazines, Media News

NEW DELHI -- Hairstyles to crave and hints on how to get over heartbreak. This month's must-have lip gloss and a new nine-iron that will make your gol...

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Ladies Home Journal Editor Diane Salvatore Out In Meredith Shakeup

Portfolio.com | Jeff Bercovici | Posted 07.09.2008 | Media

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At LHJ, editor in chief Diane Salvatore is stepping down and exiting the company, to be replaced by Parents editor Sally Lee, who also adds oversight ...

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Scott Donaton, Entertainment Weekly Publisher: "We're Not A Celebrity Magazine"

AdAge | Nat Ives | Posted 06.23.2008 | Media

Read More: Entertainment Magazines, Entertainment Weekly, Celebrity Magazines, Magazines, Scott Donaton, Media News

NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- It's been six months since Scott Donaton, Ad Age's editor-turned-publisher, jumped ship to become the fifth publisher in five ...

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Why Entertainment Weekly Rules the World

Tyler Cowen and Seth Roberts | Posted 06.23.2008 | Media

Read More: Movie Reviews, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Entertainment Weekly, New Yorker, Book Reviews, American Idol, TV Guide, Magazines, Ew, Media News
Tyler Cowen and Seth Roberts

Too many readers are concerned about prestige rather than learning something. EW takes us to new places because the magazine covers only what is new.

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Happiness Tip Of The Day: Toss Your Magazines

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 06.02.2008 | Living

Read More: Efficiency, Serenity, Daily Life, Work, Reading, Magazines, Happiness, The Balanced Life, Living News
Gretchen Rubin

I'm working on my Happiness Project, and you should have one, too! Everyone's project will look different, but it's the rare person who can't benefit....

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Haven't I Seen That Before?

Hugh Hamilton | Posted 05.21.2008 | Media

Read More: Time, Campaign Photography, Magazines, Media, Vanity Fair, Hitchcock, Obama, Hugh Hamilton, Art Direction, Art Streiber, Jodie Foster, Esquire, Photography, Abigail Breslin, Ideas, Content, Seth Rogan, Media News
Hugh Hamilton

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ASME Awards: A Modest Proposal

Jamie Malanowski | Posted 05.01.2008 | Media

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Jamie Malanowski

Tonight the American Society of Magazine Editors will present its annual awards that recognize excellence in the various talents and skills that go into making magazines.

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Magazines Go 3-D, Musical To Keep Ad Dollars In Print

New York Times | Stephanie Clifford | Posted 04.22.2008 | Media

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Readers of the latest issue of People magazine may have been startled to open to a bulky page in the middle and hear Natasha Bedingfield's latest pop ...

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A Card-Sharp Thriller, Huh? You Get Paid for This?

Jeff Dorchen | Posted 04.17.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: 21, Advertising, Movies, New Movies, Movie Reviews, Gambling, Television, Intelligence, Education, Roger Ebert, Entertainment, Roger Ebert Reviews, Film, Blackjack, Magazines, Entertainment News
Jeff Dorchen

In the TV ad for the movie 21, the announcer says, as if it's a terrific, exciting piece of news, "Entertainment Weekly calls it 'a card-sharp thrille...

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Outside Mag Sells Bikes -- Also, Women

Charlotte Hilton Andersen | Posted 03.31.2008 | Media

Read More: Gabrielle Reece, Misogyny, Sports, Women, Outside, Mail Order Brides, Travel, Sara Carlson, Rock Climbing, Lance Armstrong, Magazines, Michael Phelps, Outside Magazine, Media News
Charlotte Hilton Andersen

Outside's articles are generally geared, scaled & written just for men. Their workouts? Men only.

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Can A Paper Magazine Ever Truly Be Green?

AdAge | Nat Ives | Posted 03.31.2008 | Media

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NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- The run-up to Earth Day got a big kickoff last week when scientists revealed that 160 square miles of Antarctic ice shelf had ...

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The Nest from the Knot: How Did You Find Me and Will You Please Go Away?

Morra Aarons-Mele | Posted 03.01.2008 | Living

Read More: American Consumerism, Marriage, Newlywed, Decoration, Style, The Knot, Home Decor, Bride, Wedding Industry, Yuppies, One Perfect Day, Brides, Rebecca Mead, Weddings, Magazines, Lifestyle Magazines, Living News
Morra Aarons-Mele

One of the worst things about having a wedding was the bridal magazines and the pressure of the perfect neo-yuppie lifestyle they portrayed.

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Should The Tabloids Lay Off A Mentally Ill Celebrity?

Portfolio | Jeff Bercovici | Posted 02.19.2008 | Media

Read More: LA Times, Asra Nomani, Britney Spears, Sick Britney, Sick Britney Spears, Magazines, Sick Spears, Jeff Bercovici, Us Weekly, Larry Hackett, People, Portfolio, Tabloids, Los Angeles Times, Britney, Spears, Sick, Media News

Writing in the Los Angeles Times last week, Asra Nomani, a former Wall Street Journal reporter and People contributor, argued that the time has come f...

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The OTB of Magazines

Jacqueline Leo | Posted 02.07.2008 | Media

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Jacqueline Leo

Finally, there's a light at the end of the tunnel for print magazines. A new strategy has emerged thanks to The Industry Standard, the high priest of the Internet that folded after that bubble burst.

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The Freedom of the Press Belongs To...Those Who Can Afford Lobbyists

Hilary Goldstein and Isabel Macdonald | Posted 11.02.2007 | Media

Read More: Extra!, Postage Stamps, Time Warner, Postal Service, Lobbyists, Postal Regulatory Commission, Postage, Postal Rate Hike, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, Magazines, Corporate Publishers, Fair, Media News
Hilary Goldstein and Isabel Macdonald

Even before the rate hike, postage was one of our magazine's highest costs. With the new rates, more revenue will have to be put into postage, draining our programming budget.

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New Magazine Aggregator Delivers 100-Word Abstracts of Long-Form Articles

Washington Post | Frank Ahrens | Posted 10.29.2007 | Media

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The magazines stack up, unread, on your coffee table: the New Yorker, Atlantic Monthly, Sports Illustrated, Vanity Fair. You subscribe to them but don...

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Magazine Selection At Gym A Motley Lot

Washington Post | Peter Carlson | Posted 10.16.2007 | Media

Read More: Exercise, Gym Magazines, Gym, Magazines, Media News

Your major magazine honchos never mention it, but a sizable portion of American magazines are read by people who are panting, gasping and sweating all...

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"Nosier And More Colorful" Vogue Launches In India

The Guardian (U.K.) | Stephen Brook | Posted 09.20.2007 | Media

Read More: Vogue Magazine, Publishing, India, Magazines, Media News

Fashion bible Vogue launches in India today, aiming to blitz the market with a print run of 50,000 copies - more than double that of its nearest rival...

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Portfolio Drops Editor's Letter After 2 Issues

WWD.com | Stephanie D. Smith | Posted 09.18.2007 | Media

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NO WORDS: The third issue of Portfolio will arrive on newsstands later this week with one thing missing -- an editor's letter from Joanne Lipman. Thou...

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Wall Street Journal Set To Unveil New Glossy Mag 'Pursuits'

The New York Times | RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA | Posted 09.16.2007 | Home

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Next year, The Wall Street Journal will introduce Pursuits, a glossy monthly magazine about the lifestyles of the rich, in hopes of drawing more ads f...

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