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1. New York Post
The Hearst Is Over For Her
By Keith J. Kelly
7/19/06
http://www.nypost.com/business/the_hearst_is_over_for_her_business_keith_j__kelly.htm

SURE, there's a fabulous new gym, dizzying views of Central Park and a snazzy new cafeteria, but that doesn't mean everyone is going to stay at Hearst Magazines for life.

Melissa Biggs Bradley, the editor of critically acclaimed Town & Country Travel and the feature editor on Town & Country, is bolting from the bluebloods' bible at month's end after 11 years on the magazine.

She may go down as one of the first high-ranking editors to leave since the Hearsties began moving into their Norman Foster-designed glass skyscraper tower. T&C, which published the Travel magazine as a quarterly spin-off, moved to the 33rd floor in early June.

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The prospect of breaking into the seemingly impenetrable fortress that is The New Yorker can make a writer contemplate crazy and desperate things. So it was for Mac Montandon, when, a couple years ago, he received an assignment to write an article on spec for the magazine's Talk of the Town section. To Montandon, who'd been trying, unsuccessfully, to break into the magazine, it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. But on the day he'd arranged to conduct the crucial interview, one that couldn't be postponed, his wife went into labor with the couple's first child. "I'll probably sound like the bastard of all time," the 35-year-old journalist says, "but I was a little conflicted."

On the day his daughter, Oona, was born, he was to meet Bob Pollard, the frontman of the band Guided by Voices, who, Montandon had learned, planned to announce the dissolution of the band to a capacity crowd at the Bowery Ballroom that evening. It promised to be one of those offbeat New York moments that Talk of the Town stories capture so well, and Pollard seemed the type of quirky, yet complex, persona that might intrigue New Yorker readers. Luckily, Oona was born in time for Montandon to meet Pollard that afternoon. And making trips back and forth from the venue to the hospital, he even caught one of Guided by Voices' final performances. Later, Montandon framed his story with the elegance, wit, and detail he believed were the ingredients of a successful Talk story. In the end, though, the magazine never published it. "I think that was the closest I've come to cracking into the golden tower," recalls Montandon, a senior editor at the soon-to-be-relaunched Radar magazine, who estimates he's pitched Talk of the Town 15 times over the past four years. (One of his most recent: a piece on the etiquette of holding subway and elevator doors open for other passengers—do you make a token effort with the "dainty one-toe" technique or take "the full-body approach"? In retrospect, he concedes, his pitch may have been a bit too "high-concept.")

Rejection, of course, is simply a rite of passage for most writers. For Montandon, though, it formed the seed of an idea. Since there was no shortage of writers like him who'd tried and failed to make The New Yorker's pages, he figured there was an abundance of unpublished Talk stories lying around New York City. About a year ago he set out to provide a home for the orphan submissions, quietly launching silenceofthecity.com, where he resurrects the unpublished contributions of Talk of the Town rejectees. Montandon insists the site is every bit a tribute to The New Yorker, not a parody of it. It maintains the look and feel of the magazine's signature section down to the font and, in the top left corner, the profile of Eustace Tilly, the aristocratic fellow who appeared on the cover of The New Yorker's first issue in February 1925 (and on many others since). On Silence, however, Tilly trades his monocle for an eye patch to reinforce the theme of the site—work that under other circumstances wouldn't have seen the light of day.

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In an attempt to increase brand awareness, men's magazine Arena, will launch an interactive blog. The move is part of Emap's ongoing strategy to expand its magazine brands across other "high growth" platforms.

The blog, which goes live on July 24, aims to encourage communication between Arena readers and contributors. William Drew, editor of Arena, said: "Arena didn't want to simply create a web site which talks at people. We view the web as an opportunity to strike up a two-way dialogue with our users, get their feedback on our content and form a community around the Arena brand.

"We also plan to use this relationship to generate new content for the magazine. Using blogging technology makes this easy and we're excited to be creating a site that has such fresh content for our readers."

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Conde Nast Business Media named Ari Brandt as general manager of digital media for Conde Nast Portfolio, the publisher's upcoming business magazine that aims to take on Fast Company, BusinessWeek, Fortune and Forbes.

Mr. Brandt comes to Conde Nast from Yahoo, where he served as director of ad solutions since March 2005. "I bring a unique and valuable perspective to the group because I have firsthand experience in the process from all sides of the desk: ad agencies, the client side as well as online and traditional publishing," Mr. Brandt said from his New York office.

At Yahoo, Mr. Brandt oversaw the go-to-market strategy for the launch of Yahoo Tech and was the business lead for Yahoo Finance and Yahoo News. Prior to joining Yahoo, he was associate publisher of Smart Money.

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Elle's fashion department has seen significant shuffling of late, including hires from rivals Vogue and Harper's Bazaar. From Vogue, associate fashion editor Silvia Sitar joins Elle as market editor. Bazaar's senior market editor, Kate Lanphear, will take on a similar title at Elle. After a stint at Niche Media, Lauren Benward has returned to Elle to be an accessories editor. And several editors already at Elle also have been on the move: Joann Pailey has been named senior market editor, while Lilah Schechner is heading to Los Angeles to be West Coast fashion editor.

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Unofficially, we call this the Arthur Kent Award in honor of the former nbc reporter nick¬named Scud Stud for his "sexy" coverage of the bombings during the 1991 Persian Gulf War. (Kent now owns a London production company.) Inspiration, for sure, for Cosmopolitan's Media Man Search , which publishing director (since August 1995) Donna Lagani started in 2001. Nominations, posted on cosmomediamen.com , are being accepted through Thursday (July 20); voting takes place from July 26 through August 29. Winner, who will succeed Keller Crescent Co.'s Joe Trask and will be announced September 6, gets a trip to the Desert Springs J.W. Marriott Resort and Spa in Palm Desert, Calif. Also, one voter per day will receive a $5 Starbucks gift card, and one randomly chosen "nominator" will win $300.

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Ed hears…

... that LA.com is currently seeking an entry-level assistant editor with strong writing and editing skills, as well as an impressive insider's knowledge of Los Angeles. The successful applicant will contribute items to the blog, oversee and maintain several areas of the site, write reviews for other editors as needed, and (the unfun stuff) regularly assist with research, programming and site maintenance. A Bachelor's degree in journalism or a related field is strongly preferred. For consideration, please email resume, cover letter and writing samples to Lonny Pugh at lpugh@la.com. (Official Ed2010 posting)

... that the magazine division for the Springfield News-Leader, the newspaper serving the third-largest city in Missouri, is seeking a magazine designer. We currently have one glossy quarterly publication, another glossy quarterly set to launch in September and three newsprint publications that come out monthly or weekly. We are creating two new titles for 2007 as well. The job would be designing new magazines from scratch and following our lead designer's visions on the current publications. Direct questions to mrose@news-leader.com and see Ozarks Signature online: OzarksSignature.com

... that there may be a production spot opening up at Blueprint Magazine, which is part of Martha Stewart Omnimedia. "They really need someone who is expert with type closing procedures on magazines: very specific tracking, kerning, ragging lines of type. They are extremely perfectionistic at Martha Stewart and need a Production person who is very accomplished with type finessing and the InDesign program. They are not looking for a designer. THIS IS A PRODUCTION SPOT. On their next issue they will need a new freelancer to start with them. This spot will probably become full-time because they are a new magazine and want to bulk up their staff." Ed's tipster says to contact Denise Clappi, dclappi@marthastewart.com, 212-827-8679 (Do NOT mention Ed)

Internships

... that a major magazine in NYC is looking for an intern in fashion department to start August 5th for an indefinite amount of time. Responsibilities include checking in and returning products, helping maintain fashion closet, some administrative duties, and assisting fashion assistant (and market editors where necessary). Please reply to fashioninternshipjob@yahoo.com. (OK to mention Ed)

... that Life & Style Weekly is looking for enthusiastic interns to join a fast-paced, celebrity-obsessed, style-savvy editorial staff this fall. Interns must be able to work a minimum of two days each week, and it is preferable that they receive college credit. Among various administrative duties, interns will be required to assist with a multitude of tasks in each department. These include Nexis and other related research for news and feature stories, doing field work to gather information for the magazine, helping in the fashion and beauty closet, various organizational tasks, updating files of weekly magazine coverage, putting together the daily celebrity news packets that get distributed to the office, and, in time, much more. Life & Style Weekly is located in Englewood Cliffs, NJ - just a hop, skip and a jump (by public transportation) across the George Washington Bridge. Please send a cover letter and resume to Barbara Seigel, associate features editor, at bseigel@bauerpublishing.com for consideration. (OK to mention Ed)

... that FHM, the national men's lifestyle magazine, is looking for an intern to work three to four days per week for a minimum of three months. Current college students and graduates are both welcome to apply. Responsibilities include transcribing interviews, mail sorting, research, generating story ideas, assisting editors and general office up-keep. The chance to write for the magazine is rewarded to interns who go above and beyond what is asked of them in the course of a typical day. Working knowledge of Lexis Nexis, proficient typing and transcribing skills, a professional phone and email demeanor and familiarity with FHM are all a must. Internship is paid; no school credit given. Send cover letter and resume in an email attachment to jobs@fhmus.com with "Internship" in the subject line. Please, no phone calls or follow-up emails.

... that Quick & Simple, Hearst's new weekly lifestyle magazine based in Manhattan, is seeking crafty, enthusiastic interns to join our home department this fall. This is a great opportunity to work side by side with a very creative, small staff. Responsibilities include: managing product requests and returns, maintaining product files, organizing prop closets, picking up and returning props for shoots, handy tasks like stapling, gluing and painting, as well as the usual administrative tasks such as filing, researching, making phone calls, etc. All candidates must be eligible to receive school credit and should be able to work 2-3 days a week. Please send resume, cover letter and availability to Kimberly Sica at QSinternship@hearst.com. (OK to mention Ed)

... that Quick & Simple's beauty department is looking for organized and energetic interns to begin in the fall. Interns will have the opportunity to research products, pitch story ideas, attend press events and test the latest beauty merchandise. Other responsibilities include filing press releases, organizing the beauty closet, calling in and returning beauty samples, and maintaining the beauty clip book. All candidates must be eligible to receive school credit and should be available to work 2-3 days a week Please send resume, cover letter and availability to Kimberly Sica at QSinternship@hearst.com. (OK to mention Ed)

... that Quick & Simple is also interviewing interns for our coupons and contests department to work from late August to December. Must have strong communication and writing skills. Interns will brainstorm new contest and sweepstakes ideas, act as a liaison with PR representatives and attend media events on behalf of the department as needed. Potential candidates must be able to receive credit and should be available to work 2-3 days a week. Please send resume, cover letter and any clips to Kimberly Sica at QSinternship@hearst.com (OK to mention Ed)

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