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Ed's sad: He found out that statistically March is the coldest month in NYC. What gives?!?!

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1. New York Observer
New Yorker Will Run Your Correction, Not Its Own
By Michael Calderone
2/7/07
http:// http://www.observer.com/20070212/20070212_Michael_Calderone_media_offtherecord-3.asp#errata

In its Feb. 5 issue, The New Yorker published a message describing factual errors in a Jan. 29 ???Talk of the Town??? piece by Nicholas Lemann about the trial of I. Lewis (Scooter) Libby. Mr. Lemann had mistakenly claimed that ???Joseph Wilson was dispatched by ???the White House??™ to Niger ??¦ (he was sent by the C.I.A.)??? and that Mr. Wilson had ???published his Times Op-Ed piece ???five months??™ after his return (it was a year and five months).???

The message appeared not in an editors??™ correction but in a piece of reader mail, a letter from James Currin of Stamford, Conn. Mr. Currin, 75, is a retired physics professor from SUNY Purchase. He has been reading The New Yorker for more than 50 years. Mr. Lemann is the dean of the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University.

???I was surprised that he was so careless,??? Mr. Currin said by phone on Feb. 4. ???He??™s a good writer.???

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2. New York Observer
Portfolio Launch Nears, Staff Atwitter
By Michael Calderone
2/07.07
http://www.observer.com/20070212/20070212_Michael_Calderone_media_offtherecord-2.asp#Portfolio

???Very few startups have the kind of bankroll behind it that this one does,??? said Kurt Eichenwald, a senior writer and investigative reporter at Portfolio.

Mr. Eichenwald was speaking by phone on Feb. 5 from Dallas, Tex., a safe distance from the magazine??™s perch on the 17th and 18th floors of the Cond?© Nast building.

There, Si Newhouse??™s much-hyped new business magazine and Web site are getting off the ground, with prototypes circulating and staff writers currently under deadline for the inaugural issue, scheduled to hit newsstands on April 24.

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3. WWD
Publishers Shuffle
By Stephanie D. Smith
2/07/07
http://www.wwd.com/issue/article/112557?page=1

Speculation about a publisher shuffle at some of Cond?© Nast's underperforming titles has swirled for months, but the company instead came up with a surprise swap between publishers at two of its better performers. Vice president and publisher Giulio Capua is leaving Gourmet to join Architectural Digest, while Amy Churgin is leaving Architectural Digest to go to Gourmet. The changes are effective immediately.

Both publishers are well-liked within the company, according to insiders, and the switch was in the works for some time. Gourmet's Capua had a strong year in terms of ad pages in 2006, finishing up 7.3 percent at 1,352 pages. Architectural Digest's pages finished flat at 1,709 pages, according to Publishers Information Bureau.

Capua joined Gourmet in June 2002, and was named vice president in 2004. Prior to Gourmet, he spent 12 years at GQ, working his way up from sales representative to associate publisher. Churgin has served as publisher of Architectural Digest since November 1999, and was named a vice president in 2001. Prior to joining Cond?© Nast, she was group publisher at Primedia, where she oversaw New York, Chicago, and Automobile, and also held positions at Seventeen, Elle and European Travel & Life.

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4. Technology Chronicles
Old media, new media
By Dan Fost
2/07/07
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=19&entry_id=13278

You can't get much more old media than the Economist, a magazine established in 1843 that calls itself a newspaper. Its editor, John Micklethwait, even described it today as "fusty," although I think he had his tongue in his cheek when he said it.

Micklethwait presided over a lunch at the Slanted Door in San Francisco's Ferry Building, mostly to get the Economist on the radar of Bay Area media, and to stimulate a discussion of where the media is heading. (The Economist will soon start a Bay Area media blitz to boost its circulation.)

In studying the landscape a year ago, Micklethwait said he thought "a hurricane was heading our way," destroying advertising-supported business models from print to broadcast. But today, he said, "it doesn't seem so bad." Yet once we all got talking, we realized no one had precisely figured out where our business models were heading. The Economist keeps adding new blogs to its Web site, and Micklethwait believes they will supplement its model of in-depth analysis and reportage of international news.

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Whisper Jobs
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Ed hears ...

Jobs

...that allure.com is looking for a full-time freelance editor to assist with daily duties, including writing, editing, and content entry. The ideal candidate should have a minimum of three years of experience writing for a consumer magazine or Web site. Experience with Web-based content management tools and basic HTML is a plus. Interested applicants should submit a resume and published, relevant clips. Contact is fiona_gibb@condenast.com.

...that Hype Hair magazine, an international hair and beauty publication for women of color, is seeking an editorial assistant. This is a full time paid position. The editorial assistant will assist editors on all departments of the magazine, with a focus on hair, beauty, and fashion. Responsibilities include: conducting research on hair and beauty, writing articles, generating story ideas, organizing the contacts database, making editorial and PR contacts, and providing general editorial and administrative support. REQUIREMENTS: Great personality; Great writing and communication skills; Polished phone manner; Ability to solve problems creatively; Ability to be persistent and get the job done; Ability to multi-task; Very organized; Very detail oriented; This is a fun job that is perfect for someone who loves writing, is down to earth, and wants to embrace new and challenging experiences. To apply, send cover letter and resume to Allyson Leak, aleak@hypehair.com and to mooreangel1213@aol.com. Please put your interview availability and paste your resume and cover letter in the body of the email. (OK to mention Ed)

...that a highly skilled senior editor sought to join growing editorial staff of monthly luxury lifestyle publication in Washington, DC. Magazine covers fashion, home design, fine dining, profiles, real estate, the arts and the society/social scene. Applicants should be detailed-oriented, extremely organized and able to meet deadlines. Preference will go to candidates who possess at minimum three years of experience as an editor at a magazine and/or newspaper, particularly one covering stylish, upscale themes and trends. This is a working editor though, so you should have as much capability writing a 150-word blurb as editing a 2,000-word story, be it a service-oriented feature or a celebrity profile. You should also have knowledge of AP style and copy-editing, and familiarity with the components of a great layout visually. Tasks will include conceptualizing, assigning, writing and editing stories, as well as assisting the editor-in-chief and features editor with managing freelance writers. We are an all-hands-on-deck office so you will be expected do everything from calling in images to hitting the town to represent the publication at highbrow functions. Knowledge of the DC metro area hot spots and cool crowd is a plus. Email cover letter, resume, salary requirements and three published writing clips to kshalett@modernluxury.com. (OK to mention Ed)

...that an online magazine looking for a recent college grad (within the past three years) interested in joining our team as editor. As editor, you will be in charge of editing and proofreading other people’s work as well as writing your own pieces (as many or as few as you want). In addition, you will be involved in the process of finding writers and helping to choose article topics. Lastly, you will be publishing edited content online. Qualifications (other than being a recent grad) include editorial experience, being based in the New York area, interpersonal skills, experience in online media (e.g., blogs), ability to identify content that will appeal to our target college demo, and comfort with web publishing tools. We are a fresh and ambitious online magazine targeting the college demographic. We will be operating in a fast-paced and entrepreneurial atmosphere. It’s a fun way to work. If interested, please email your resume and a sample of work you edited to jobs@35grove.com.

...that LA Weekly founder Jay Levin will be launching a new monthly magazine called "RealTalk LA: Los Angeles Lifeforce" this April in order to reinvent local journalism and highlight the many different cultures/subcultures that make up Angelenos. We are currently seeking bloggers for the website, www.RealTalkLA.com, which will serve as an interactive guide for everything hot and poppin' in LA. Bloggers must live in Los Angeles County, be quirky, unique, have a cool sensibility about LA, and possess a desire to voice their cause to the greater LA community. This opportunity is unpaid, but is a great way to get your writing published. Please send resumes, writing samples, and a brief description of who you are and what you're all about to kamrencuriel@realtalkla.com. (OK to mention Ed)

...that Relate Magazine, an emerging teen magazine, is looking for freelance writers for its website. Stories fall into a number of categories including, entertainment, health, beauty, faith and life. Interested writers can pitch ideas to kh.relate@gmail.com. Please look at relatemag.com before pitching. (OK to mention Ed)

Internships

...that MVP/NY, the publisher of WHERE Magazine: New York and IN New York Magazine, is hiring a spring editorial intern to begin immediately. Summer internship applications are also being accepted now. Intern duties may include: researching and calling in products for photo shoots; fact-checking and researching listings, FOB items and features; writing sidebars, listings, captions and other small items; and basically whatever it takes to get the magazines out on schedule. There are opportunities to write short bylined pieces for both publications and gain editorial experience in food, fashion, beauty, art and cultural entertainment. Strong research, fact-checking, writing and proofreading skills and an enthusiastic attitude are vital, and a flexible time commitment of 2-3 days per week for a minimum of 12 weeks is required. The internship is unpaid and can be taken for school credit. Cover letters, resumes and a few brief writing samples should be sent to Liz Pink, MVP/NY, 79 Madison Ave., 8th floor, NY, NY 10016. (OK to mention Ed)

...that ART TOURS CHINA, an art tour company based in Shanghai, China, is looking for editorial interns to research and write stories covering all things related to the contemporary Chinese art scene in their city. Interns will be free to write on what they want: exhibition reviews, auction previews, artist profiles, interviews...anything! ART TOURS CHINA will publish acceptable works in our newsletter. This is a great way for interns to gain clips and work freely around their own schedules. The internship is currently non-paying, but we will work with students to receive school credit if they choose. Send your resume, cover letter and any contemporary Chinese art pieces to editor@arttourschina.com, subject "EDITORIAL INTERN." (OK to mention Ed)

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