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******* American Media Inc. named veteran tabloid editor Candace Trunzo as the new editor in chief of Star magazine, capping weeks of speculation that Joe Dolce would leave the post after his contract expires March 31. "I want to thank Joe for all his efforts and contributions towards Star's successful transition from tabloid to glossy magazine over the past three years," AMI chief David Pecker said in a note to staff distributed Feb. 13. Speculation about Dolce's impending departure followed a year of woes at Star, which AMI acknowledged in a recent financial filing. The 1.5 million-circ title, which underwent a costly makeover three years ago, faces increased competition on the newsstand in the celebrity weekly field from rivals like Wenner Media's Us Weekly and Bauer Publishing's In Touch and Life & Style. MORE ONLINE
2. Media Week UK
NatMags is to become the second magazine publisher to produce a stand-alone digital magazine with the launch of a weekly fashion and entertainment e-zine for teenage girls, developed under the name Project Celia. The as-yet unnamed magazine, which could adopt CosmoGirl! branding, will launch by the end of March.???The publisher has teamed up with Ceros, the software company behind Dennis??™ digital men??™s magazine Monkey, to produce the magazine, which is currently in test phase.???Each issue will run to at least 35 pages and will target 13 to 19-year-old girls with fashion, music, film and TV content with a humorous tone, rounding up content from websites such as YouTube and inviting readers to send in clips. As with Monkey, it will be e-mailed for free each week and will have a variety of rich media ad formats, including display ads with embedded content, advertorials, sponsorships and bumper ads that bookend video clips. MORE ONLINE
3. Min
In the past, "Cupid" came disguised as Christie Brinkley/Heidi Klum/Elle Macpherson and other supermodels in a Swimsuit tradition started 43 years ago by Sports Illustrated editors as winter "filler" between the football and baseball seasons. Editorial mysteries for Swimsuit 2007 will be solved at the midnight (Eastern) beginning of Valentine's Day (February 14), when the cover is revealed concurrently on SI.COM and on Jay Leno's Tonight Show. No mysteries, though, about the business, which, like the models' measurements, has "filled out" brilliantly. SI president (since December 2005) Mark Ford tells min that Swimsuit print advertising revenues topped a Publishers Information Bureau-filed $41 million thus year. Although just a modest gain from 2006's $39.9 million, the sum is more than several magazines accrue in a year. Here is the Swimsuit advertising-page timeline dating back to 1984: MORE ONLINE
4. The Independent
Three months ago, our offices in Marylebone looked great - all steel and oak furniture from Switzerland - but didn't have any phones or computers. Or staff. Today, they are home to 20 writers, editors and designers. The once-empty pinboard has been transformed into the "wonderwall", covered in proofs for the hundreds of pages we have sent to press for this week's launch of Monocle, a briefing on global affairs, business, culture and design. have been here as editor for only two months - after joining from this newspaper's Sunday sister - and I can't quite believe how many stories have been pulled off against the odds in that short space of time. Or how people who never knew each other before have come together as a loyal, focused team. We think Monocle is just what the market needs - a title that spends serious money on sending writers and photographers to find the best stories on every continent and opposes armchair journalism and shuns celebrity (that includes celebrity writers; we have no star columnists, no picture bylines). MORE ONLINE
5. Folio
Despite an almost 6 percent decline in sales, Cosmopolitan closed out the second half of 2006 as the biggest newsstand seller moving just over 1.9 million copies issue, down from almost 2.1 million copies in the second half of 2005, according to the latest FAS-FAX analysis released Monday by the Audit Bureau of Circulations. Celebrity weekly People came in second with almost 1.6 million copies sold at the newsstand per issue, up 2.08 percent from a little over 1.5 million copies in the same period a year earlier. Women??™s World was the top seller in the women??™s magazine category with 1.4 million copies per issue, down 2.8 percent from almost 1.45 a year earlier. And Woman??™s Day saw an almost 20 percent decline in single copy sales ??“ the largest of the period ??“ selling 685,250 copies, down from 856,125 in the second half of 2005. The biggest gainer of period was low-cost Life & Style Weekly, which saw its single copy sales climb 25.25 percent to 744,453, up from 594,358 in 2005. Fellow $1.99 magazine, In Touch Weekly continued to make gains at the newsstand to claim the number 5 spot on the list top newsstand sellers moving an average of 1.2 million an issue, up 7.7 percent from 1.14 million in the second half of 2005. US Weekly came in sixth place with 978,285 copies, up from 954,892 in the second half of 2005. MORE ONLINE
6. Fashion Week Daily
The much-buzzed about changes at Elle are slowly become a full-blown reality. Over the course of Fashion Week here last week, Gilles Bensimon, whose international creative title has been moved down to the bottom of the masthead beginning with this month??™s March issue, was moved out of his prime, not to mention spacious, corner office on the 44th floor to accommodate Roberta Myers. The fashion title??™s editor-in-chief, for her part, had been holed up in an office not befitting her stature, and the justified changes came as part of an entire restructuring of several departments, save for fashion. Fashion news director Anne Slowey, whose office was directly adjacent to Bensimon??™s old space, was also upgraded to a larger office, and the buzz on the floor is that she??™s also getting a coveted wooden floor instead of the drab office carpeting. Bensimon??™s new office is half the size of his old workspace, according to sources, but given the photographer??™s busy travel schedule and the addition of Joe Zee as creative director, his day-to-day duties in the office are slowly dwindling. Zee, meanwhile, who??™s situated in his own impressive office in the art department, will style his first Elle cover with Bensimon for the June issue. Zee??™s first full issue, meanwhile, will debut in September. MORE ONLINE 7. WWDSummer Job By Stephanie D. Smith & Irin Ca 2/12/07 http://wwd.com/notavailable/dotcom?target=/memopad/article/112827&articleId=112827&articleType=A&industryKw=memopad Deborah Schoeneman has found herself another gig in addition to her title as contributing editor at Cond?© Nast's business magazine start-up Portfolio. The former New York and New York Observer columnist will take over as editor in chief of Hamptons Style this season. The title will publish biweekly this summer, with the first arriving May 11. The seasonal gig works well with Portfolio's frequency ??” its first issue will make its debut in April, and then will begin a monthly schedule in September. "Because Portfolio doesn't publish in the summer, it's a good use of my time," said the new editor. At Hamptons Style, Schoeneman recruited photographer Jessica Craig-Martin, who has shot for Vogue and Vanity Fair, and who shot the "Socialities - They're Just Like Us!" spread in Radar 3.0, to be creative director. She's also signed up contributors including New York Times style and travel reporter Julia Chaplin, Daily Candy's Pavia Rosati and socialite Ardel Wohl. Meanwhile, Debbie Bancroft will continue to serve as society editor. Schoeneman will write a real estate column for Hamptons Style, and plans to increase coverage of art, design and literature in the Hamptons, as well as include regular fashion and shopping columns. She'll also relaunch the Web site, which will include blogs, by the time the first issue hits. MORE ONLINE
************ Jobs ...that The Village Voice has an immediate opening for an editorial assistant to the editor--in-chief. Perfect for self-starter who derives satisfaction from creating order out of chaos. Must be able to handle multiple tasks & work independently on long-term projects. College education, computer literacy, excellent grammar/spelling, organizational & communication skills essential. send resume and cover letter to David Blum, The Village Voice, 36 Cooper Square, New York NY 10003. (OK to mention Ed) ...that a freelance assistant position in the photo and bookings department at Lucky magazine has opened up. Some of the responsibilities will include: 1) Various photo assignments, such as calling in images from various spas and stores; 2) Be in charge of all the invoices for the models, hair and makeup; 3) Assist with various castings; 4) Assist with photo shoots (i.e. Catering, call sheets, hotels, and car services); 5) Messenger, send back, and organize ALL film. Please only reply if you are seriously interested in the photo and bookings department. Please send resumes to rebecca_schneider@condenast.com. No phone calls please. (OK to mention Ed) ...that Mergermarket, a successful and growing news service with offices world-wide focused on M&A activity, is currently searching for aspiring reporters for entry-level positions at our New York office. While the position is research based, there is plenty of opportunity for reporting, and motivated entrants can expect to be placed on a full-time reporter promotional track. We are looking for energetic individuals, who are comfortable on the phone, able to meet deadlines, good at multi-tasking, and Internet savvy. A background or interest in business, finance or journalism would be an advantage. If interested, please send your resume, cover letter and salary requirements to richard.myers@mergermarket.com. (OK to mention Ed) ...that Candy Apple Magazine, www.candyapplemag.com, is looking for writers. This is for clips only. The magazine is fun, hip and hilarious! Email editor@candyapplemag.com. Internships ...that Departures Magazine, a luxury travel and lifestyle magazine published by American Express Publishing is looking for an energetic and enthusiastic spring photography intern interested in fashion and photography. Applicants should be able to commit at least 2 days per week, be interested in photography and/or a major in photography. The Photo Department at Departures works closely with the Fashion Department in creating the image and concept behind our photo shoots, so an interest in fashion and attention to detail is helpful. Good computer skills (Mac). The position is available to start immediately and last through May, it is unpaid but can be applied to school credit. Please email a brief cover letter and resume to Brandon Perlman, Brandon.J.Perlman@aexp.com. (OK to mention Ed) ...that Salon.com is looking for an intern, to be based in its New York office, for its news and politics section. Candidates should be news and politics savvy and have prior journalism experience; familiarity with basic HTML is preferred, but not required. Internship is unpaid, but credit may be possible. Email clips, resume and cover letter with subject line "News Internship" to Alex Koppelman -- alex@salon.com. (OK to mention Ed) ...that Gourmet Magazine's photography department is looking for a summer intern. We are interested in candidates who have an degree and/or background in photography or experience in magazine publishing. Job Length: May - August 2007 - flexible. Hours: At least 20 per week - flexible. Pay: School credit Deadline for application: May 1. Job Description: Administration duties, help with photo research, scout locations, help coordinate photo shoots and phone work. Must be detail oriented. Please email a resume to Megan_re@condenast.com. (OK to mention Ed) ...that Scotsman Publishing Inc., an industry-leading Seattle-area media company, seeks a writing/editing intern for the summer. We produce two monthly, national trade magazines serving the mortgage industry. Duties: Writing features, editing articles, proofreading and more. Send resume and clips to intern2007@scotsmanguide.com. Info: scotsmanguide.com/jobs. No phone calls, please. *This is an official Ed2010 posting*
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