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Special Ed Happy Hour: Men's and Sports' Magazines
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Ed wants to throw back a few with all men's and sports' mag eds and ed-wannabes for a very Special Ed Happy Hour tonight from 7-9 pm. Come out to Porky's (55 W 21st St, between 5th and 6th Aves) for $10 pitchers or $3 pints of domestic beers (Bud, Bud Light, and Miller Lite) and $4 well drinks, as well as half-price appetizers. Questions? Email events@ed2010.com.

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EdSchool presents: How to get freelance work (and end up on staff if you want to!)
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Mag freelancer and teacher Eric Butterman and Ed2010 present a 5-week super-intensive course on freelance pitching and writing. Enrollment limited to 15 students, plenty of personal attention. Learn how to write the best email pitches possible, be good on the phone and sell stories (one student sold $3,000 in freelance stories while still in the class--we're not kidding). About Eric: He's been an editor on staff at Folio: and Travel Agent magazine, and has written for Glamour, Men's Fitness and countless other titles.

Classes are Wednesdays April 4th-May 2nd, 7-9pm at The Manhattan Theatre Club, The Creative Center, 311 West 43rd Street (near 8th Ave.)

Cost: $285

To sign up: RSVP to freelance@ed2010.com is REQUIRED. You'll get an email back with the PayPal URL.

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News
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1. Gawker
Sia Michel, Top Pop Chick Once More
March 20, 2007
http://gawker.com/news/sia-michel/sia-michel-top-pop-chick-once-more-245531.php

Unceremoniously dumped (or self-dumped!) during the sale of Spin a year ago, glamourpuss Sia Michel, once the first woman to edit an American rock mag, has finally made her berth at the Times permanent. She'll now be the pop music editor, in charge of all the Arcade Fire needs of the young generation of newspaper semi-readers.

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2. MIN
SCARLETT IS "SEXIEST" AND BEST; LINDSAY IS A SEXY BEST--AND WORST.
By Steve Cohn
March 19, 2007
http://www.minonline.com/mb_topstory.htm

Clearly, in Esquire's cover "race," sexiest woman alive Scarlett Johansson (November) wins easily. Lindsay Lohan was sexy and selling for Elle's September "Fall Preview," but adding kid-sister Ali to the mix proved to be a worst for CosmoGirl! (November). Halloween has always been a "great pumpkin" for Country Living, but Kate Winslet is now a two-time "pumpkin" for In Style: October 1999 (under now-People Group editor Martha Nelson) and October 2006 (under Nelson's since-2002 managing editor successor Charla Lowhan). Tyler Perry's homeless-to-riches story made him an Essence best. Not that different a "rise" from Discover's Albert Einstein a century ago. Food & Wine's March Red Hot Design sold worst, says editor-in-chief Dana Cowin, because the cover lacked food and wine.

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3. New York Post
AMI SETS THE DATE TO REPORT FISCAL '06
By Keith J. Kelly
March 20, 2007
http://www.nypost.com/seven/03202007/business/ami_sets_the_date_to_report_fiscal_06_business_keith_j__kelly.htm

It's coming.

American Media Inc.'s long overdue report for fiscal 2006 may now be only days away, according to the company's latest SEC filing.

Technically, the publisher of Star, the National Enquirer and Shape blew another deadline for reporting its fiscal results for the one-year period ending March 31, 2006, when it did not report on March 15.

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4. Mediabistro
fishbowlNY
March 19, 2007
http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/newspapers/page_six_to_perez_deb_schoeneman_uses_playboy_for_gossip_atonement_55133.asp

Ex-New York magazine gossip columnist and author Deborah Schoeneman [left] contributes a 5,058-word piece to the April issue of Playboy that's part "blogs have changed the Hollywood gossip game" standard fare, and part public apology to Paula Froelich [right], the Page Six reporter whom Schoeneman feuded with last summer during a publicity push for her book, 4% Famous. Oddly, Schoeneman refers to Froelich as "Jane" because "if I use her real name she'll probably kill me." (Or, perhaps, Playboy's legal told Schoeneman to.)

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5. WWD
Memo Pad
By Stephanie D. Smith, Irin Carmon, and Amy Wicks
March 20, 2007
http://wwd.com/memopad/article/114093

BRINGING SEXY BACK: GQ banked its best-selling issue of 2006 with its theme of "Love, Sex and Madness" last April, featuring cover model Adriana Lima. Editor in chief Jim Nelson is bringing the issue back in April with Hollywood party girl Lindsay Lohan as the cover subject. Along with Lohan's thoughts on sex and madness, gathered in an interview conducted while the actress was still in rehab, Nelson conducted a Q&A with director Pedro Almod?var. Nelson, a big fan of Almod?var's films such as "Volver'' and "Talk to Her,'' has not written a piece for the magazine since a profile of Morrissey he penned in April 2004. In addition, GQ names its Best Designers in America in a special section, including Tim Hamilton and Michael Bastian, who both were nominated for 2007 Council of Fashion Designers of America Swarovski awards for men's wear, adampluseve's Adam Lippes, Helmut Lang's Michael and Nicole Colovos and Band of Outsiders' Scott Sternberg, among others. The issue hits newsstands nationwide on March 27.

MOVING PARTS: Marie Claire creative director Paul Martinez has left Marie Claire for Men's Journal, the highest-level defection from the magazine since Joanna Coles took over as editor last year. He replaces David Matt, who left Men's Journal for Workman Publishing after two years at Wenner Media. Jennifer Barnett, who worked at Marie Claire under Glenda Bailey's successful editorship and then followed Bailey to Harper's Bazaar, recently returned to the magazine as editor at large and sources indicated she's taking an active role on covers.

GONE GREEN: Former Time Out New York editor in chief and Martha Stewart executive Cyndi Stivers appears to be working away at her latest venture, said to be a green media company with a major Web site component. Several employees have already been hired to work in offices on Manhattan's West Side. Stivers, who left her post as executive vice president of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia in November, did not respond to requests for comment.

STEALING BEAUTY: Watch out Allure, Cond? Nast Traveler is making an aggressive push for more beauty advertising. Last year proved to be a flat year for beauty ad pages but the magazine is predicting a 35 percent increase by the end of 2007. On this note, the magazine is introducing a special section in its April issue that is devoted to beauty, with Dove as its sole advertiser. "We've targeted beauty as a growth category because it's highly relevant to our readership," said Lisa Hughes, vice president and publisher. This is the first time Dove has advertised in the magazine. Babs Rangaiah, director of media and entertainment at Unilever, said the company chose CN Traveler for its Dove Pro-Age campaign because the travel sector is aligned with the brand's "global approach to real beauty." A spokesman for the magazine pointed out that only 50 percent of its ads come from the travel category.

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6. American Journalism Review
A New Portfolio
From February/March 2007 issue
by Paul Farhi
http://ajr.org/Article.asp?id=4300

It seems like the most counterintuitive (not to say craziest) media venture of the decade. At a time when print is fading, when business magazines are struggling, when monthly frequency seems glacial in an age of digital speed, magazine giant Cond? Nast is preparing to launch a...monthly business magazine. Nearly two years in the making, Cond? Nast Portfolio will hit newsstands with its first issue in days. Its very existence seems to raise a defiant question: Can top-shelf narrative journalism, plus posh photography and design, overcome the forces arrayed against it?

Portfolio has been the buzz of New York's gossipy media and advertising circles for months, despite, or maybe because of, the secrecy surrounding it. The magazine's staff has guarded the first issue's contents as if it were an unannounced corporate takeover offer. The semiofficial line is that Portfolio will be a kind of hybrid of The New Yorker and Vanity Fair (both, like Portfolio, part of S.I. Newhouse's privately held print empire). In other words, Portfolio will be exhaustively reported, literary and slick-–a business magazine for people who don't like to read business magazines.

For $100 million, would you expect anything less? That's the bankroll supposedly behind Portfolio's editorial staff of about 70 (the number will eventually grow to about 90), and the kind of heart-quickening figure that has helped stoke all the buzz. While Cond? Nast rarely does anything on the cheap, the $100 million figure could stand a little more context. Portfolio's publisher, David Carey, acknowledges that Cond? Nast may indeed spend that much to promote and sustain the magazine and its Web site (www.portfolio.com), but over the course of six years. Still enough to buy fine things, but more like a Lexus than a Maserati. So far, the money has purchased a first-class editorial roster. The first--and most important–-hire was Editor-in-Chief Joanne Lipman, formerly one of the Wall Street Journal's rising stars. Since leaving the Journal in October 2005, Lipman has gone up and down Broadway, cherry-picking talent. Her first draft choice came from inside Cond? Nast; Blaise Zerega, the managing editor at Cond? Nast-owned Wired, became Lipman's No. 2. Then came two deputies: Jim Impoco, formerly editor of the New York Times' Sunday Business section, and Amy Stevens, who had edited the Journal's lifestyle-oriented Weekend Journal section. Another Journal vet, Ken Wells, is a senior editor.

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Three students from Mississippi looking for summer housing between May 25 and Aug 8 (roughly 10 or 11 weeks). Very clean and very responsible. Two boys, one girl. Willing to take care of pets, plants, or any other housing needs. All are interning at magazines for the summer located on Third Ave (btwn 46 and 47) and at 4 Times Square. Looking for 3BR but willing to settle for 2BR as long as a 3rd bed or sleeper sofa is available. If interested or if you have questions please contact us at rdblakel@Olemiss.edu.

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Awesome sublet available Apr 11 to May 28. UWS 1 BR in a spacious 2 BR apartment, half a block from the 1 train. Furnished. $950/month. More details at http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/sub/295019370.html.

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Whisper Jobs
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Ed hears ...

...that Real Estate Media is looking for an editor to oversee the day-to-day operations and long-range planning for one of its monthly regional magazines. The ideal candidate will: Determine the editorial vision and direction by developing new concepts, themes and story ideas. Ensure that the editorial content is consistent with REM’s journalistic standards and policies. Maintain an industry presence by attending press conferences, conventions and networking functions as well as through speaking engagements. Maintain strong relationships with leading market professionals and public relations representatives/firms. Manage a staff of in house writers and freelancers. Establish tone and direction of features and establish deadlines. Maintain personal writing schedule. Edit all features. Oversee editing of departments and columns. Ensure quality and consistency of charts, completeness of photography. Work with editorial staff and production manager to establish short and long-term editorial and production deadlines. Oversee flow of pages through production. Work with Creative Services team on story layout ideas and graphic treatments. Qualified candidates must have 5+ years experience. He or she should submit resume and cover letter with salary requirements to opportunities@alm.com for immediate consideration. For more information please go to our website: www.remediainc.com.

...that American Express Publishing's TRAVEL + LEISURE GOLF seeks a motivated assistant editor to join its team. Job responsibilities include fact-checking articles for accuracy, conducting reporting/original research on editorial features, support of senior editors and assisting writers in the field. Perform other job related duties. Qualifications: Successful applicant must be self-motivated, detail and deadline oriented. Excellent grammar, spelling and English usage. Ability to conduct phone interviews effectively. Knowledge of library and research skills. Previous consumer magazine experience preferred. Knowledge of and passion for golf are musts. QUALIFIED CANDIDATES SHOULD APPLY ONLINE. GO TO: www.americanexpress.com. Scroll to bottom of page and select the link Jobs@American Express. Click on ''Search Jobs'', then click on ''Search Openings'' at the bottom of the screen, hit ''Clear'', enter ''82717BR'' in ''Keyword'' and follow the on-line prompts. Only those candidates who PROVIDE SALARY REQUIREMENTS and meet minimum qualifications will be contacted. No paper resumes will be accepted.

Celebrating the International Poetry Day, the Arabesques Review is now accepting submissions for two upcoming special issues: Vol 03, Issue 02 Contemporary Women Literature, Submissions Deadline, April 30, 2007. Vol 03, Issue 03 Globalization: Submissions Deadline, June 30, 2007. We would be very honored to read and consider your contribution for these upcoming anthologies. To SUBMIT TO THE ARABESQUES REVIEW: http://www.arabesquespress.org/journal/. Click here to check out our submission guidelines. Email us at: submissions@arabesquespress.org.

Internships

...that the JANE fashion department is looking for a team of enthusiastic SUMMER fashion interns. THIS IS NOT AN EDITORIAL INTERNSHIP. Primary duties of this internship include tracking samples as they come in and leave the closet, preparing for run thrus, shoots and assisting editors with various other projects. Must be detail oriented, organized, professional, proactive, diligent and ready to work in a fast-paced environment. Only candidates who are serious about fashion need apply. We will provide school credit as it is an unpaid internship. Email resumes and cover letters to sarah_schussheim@condenast.com w/ FASHION INTERNSHIP in the subj. line. Please include potential start/end date and availability. 3+ days required. (OK to mention Ed)

...that Uptown magazine, a New York-centric, upscale quarterly with custom issues in three other markets (DC, Chicago, and Atlanta), is looking for an intern to work in the photograhy department (starting immediately). Ideal candidate should have a passion for art and African-American culture. Strong communication and organizational skills, and the ability to multi-task in a fast paced environment are also required. Intern will assist photo director and associate photo editor with photo research and production. The position is un-paid, but this is a great chance to gain professional experience and get college credits. Applicants must be available to commit two full days a week. Email cover letter, resume, and two writing samples to Turquoise Toppin, ttoppin@uptown-magazine.com. Only serious inquiries will be contacted. (OK to mention Ed)

...that Working Mother magazine has an excellent opportunity for a few smart, talented and on-the-ball editorial interns. Duties include working closely with editors, reporting, researching, sniffing out story leads, working on special projects and some administrative assistance. We’re a small staff so you’ll get the chance to really be part of the team. In this market it's all about experience and this is a great start. Must be a team player, comfortable with computers and able to work autonomously. Position starts in May and runs through August, depending upon your availability. Schedule is flexible, but we prefer 3-4 full days/week. Position is unpaid, but we'll make sure you get great experience! Please specify the position you are applying for in the subject line. In your cover letter, please indicate when you could start, which days you can work and your estimated end date. Please also indicate your availability to come in for an interview. Send resume, cover letter, and 2-3 clips to: susan.gerstenzang@workingmother.com. No calls please. (OK to mention Ed)

...that Working Mother is also looking for a lifestyle intern. Duties include working closely with our lifestyle editor, calling in products (some children's products), scoping out new fashion accessories and beauty products, working with vendors, writing buyer's guide info, going to trade shows and helping set up photo shoots. Must have a pleasant phone manner, be comfortable with computers and able to work autonomously. Position starts in May and runs through August, depending upon your availability. Schedule is flexible, but we prefer 3-4 full days/week. Position is unpaid, but we'll make sure you get great experience! Please specify the position you are applying for in the subject line. In your cover letter, please indicate when you could start, which days you can work and your estimated end date. Please also indicate your availability to come in for an interview. Send resume and cover letter to susan.gerstenzang@workingmother.com. No calls please. (OK to mention Ed)

...that Modern Bride & Elegant Bride magazines, of Cond? Nast Publications, are looking for 8 to 10 summer interns. Interns will be placed in the Art/Production, Features, Lifestyle, or Fashion departments based upon their interests and background. The internships are unpaid and students are required to receive academic credit. Must have strong computer and phone skills, must be a hard-working self-starter and question-asker. We need outgoing, energetic people! Intern responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Features and Lifestyle – assisting features and lifestyle editors with fact-checking, Internet research, phone interviews and administrative duties. Interns will also prepare for and assist at photo shoots. Fashion – assisting the fashion, beauty and accessories editors with fact-checking, Internet research, trafficking samples from designers, manufacturers and PR firms, as well as general clerical duties and photo shoots. Art/Production – Interns will report to the production and art directors and will assist with scanning and trafficking materials to photographers, among other tasks and projects. Must be familiar with InDesign, Quark Express and Photoshop. Interns must be available 3-4 days a week from May-August and enrolled in a college or university. Please email resumes and cover letters (specifying availability and department of interest) to michaela_garibaldi@condenast.com. No phone calls. (OK to mention Ed)

...that Prophecy Magazine, an internationally distributed bi-annual magazine of architecture, art, fashion, music + culture, is looking for an editorial intern for its next issue due out in the fall. This internship is unpaid. Most work will be done out-of-office, remotely from home. The intern will assist the managing editor with story research, phone calls, work with features editors on the planning stages of stories, and special projects. During production, the intern will work as fact checker to help research and confirm facts for the entire book. Intern should know proofreading marks and have prior magazine journalism experience and a strong interest in magazine publishing/editing. All applicants should be familiar with a Mac, have good phone and research skills and be good at multi-tasking. Applicants have to show extreme attention to detail and be able to follow through and take ownership on all projects they are tasked with. Please be familiar with, at least, the last issue of Prophecy magazine before you submit your cover letter and resume to Marina Garcia-Vasquez, mgv@prophecymagazine.net. No phone calls. (OK to mention Ed)

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