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******* Portland State University’s engineering college has been transformed into “a national and international academic and research institution.” The excellence of the college “illustrates how state investments in higher education can increase programmatic capacity.” The university’s electrical engineering department is so good that it’s in a “top 103 listing with such institutions as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University and the University of California at Berkeley. “We knew PSU engineering was significantly under-ranked. But Top 10? Wow! It made my day. Go PSU!” Those quotes are all from a press release that the Oregon university rushed out Friday, upon learning that the 2008 U.S. News & World Report guide to graduate programs had ranked Portland State No. 9 in electrical engineering. You won’t find the press release on the Portland State Web site any more. It turns out that Portland State doesn’t make the Top 10 — or the top 70 for that matter. The stand-alone guidebook that U.S. News sent to newsstands nationwide last week (the version designed for sale throughout the year and purchased by college counseling centers, not the weekly magazine) turns out to have included Portland State and the University of Texas at Arlington incorrectly in the top 10 for electrical engineering — when their rankings are actually so low that the magazine doesn’t give them out. Portland State’s No. 9 slot really belongs to Carnegie Mellon University. Texas-Arlington’s tie for the No. 10 spot really belongs to another University of Texas campus — the flagship, in Austin. MORE ONLINE
2. Radar
Most of the celebrities and tycoons on Out magazine's first Gay Power List (May issue, on newsstands Apr. 17) will probably be grateful for the honor, but maybe not the two on the cover. That's because Anderson Cooper and Jodie Foster have never publicly identified themselves as gay, though neither has ever challenged plentiful speculation to that effect. "It's a bit of chutzpah on our part," acknowledges Out editor in chief Aaron Hicklin. But he says it wasn't merely an attempt to stir up controversy. "The A-list and even B-list gays are mostly in the closet still, and those are the kinds of people we need to have on our cover. This is a way of addressing that." While the ethics of outing are up for debate, Cooper and Foster, who appear on the cover in the form of models holding up masks of their faces, were fair game, says Hicklin, because they inhabit what he calls the "glass closet." "The Anderson Coopers and Jodie Fosters of the world don't go to any great lengths, if any at all, to pretend they have partners of the opposite sex. There are a lot of closeted gay men and women who aren't going to make that list because the risk of litigation [against Out] is too great." MORE ONLINE
3. NY Metro
If you’re female and old enough to remember a time when Chloe Sevigny wasn’t famous (but young enough to care that she is), chances are Jane Pratt helped shape your worldview. But as her audience has grown, the magazine editor has grown with it. In the ’90s, she moved on from the teen-focused Sassy to launch the 20-something-friendly Jane magazine, which she left last year. Her return to the media spotlight last week as the host of “Jane Radio” on the Sirius satellite network came as the New York Post published a report claiming Pratt denied being forced out of Jane by her publisher and admitted to a past sexual relationship with actress Drew Barrymore. You’d been in publishing since you were quite young. How has it been being out of the game? It doesn’t feel like I’ve been out of the game. To tell you the truth, the longest period that felt like I was out of the publishing was between Sassy magazine, leaving that, and starting Jane. I’m working on a new magazine project, which I’m not allowed to talk about yet, but it’s been going pretty much since I left Jane. The audience of Jane grew from the audience of Sassy. Is this another step? I can’t talk about what it is. I do still have a dream at some point of doing a magazine for the next age group up, next progression from Sassy being for teenage girls and Jane being for 18 to 34. Basically, a magazine for 35- to 50-year olds that’s not about baking for your grandchildren. But that’s not what this is. MORE ONLINE
4. Min
She is much better known for her subsequent career--from Family Circle editor-in-chief (1987-1994) to her current editor-in-chief's stint (since September 2001) at Reader's Digest. In Leo's personal Before They Became Stars chapter, she was a Modern Bride staffer in the mid-1980s, when she came up with the idea for Child. "Having a large number of high-income working couples was a new phenomenon back then," she says . "I was a new parent myself [she and husband/U.S. News & World Report columnist John Leo's daughter Alex is now in her 20s], and questions that I had personally--like hiring a nanny, setting up 'play dates,' and choosing the right private school--applied to many." So, with Mary Anne Sommers (ex-Harper's Bazaar) being her business partner and financial support from the Italian conglomerate that also launched Taxi (the European-styled fashion magazine that had a brief run in the 1980s), Child launched in September 1986. Caught the attention of then-New York Times Magazine Group president Bill Kerr (retired as Meredith Corp. chairman/ceo in July 2006), who bought the magazine and quickly moved Leo to FC. Second Child editor was now-Cosmopolitan editor-in-chief Kate White, and Leo lauds her Child work of the final editor-in-chief Miriam Arond (see below). Ironically, it was the "1980s" Chuck Townsend, who, as FC publisher and later NYTMG president after Kerr moved to Meredith, was integral to Child's early success. But the "2000s" Townsend as Cond? Nast president/ceo (since January 2004) was arguably integral to its failure by backing the December 2005 launch of rival Cookie, which contributed to Child's closure (see page 3). Ditto Mary Berner (now Leo's boss, as Reader's Digest Association ceo), who was directly in charge of Cookie under her Fairchild Publications aegis (until January 2006). And Eva Dillon, to whom Leo now directly reports as RD president/group publisher, was Cookie founding vp/publisher. MORE ONLINE
5. New York Observer
Eighteen months after Cond? Nast hired Joanne Lipman to launch a high-end business magazine, since named Portfolio, the 300-plus-page glossy has now been shipped off to the printers. Huzzah! But it takes a lot of hands to edit those 6,000-word features, and in the final pre-launch push, another established editor was corralled into 4 Times Square: Michael Caruso. Mr. Caruso, who abruptly left his last job as Men’s Journal’s editor in chief in October 2005—and won a six-figure settlement from publisher Jann Wenner—was hired last January as a freelance editor. For the first issue, he will have the title of “contributing editor-at-large.” MORE ONLINE
6. PC Advisor
An influx of curious men, eager to get a glimpse of Australian model Lara Bingle in the buff, crashed the GQ Germany website after it published nude photos of the popular model. The existence of nude photographs of Bingle - including one showing her sitting in a field of long grass, and another with her wearing pink silk sleeves with the ocean behind her - surfaced last week after Australian men's magazine Zoo Weekly, revealed it would be using them in their defence of legal action brought by Bingle for defamation, misleading conduct and breach of copyright. After it was revealed the nude photos were on the GQ Germany site, hordes of visitors flocked to the site, crashing its servers and resulting in the GQ Germany team to replace the photos with this message: MORE ONLINE
7. Market Watch
It's never easy for a journalist to cover an icon. A superstar can come across as moody, pampered and egomaniacal, whether it's a rock 'n' roll hero, a movie idol, a world-class athlete -- or the bright and mercurial business visionary, Steve Jobs. Consider the ups and downs of Newsweek columnist Steven Levy, the author of last year's "The Perfect Thing: How the iPod Shuffles Commerce, Culture and Coolness" from Simon & Schuster. For a quarter-century, Levy has been chronicling Apple Inc.'s co-founder and mastermind behind the Macintosh computer, Pixar animated films, the iPod and more. When Levy, 56, first interviewed Jobs in 1983, he was a hungry magazine freelancer. Jobs was, well, Jobs. In other words, he was as opinionated and occasionally as irascible as ever. MORE ONLINE
************ Jobs ...that Men?s Health magazine in Emmaus, Pennsylvania is looking for a senior copy editor who will report directly to the copy chief. Eligible candidates must be college graduates and have excellent skills in English grammar, spelling, usage, and punctuation. They must be detail-oriented, with a thorough understanding of the magazine-production process. Candidates must be proficient in Mac OS X, MS Word, and MS Office. A working knowledge of InDesign (or Quark) is also required. Familiarity with Windows is a plus. The successful candidate must be a team player, be able to meet and manage deadlines, have a keen eye for detail, possess strong organizational abilities and have good communication skills. Responsibilities include editing text for grammar, spelling, punctuation, and syntax and modifying copy to conform to standards of style, length, and ease of understanding. Additional responsibilities include managing the monthly Overset records and assisting the copy chief in overseeing six freelance proofreaders during closes. Ideal candidate will possess: Bachelor?s degree. 5 - 10 years of copyediting experience. A working knowledge of the Chicago Manual of Style. Excellent time-management and prioritization skills. An ability to perform gracefully under pressure. Willingness to be flexible to project needs. Availability to work occasional long days. A positive, proactive, solution-oriented approach to problems. Please post resume on www.rodale.com. ...that Fine Gardening magazine, a bi-monthly magazine dedicated to hands-on ornamental gardening, is looking for an assistant editor. FG is published by the Taunton Press, located in Newtown, CT. Editing and writing skills, basic photography skills, and strong organizational skills are all assets. A passion for ornamental gardening is essential and any training in the field would be useful. Frequent travel is required during the growing season to find authors and to photograph articles. (Sorry--that's all the info Ed has!) Internships ...that O, The Oprah Magazine is looking for a PAID photo intern to begin in May. Duties include: organizing/tracking all art, returning portfolios, art and tearsheets to photographers and additional important administrative duties. Our ideal candidate must have a strong interest in magazine and photography, excellent administrative and organizational skills, and work efficiently and autonomously in a very fast paced environment. This is a paid internship which will require a full-time commitment for six months. The photo intern is an integral position in our department, so we are looking for someone with an interest in photography but who is also super-resourceful and responsible. A basic knowledge of Photoshop is a must. Please email a cover letter and resume to Kathy at oprahphotointern@gmail.com. No phone calls please. ...that Esquire Magazine's Fashion Department is searching for energetic, enthusiastic and ORGANIZED interns to begin as soon as possible. Send cover letters (including availability) and resumes to ninamyers@hearst.com. (OK to mention Ed) ...that Bridal Guide has an immediate opening for an enthusiastic intern to assist our art department. Internship is non-paid, or for credit. Minimum 3 days per week commitment required. Knowledge of Quark, Photoshop, scanning software, etc. Duties include: maintaining the mini wall, assisting with photo research, calling messengers, scanning, updating tear sheet book, photocopying. Looking for a highly motivated, proactive individual looking to looking to pursue a career in magazine design. Art school background a must. Contact Lindsay Beitler at lbeitler@bridalguide.com or Robin Zachary at rzachary@bridalguide.com. (OK to mention Ed) ...that Family Circle is looking for an intern in the Home department for summer. We are looking for a minimum of 2/3 days a week and MUST be for academic credit. Some of the home intern's daily responsibilities will include market work, research, maintaining/organizing the home closet and products we receive, some writing and some administrative work. There will be opportunities to attend photo shoots and press events. Please email resumes to dori.katz@meredith.com. (OK to mention Ed)
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