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******* Portfolio has taken considerable heat for its cover strategies — eschewing portraits, experimenting with landscapes and, most recently, a concept cover. This week will bring another one for dissection, this time featuring a photograph of a chimpanzee taking a bite out of the Financial Times, sources said, pegged to a Michael Lewis story. The photographer, Jill Greenberg, also shot the November cover, and has been shooting primates for years, as seen in her book "Monkey Portraits." As to whether there was any significance to using the Financial Times instead of the bigger and better known (in the U.S.) Wall Street Journal — where Portfolio editor in chief Joanne Lipman and many of her staff made their careers — a spokeswoman declined to comment, nor would she discuss or confirm the cover photo.
2. WWD
"The Fashionista Diaries" ended in September, but the gossip surrounding the show lives on. Last weekend's issue of Page Six Magazine had a piece on the unabashed head of Seventh House PR, Mandie Erickson, called, "Is this the most hated woman in New York?" And Fashionista.com recently blogged about the whereabouts of former Seventh House intern Bridget Helene. It turns out Helene worked as a temp for Vogue, for 7th on Sale, but that was only for a week and now she's no longer at the magazine, said a spokesman. Rachel Jacoby, who had started as an intern at Jane and then Cosmogirl, has a piece in the Dec./Jan. issue of the magazine, "I fell apart behind the cameras," but has moved on to In Style, working as an editorial assistant to editor In Style special issues Rosie Amodio. Janjay Sherman appears to be the only intern who actually still works for the same company she started with, Flirt! Cosmetics. She is now the international publicity assistant for BeautyBank. Tina Patient, who was not offered a job at Flirt!, has landed at Bratskeir & Co. in the fragrance division, and Laurie Hugill, who also was not offered a job at Seventh House, is now at Alison Brod Public Relations. Hugill replaced Queens native Nicole Amendolare, who left the show during production but now is doing some plus-size modeling and working with her boyfriend on their own fashion line. Finally, the lone boy, Andrew Kanakis, recently started his own business and is developing a line of jewelry. A spokeswoman for Soapnet said a second season has not been confirmed yet, making reference to the writers' strike. Wait, isn't this a reality TV show?
3. MediaWeek
Tango, a two-year-old lifestyle quarterly covering love and relationships, will join a small but growing number of magazines that are folding their print publication but trying to maintain an online presence. Tango, an independent that claimed a rate base of 250,000, will go digital after its winter 2007 issue, with plans to add more interactivity and rich media to the site, the title announced. Editor in chief Carrie Sloan will oversee the site. Tango also plans to publish special themed publications, starting with the Couple of the Year issue, also its winter 2007 issue. A handful of magazine companies have tried to keep their defunct magazines’ Web sites going after shuttering their print editions, among them Hachette Filipacchi Media’s Elle Girl and Premiere, Emap’s FHM, Time Inc.’s Life and Meredith Corp.’s Child. MORE ONLINE
4. MediaWeek
Q. You’re raising the rate base again to 550,000 from 450,000 in 2008. Are there any other changes in the works? A. In conjunction with the rate-base growth, we’re increasing our frequency from eight to 10 times a year. A. In conjunction with the rate-base growth, we’re increasing our frequency from eight to 10 times a year. Q. How has the ad mix changed? A. We’re getting travel and financial services on top of our bread-and-butter accounts like wellness and food and beverage. We have Olay, Buick, Prudential and Eddie Bauer that are new in this quarter. Q. How do these advertisers fit in with your magazine’s mission? A. These clients’ positioning is very much in line with wellness, balanced living and sustainability. Their message may be about inspired living, or a greener message. MORE ONLINE
5. MediaWeek
Mark Golin, editor of People.com, looks back with some humor on the early days of his Web career in the late ’90s. He had proudly created some new features for Rodale’s Prevention.com, only to discover people weren’t clicking on them. “They were just beautiful looking,” he recalled. “God help anyone trying to figure out how to use it.” For Golin, who spent much of his career in magazines including stints as editor of Maxim and Details before making the jump to the digital space seven years ago, the episode made him realize the complexity of building a successful site, with all the visual cues that are needed to keep users engaged and entertained. “One of the immediate things that hit me is how much more complex production online can be,” Golin said. “Content packages are planned months in advance. You almost start to think about a game of three-dimensional chess.” MORE ONLINE
6. MediaWeek
The once-seemingly unstoppable celebrity weekly category is showing more signs its growth is peaking. It started with Wenner Media’s Us Weekly and Northern & Shell’s OK! missing rate bases on multiple issues in the first half of ’07, followed by American Media’s Star cutting its rate base to 1.35 million in July, from 1.5 million. Now, in the two weeks since its price increased by $1 to $2.99, In Touch Weekly’s single-copy sales were at least 25 percent below their 1.3 million average for the first half of 2007, according to preliminary sales estimates provided by three industry sources. At sibling Bauer Publishing title Life & Style Weekly, which also raised its price by $1 to $2.99, single-copy sales were down at least 10 percent from its first-half average sales of 744,294, per the sources’ estimates. To be fair, two weeks is a small amount of time to determine whether or not a price increase has a long-term impact on sales, which can be affected by a host of factors. Fall is generally a slow time for celebrity weekly newsstand sales, for example. According to an industry rule of thumb, a title can expect a percentage decline in newsstand sales equal to half the cover price’s percentage increase, however. MORE ONLINE
7. Folio:
While some African-America magazines have struggled this year to bolster their bottom lines, the segment as a whole is healthy and has raked in an estimated $420 million in advertising revenues, according to Carlos Pelay, president of advertising research company the Media Economics Group. Pelay spoke today during the first session of Target Marketing News’ fifth annual African-American Magazine Summit. More than 40 people from the African-American magazine segment attended. The nearly 30 titles that Pelay tracks through his “BlackMagazineMonitor” service (he doesn’t track every magazine in the segment) brought in an estimated $280 million in advertising revenues. “The market may not be growing as quickly as it once was, but it is up and is healthy,” said Pelay. “If you really want to know what’s going on in this industry you have to look past just the top five or six black and African-American magazines [tracked by PIB] to see the more targeted advertising activity.” Not surprisingly, segment giants Essence, Vibe and Ebony topped Pelay’s list of ad revenue generators. At $70.09 million, Essence’s ad revenues are up 19.3 percent this year over last year. Ironically, the other biggest gainer is the now-shuttered Vibe Vixen with $9.6 million, up nearly 25 percent. MORE ONLINE
************ Jobs ...that TransWorld Business is seeking a senior snow editor who will ultimately be responsible for all content related to the snowboarding industry. This editor represents the title at important events, maintaining key relationships and constantly gathering feedback from as many sources as possible. It's a demanding position that requires the right balance of journalism skills, personality, and diligence. The senior snow editor contributes as a writer on all levels, providing strong headlines, full-length features, interviews, short news blurbs, and great captions. The ideal candidate also has the management skills to oversee a staff of contributors and work closely in-house with a team of other boardsports editors from the surf and skate industries. To view full job descripition, visit www.bonniercorp.com. Contact annissia.wellman@bonniercorp.com. (OK to mention Ed) Internships ...that Good Housekeeping seeks an extremely organized and motivated beauty intern for the spring 2008 semester. You'll jump right into the world of beauty editorial, and help us with story research as well as market work. Excellent phone skills are paramount, and previous internship and/or writing experience is preferred, but not required. We're looking for someone who can work Mondays and Wednesdays, starting in December or early January. Please send a brief cover letter and resume to April Franzino (afranzino@hearst.com). (OK to mention Ed) ...that Angeleno magazine, a monthly L.A. lifestyle glossy, is now accepting applications for its spring 2008 editorial internship semester, which runs from the first week of January through the last week of May. The publication focuses on fashion, dining, nightlife, home design, beauty, travel, Hollywood, and the arts. Duties primarily include fact-checking, proofing, research, party coverage, editing calendar listings, and occasional short writing assignments. Front-of-book story pitches are encouraged. Interns, in short, spend the vast majority of their time interacting with editorial copy, although some standard office duties are incorporated into their days. Applicants must commit to a two-day rotation, from 9:30am to 6pm. Send a cover letter and resume (in body of e-mail – no attachments) by noon on Monday, November 26th, to associate editor Gary Baum (gbaum@modernluxury.com). The publication is located on Wilshire, three blocks west of La Brea. (OK to mention Ed) ...that Life & Style Weekly is still looking for a few enthusiastic interns to join a fast-paced, celebrity-obsessed, style-savvy editorial staff this winter/spring semester. We are looking for general editorial interns, as well as interns to specifically help in either the fashion or beauty department. Depending on department placement, interns will be expected to complete research assignments (using Nexis and other search engines) for stories on deadline, handle products in the fashion and beauty closet, complete various organizational tasks, update databases and calendars, respond to reader email, compile credit information for the magazine, put 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 (indicating which department is of most interest) and resume to Barbara Seigel, features editor, at bseigel@bauerpublishing.com for consideration. Ability to receive college credit is preferable. (OK to mention Ed) ...that the beauty department at Us Weekly is looking for interns to work during the winter term 2-3 days/week. Unpaid and can receive school credit. Help with returns, pick-ups, organizing the beauty closet, filing, research for stories, etc. Please email resume to monique.meneses@usmagazine.com. (OK to mention Ed) ...that Seventeen magazine is looking for a few amazing interns to join our FEATURES department for the spring semester (Jan-May). Please note: You must receive college credit for this internship. Candidates should be strong researchers, detail-oriented, interested in learning about magazines, and OBSESSED with teen culture! As a features intern, you will transcribe interviews, research, pitch story ideas, write for seventeen.com, and more. Interns will also have the opportunity to attend brown bag lunches and regular brainstorming meetings with editors. To apply, please send your resume and cover letter to Elisa Benson, associate editor, at 17internship@gmail.com. *This is an official Ed2010 posting.* ...that Seventeen Magazine is also looking for an amazing ENTERTAINMENT intern for the spring semester (Jan-May). Please note: You must receive college credit for this internship. Applicants must be organized, enthusiastic, able to work independently, and extremely knowledgeable about teen pop culture and all things entertainment. As an entertainment intern, you will be responsible for directly assisting the entertainment director, researching celebrity quotes, transcribing interviews, and blogging about upcoming CD releases and movies. To apply, please send your resume and cover letter to Elisa Benson, associate editor, at 17internship@gmail.com. *This is an official Ed2010 posting.*
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