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******* Former Fortune managing editor Eric Pooley was replaced just over a year ago as Time Inc. brass struggled to deal with a beleaguered business magazine sector. At that point, Time Inc. editor in chief John Huey said Pooley would be "working with me and Jim Kelly on an assignment that plays to his strengths in investigative journalism," which later translated into well-received Time cover stories on Rupert Murdoch and Al Gore and a story on John Edwards. Now Pooley is onto his next act: a book about the politics of climate change. "It's inspired by the fact that the debate has shifted pretty recently from whether the crisis is real to whether we can solve it in time," Pooley told WWD. "That's a debate that has to play out in the political arena, and nobody's really written a book about the crisis from a political point of view....The beautiful thing is that the political system has never been geared for immediate anything. We've got this kind of dysfunctional democracy that has to rise to the occasion." Hyperion won out against four other houses, said one publishing source, and will publish the book in 2009. It will be Pooley's first, drawing on his experiences as a political reporter and editor at Time, and as an editor of green business coverage at Fortune. "Since I moved back into writing, I've been looking for the right book, and this is the one," he said. "I was editing magazines for five years and that delayed my move into book writing." Meanwhile, he'll contribute an occasional column on the environment and politics to Time.
2. San Francisco Chronicle
One overcast day in suburban East London, William Langewiesche stood waiting outside a Halal restaurant. He was about to meet a potential source for a story on the rise of Islamic militancy in Great Britain. Before long, a small blue car pulled up to the sidewalk. The four men inside were dressed in traditional robes. He took a seat in back and shut the door behind him. As they sped through the district of Ilford, the driver took evasive actions, as if to shake cars in pursuit. At one point he turned and said, "Are we making you nervous? Are you afraid?" Langewiesche said no, while trying not to laugh. He'd been to their part of the world - South Asia - and knew full well they were harmless. They arrived at a small park, where they exited the car and sat in a circle on the lawn. The men were dressed as if they'd come down from the mountains of Afghanistan. Langewiesche was dressed in standard Western clothes. He expressed sympathy for their cause and took notes while they discussed the glories of jihad. MORE ONLINE
3. MediaWeek
Esquire magazine and high-definition program channel MOJO have struck a partnership to jointly produce and distribute content for TV and online under the title “Take It From Esquire.” The content will debut this week as interstitial shorts airing between programs in MOJO’s prime time programming schedule as well as on the Web sites of both MOJO and Esquire. Video segments, up to 45-seconds in length, are being produced by MOJO and will be based on topics from Esquire’s The Guide section. The section provides various style tips, such as how to how grill the perfect steak or advice on what the essential wardrobe needs are for upscale, fashion-conscious men, the core target of both partners. As part of the agreement, MOJO will buy ads in Esquire to promote the pair’s venture as well as other programs on the channel, said Kevin O’Malley, vp, publisher, Esquire. MORE ONLINE
4. New York Times
Surely no publication has struggled to follow its own advice more than Success, the small-business magazine that has failed repeatedly since it was founded in 1891. In 2006, after ceasing publication for five years, it was purchased by a group whose publisher, Joseph Guerriero, told the magazine Publishing Executive, “We feel very, very bullish about the long-term success of Success.” But after printing only five issues, Mr. Guerriero’s bosses cried uncle, and sold the magazine to VideoPlus, a direct-marketing company based in Dallas that is equally confident it will succeed where others, for more than 100 years, have failed. MORE ONLINE
5. New York Times
There is a room in our house where time has been stopped. There are no flat-panel TVs, no docking stations for the iPod, and no keyboards save my wife’s accordion. In that room — the quaint description is “living room” — there is a large comfortable chair, a good lamp, and a magazine rack groaning with the fruits of American journalism. Almost every day, I drop a magazine there or a longer newspaper article, with the best intention of getting to it when things slow down a bit. The bounty is undeniable. There are nutritious morsels there — a piece in the Columbia Journalism Review calling for a nonprofit newspaper model, a Fortune article about a high-powered chief executive who regrets his ruthlessness on the way to the top, and a New York Times Magazine article on Hugo Ch?vez’s brand of nationalization. Less topically, there is Esopus, an engrossingly eclectic publication that deconstructs crossword puzzles and a copy of the shooting script for “A Short Film About Andy Warhol.” And there are less weighty delights, like Blender’s take on the greatest 100 indie-rock albums and Esquire’s declaration that Charlize Theron is the Sexiest Woman Alive. MORE ONLINE
6. Portfolio.com
What's it like to be one of New York's most talked-about media stars? To hear Atoosa Rubenstein tell it, it's a little like being a paralyzed boxer who craves death. Today, Page Six Magazine profiles the former Seventeen editor and Cosmogirl founder, who just can't stop gushing about how great it is to be out of the game. (The story's not online, as far as I can tell.) In her final days working for Cathie Black at Hearst, Rubenstein says, she started to relate to the main character in Million Dollar Baby. "At the end, Hillary Swank is on resuscitators and asking them to unplug her. She was like, 'I don't need to live anymore. Everything I wanted to accomplish, I've already accomplished,'" says Rubenstein. "And I sort of felt like that." MORE ONLINE 7. The Jerusalem PostVanity Fair sued over neo-Nazi interview By editors 11/22/07 http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1195546701089&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull An interview with one of Germany's most notorious neo-Nazis has landed Vanity Fair magazine in a heap of trouble. Arno Lustiger, a Jewish historian and Holocaust survivor, has started proceedings to sue the magazine's German edition for publishing an interview with Horst Mahler, the former left-wing extremist who transformed into one of Germany's most rabid neo-Nazi public figures. The interview appeared in the Nov. 1 print and online editions. Filed Nov. 7 and released to the public on Nov. 21, the suit notes that Mahler denied and belittled the Holocaust, which is illegal in Germany. MORE ONLINE
8. Gawker
Esther Haynes' Page Six magazine hagiography of former Seventeen editor Atoosa Rubenstein mostly treads familiar territory of the cat-loving, "extremely tall" 'Toos's meteoric rise. Once more, we follow her Kittiness from Barnard to Cosmo to CosmoGirl to EIC of Seventeen, where she stepped down "at the top of her game" last fall, in order to bring "more than a million girls" her "sometimes ridiculous yet compelling series of neoinspirational videos." Yes, yes, we know! But where is it all leading? "The Alpha Kitty business plan that she is fleshing out might be a 'game changer,' she says." Um, ok! Also, she's "producing a new secret 'project' at The Box nightclub," clanging that establishments overness-knell more loudly than any rape charge ever could. More to the point, though, what finally enabled her 'Toosness to become a symbol and a role model for the "professional women in New York" who've "started opening up to her and admitting they, too, would like to get out"? Atoosa watched the film 'Million Dollar Baby,' "At the end, Hilary Swank is on resuscitators and asking them to unplug her. She was like, I don't need to live anymore. Everything I wanted to accomplish, I've already accomplished," Atoosa says. "And I sort of felt like that. All my energy had been going toward work and not my home life. It just wasn't fun anymore." Soon after that, her husband (whom she'd met at party in 1995) had a really lucrative day at work. "He said to me, 'You know, you don't have to do this.' Because I was so unhappy at my job." That clinched it for her. MORE ONLINE
************ Jobs ...that College Collective, an online company in New York City specializing in information and entertainment content for high school and college-age audiences, is seeking recent college graduates to fill assistant editor positions. Responsibilities include soliciting and managing text, photo, and video content, writing bylined articles, and contributing to blogs. Ideal applicants thrive under pressure, can manage a number of tasks simultaneously and on deadline, and have a creative/entrepreneurial bent. Applicants should be computer literate and have a Bachelor's degree, preferably in English, Journalism, Communications, or a related field. Salary is $29,500 and benefits include health, dental, and vision. Please reply to Apply3@collegecollective.net with “Assistant Editor” and your name in the subject line, and attach a resume as well as a writing sample (two pages max, may be excerpted from a longer work.) ...that Square Rootz, a lifestyle and media collective formed by three street-beating friends, is in search of Philadelphia based freelance writers and photographers. Tired of the same ole, same ole, we've created a space to inform, expose, and connect people of the African Diaspora through dynamic events and provocative media. Our mission is to stimulate genuine curiosity and a passion for living amongst our readers. Interested writers must send: 2 to 3 clips that demonstrate your writing skills, a resume, a 200 word writeup on why you want to write for us, and answers to the following 2 questions- Who would you have dinner dead or alive and why, and what would you spend your last dollar on? Interested photographers must send: 3 to 5 photos that you've taken and short descriptions of what you were trying to capture. Send all information and questions to info@squarerootz.net. (OK to mention Ed) ...that ClapClapBaby.com, an online parenting magazine, is looking for an editor to help with articles geared toward first-time parents and families of all ethnic backgrounds. Contact Marjorie Tingle, info@clapclapbaby.com. (OK to mention Ed) ...that a NY magazine is looking for food photographers to shoot on location in NYC. Please email links to your website or low res images of examples of your work to amanda.musson@morris.com. This is an excellent way to build your portfolio and gather tearsheets. $150 per location. (OK to mention Ed) Internships ...that part-time or full-time editorial internships are available this spring at 02138, the new independent magazine for Harvard alumni. We seek confident, witty writers and hard-nosed researchers to join the creative team in our midtown Manhattan offices, starting in January. Editorial interns must display an interest in and talent for research as well as writing. Experience preferred, but not required. The position is unpaid, but we offer an intensive learning experience in a start-up environment. Please submit cover letter, resume, and 2-3 writing samples, to jobs02138@gmail.com. No phone calls, please. (OK to mention Ed) ...that Jewish Living magazine seeks an enthusiastic and organized editorial intern to work a few days each week in its NY offices for the spring semester. This is an excellent opportunity to grow in a small, collaborative environment. Jewish Living is a new bimonthly magazine serving mainstream Jewish American women and their families. Duties include Internet research, fact-checking, proof reading, general organizational tasks, writing opportunities, and other responsibilities as they arise. Strong writing skills are required. A student with related major is preferred. Position offers pay and school credit. Contact jobs@jewishlivingmag.com with cover letter/resume and "Editorial Intern" as the subject. No phone calls please. ...that if you're interested in the the art world, journalism, or both, apply for Art + Auction's spring 2008 internship. Art + Auction is the authority on the art market and covers everything from the latest auctions and gallery openings to quantitative anaylises of artists' sales. Insiders in the art industry consider this monthly magazine required reading, so if you want to know more about how the art world functions this is a great place to start. The small staff at Art + Auction rely on interns for fact-checking and research, administrative tasks, help on special projects, and some writing. If you're interested, please send your resume and cover letter to katherine.jentleson@ltbmedia.com. (OK to mention Ed) ...that Inked magazine, a NY-based men's fashion and lifestyle magazine with a tattoo focus that was recently acquired by the owner of Nylon magazine, is looking for a full-time articles editor with at least three years of experience at a fashion, lifestyle, or consumer magazine to join its team. The editor will be in charge of assigning and editing front-of-book and feature articles and writing display copy, product pages, and selected articles of his or her choice. Experience at a men's magazine is a plus. Please send a resume and three clips to contributing editor Jennifer Chapman at jennifer@inkedmag.com. (OK to mention Ed) ...that the Pohly Company, a BOSTON-based custom publishing and engagement marketing company, is seeking editorial interns for the spring semester. Interns will be fact-checking, writing, reviewing freelance queries, attending meetings, and learning as much about editorial process as we can possibly teach you in one semester. This is a hands-on internship; you'll be a member of a team and will be taking on work that's as important to the process as what the senior editors are doing. Send resumes and cover letters ASAP to Martin Lieberman at mlieberman@pohlyco.com. (OK to mention Ed)
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