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******* Reading about Sen. Barack Obama's undergarment preferences seems to be of more interest to Us Weekly's readers than Britney Spears' custody battles. The magazine posted a excerpt on its Web site from its three-page feature on the presidential candidate late Wednesday night, slugged "Barack Obama Refuses Boxers or Briefs Question." The story generated the second-highest traffic ever for a single article on the site, second only to the news on Heath Ledger's death. In just 12 hours, the Obama story got 434,002 unique visitors and more than 3.6 million page views. The magazine's political coverage has expanded as the race between the Democratic candidates draws tighter: Three weeks ago, Us Weekly convinced Sen. Hillary Clinton to comment on her best and worst fashion moments in a Hillary-themed "Fashion Police" spread. So, John McCain, get ready — Us Weekly might be calling you next to critique your best and worst D.C. style.
2. WWD
There is at least one title hiring at the financially challenged Time Inc.: In Style. The title has added Suzanne Karotkin to its masthead as senior design editor. Most recently she was senior market editor at Harper's Bazaar and previously held editorial positions at Vogue, T: The New York Times Style Magazine, W and WWD. She will be charged with developing stories in the Life & Home section. Also, Honor Brodie was promoted to assistant managing editor from features editor. Honor will oversee the Life & Home section and also will oversee the magazine's coverage of celebrity homes, design, food, entertaining, travel and shopping.
3. WWD
Travel + Leisure has hired Pamela Norwood away from GQ to join as vice president-associate publisher, marketing, at the travel magazine. Norwood had worked as executive director, creative services, at GQ since 2004, and spent the prior three years in the same role for Cond? Nast Corporate and Cond? Nast Bridal Group. Norwood worked at T+L's parent company, American Express Publishing, from 1996 to 2000 as creative services director of Food & Wine and corporate creative services director for the company. Meanwhile, at Cond? Nast Traveler, Daryl Bowman was promoted to advertising director, international. Bowman, who was previously sales development director, will oversee the magazine's European, fashion, retail and jewelry business.
4. WWD
Aside from how-tos on painting and gardening, This Old House is known for its guidance on expensive room additions. But the current housing crunch appears to be having homeowners reconsider remodeling their kitchens or decks until the market improves — just look at the dismal financial results from Lowe's and The Home Depot. This Old House's remedy is to add a new section, called Elements of a Style, which helps readers create a certain aesthetic for far less than redecorating their homes entirely. "It's after you've done the big remodel, but it's the stuff you do before you're really done done — before you take your shoes off," said editor Scott Omelianuk. The section features interiors and some product picks from Target and J.C. Penney (a $195 Jonathan Adler classical bust is easier to swallow than a $2,000 refrigerator for your kitchen). But, unlike other shelter magazines that have hefty style content (such as Domino and Elle Decor), This Old House has no plans to include content on entertaining or signature cocktails in its pages. "We're going to stop short of putting in recipes or how to throw a party. We're not going to do a report on the Milan Furniture Fair." April's section will focus, coincidentally, on Depression modern decor — a streamlined style developed during the Great Depression — and product picks from Wal-Mart and Restoration Hardware.
5. WWD
Emil Wilbekin is back in magazines. The former editor in chief of Vibe will join Vibe's budding urban lifestyle rival, Giant. Wilbekin was the editor of Vibe from 1999 to 2004 and, while there, helped the title win a National Magazine Award for General Excellence in 2002. Since leaving that title, Wilbekin has worked as vice president of brand development at Marc Ecko Enterprises and has consulted for Sean John, AXE and Microsoft. Wilbekin succeeds Smokey Fontaine, who will become chief content officer and direct digital strategy for Radio One, Giant's parent company. Fontaine relaunched the magazine from an entertainment magazine to an urban lifestyle bimonthly title in 2006.
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The London-based Economist has a lot of nerve showing its face in the U.S., much less threatening to become a publishing phenomenon on these shores. Don't its officials know how out of step their approach seems here? For openers, the Economist is a newsweekly, a format that, in the U.S., has lately translated into having questionable relevance in a digital universe (not to mention slow, if any, growth). Then, the publication has the chutzpah to take a global view in its stories. Remember, an international story -- outside Iraq, of course -- by most U.S. media standards might as well begin and end with a discussion of Yao Ming's cultural significance. MORE ONLINE
************ JOBS ...that Dockwalk, the world’s first and leading publication for superyacht captains and crew distrubuted globally at superyacht facilities, is looking for a full-time Web editor in its Fort Lauderdale, FL office with responsibility for day-to-day editorial and community operations of dockwalk.com. The Web editor also should be able to multitask and prioritize activities in a high-speed environment, self-motivate and keep organized, and should possess great interpersonal skills. Prior web experience, particularly in generating content for the web, blogging or community-moderation experience, is a must. Note that this is not a web design position, but an editorial position. Qualifications: 3-5 years experience creating or editing online content Bachelor’s degree required. Contact Janine@dockwalk.com. (OK to mention Ed) For even more jobs, go to http://www.ed2010.com/jobs/whisperjobs or click here. INTERNSHIPS ...that Culture+Travel magazine is seeking part-time editorial interns who want to learn about travel and arts journalism and magazine editing. Candidates should be detail-oriented, have some research experience, and an ability to work efficiently and effectively with minimal supervision. Duties will include fact-checking stories for accuracy, interviewing people by telephone, researching art exhibitions online, and using Microsoft Office to organize information. Interns will gain valuable editorial experience, as well as potential writing opportunities. The internship is based in Manhattan’s Chelsea gallery district and is unpaid except for a small daily stipend. Positions are available for summer. Contact anna.watson@artinfo.com. (OK to mention Ed) For even more internships, go to http://www.ed2010.com/ed-campus/internships/list or click here.
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