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1. WWD
Ex-Cond? Nast Publications executives James Truman and Mitch Fox are teaming up — but not for a media project. Sources close to Truman, the publishing company's one-time editorial director, and Fox, its former group president who was let go in January, said they are collaborating on a roving event that will combine a green market and eco-technology with a Cirque du Soleil-like performance series. Truman and Fox first worked together in the early Nineties as editor in chief and publisher, respectively, of Details. Truman famously quit the editorial director role in 2005 and resurfaced in media briefly as editorial director of LTB Media, only to quit there in late 2006. He hinted at that time that he would be looking for funding to either acquire or start other media firms. Fox was at Cond? Nast for 18 years, serving as publisher of Vanity Fair and eventually ascending to group president and publishing director, overseeing the company's golf titles as well as Fairchild Fashion Group parent WWD. He was axed in January in a large-scale company reorganization. Neither Truman nor Fox could be reached for comment Friday.
2. WWD
The New Yorker's semiannual style issue lands this week, with a floral-themed cover in keeping with spring fashion's mood. Leading the issue is a piece by John Colapinto on Rick Owens, described as Courtney Love's favorite designer. "Owens is a kind of under-the-radar guy," said New Yorker articles editor Susan Morrison, adding, "He doesn't advertise at all, so he's a harder sell for any of the big fashion books." Elsewhere in the issue, Judith Thurman profiles Ruben and Isabel Toledo (though apparently confidentiality agreements with Jones Apparel Group Inc. prevented them from dishing any dirt about Isabel Toledo's separation from Anne Klein), and Michael Chabon's essay in the catalogue for the upcoming "Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy" exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute is excerpted and edited by David Remnick himself. Janet Malcolm defends the "Gossip Girl" franchise — specifically the books, with a nod to the television show, seeing them as dark social comedies in the mold of Nabokov and Thackeray. Lauren Collins' profile of Michelle Obama comes on the heels of several other newspaper and magazine profiles, but may make headlines with comments by the potential first lady's brother, Craig Robinson, about the Clintons. Robinson, who is the head basketball coach at Brown University, dismissed Bill Clinton's much-publicized "fairy-tale" comment in New Hampshire as "so ludicrous that it's almost comical. It really is." Robinson also commented on Sen. Hillary Clinton's teary remarks on the campaign trail: "And the whole crying now before every primary? You've got to be kidding me. If I was a woman, I'd be embarrassed for her."
3. New York Post
Spring has nearly sprung, and with it one's fancies naturally turn to . . . the garden, of course. Another sure sign of the season is our annual checklist of what's best in the gardening pubs as we await the return to warmer weather. Martha Stewart Living Editor Michael Boodro writes that there are two pursuits that will teach you patience: "The first is gardening. The second is editing Martha Stewart Living." He neglected the third: reading this issue. The magazine devotes a lot of ink to Martha's perfectly tended rows of vegetables, and is so caught up with organization and perfection that it winds up being kind of lifeless. If you're interested in creating a beautiful flower arrangement, MSL may have the answers. If you want tips on how to actually grow something, you may want to look elsewhere. Better Homes & Gardens' Country Gardens is aimed at those who live and breathe gardening - folks who have both space and time on their hands. With articles on bordering one's yard with the "fiery blooms" of tulips and rhododendrons, it's hard not to be reminded of how little space we city folk really have. The magazine redeems itself with an interesting piece on an Iowa artist who has built a shed in her garden from architectural salvage. And, if you're into old stuff, a piece on antique gardening tools isn't too shabby either. MORE ONLINE
4. MediaWeek
Building on a four-year-old cross-sales relationship, American Express Publishing, Time Inc. and CNN sold a cross-platform marketing initiative to Infiniti that cuts across a greater number of assets than past programs. Time Inc. and AmEx since 2003 have been jointly packaging their media properties for advertisers that want to reach affluent consumers, said Cara David, senior vp, strategic insights, marketing & sales, AmEx Publishing. “What is groundbreaking is that this particular program reaches more media channels across our combined assets than ever before,” said Leslie Picard, senior vp, corporate sales & marketing, Time Inc. MORE ONLINE
5. New York TImes
TWO decades ago, shoppers were told “there’s more for your life at Sears.” An ambitious campaign that begins this week — the result of an unusual retailer-media partnership between Sears and Hearst — may help determine whether there is more life for Sears. Sears, Roebuck & Company, a division of the Sears Holdings Corporation, is struggling with slumping sales, falling profits and mounting complaints about store conditions. Revenue in the quarter that ended on Feb. 2 for stores open more than a year — a closely watched yardstick in the retail industry — dropped 4 percent from a year earlier. The wobbly economy is exacerbating Sears’s woes as consumers slow their spending and worry about rising prices, falling home values and the gyrating stock market. And while its competitors have been stepping up efforts to woo skittish shoppers, Sears Holdings has been cutting the marketing budgets for both Sears and its sibling, Kmart. MORE ONLINE
6. Fashion Week Daily
Dazed & Confused's April "Re-invention" issue hits newsstands March 12 and features the Material Girl herself. In a worldwide exclusive, Madonna talks to Jefferson Hack about collaborating with Justin Timberlake, Pharrell, and Timbaland on her upcoming album in addition to discussing her fears and aspirations, her role as pop icon and her Raising Malawi foundation. The accompaning photographs were shot by Steven Klein. For this unique tribute issue, Dazed also asked some of today's hottest artists and designers to create works influenced by Madonna's iconic style. Over 70 pages of Madonna-inspired fashion and art abound by the likes of Matthew Stone, Alex Rose, and Daniel Sannwald.
7. Fishbowl NY
Crain's New York Business announced the names on its annual "40 Under 40" list, which celebrates Gotham's young-ish business leaders. Media folks including Carley Roney, EIC of The Knot, Pilar Guzm?n, rainmaker Jason Hirschhorn, History Channel GM Nancy Dubuc and Univision's CMO Maryam Banikarim, made it. Sadly, we did not.
8. Fishbowl NY
Ironically, Moves magazine -- which covers the luxurious lives of athletes, is not paying its own employees. From The NYPost: ''MOVES magazine -- a sports industry glossy financed by Reggie Bush, Spike Lee, NFL Hall of Famer Jim Brown and Matt Leinart's agent, Mike Ornstein -- has failed to pay employees since December and has been padding circulation numbers, according to an aggrieved ex-employee who's preparing a lawsuit against the magazine's publisher.'' The Moves web page boasts, ''... when you see an ad in Moves Magazine, rest assured that only the most reliable and highest quality products and services are represented in our pages.'' An email sent to Scott Miller, the CEO has not been returned as of post time. MORE ONLINE 9. Advertising AgeMags Grow Online but Still Dwarfed by Web Bigs By Nat Ives 3/3/08 http://adage.com/mediaworks/article?article_id=125453 When the magazine industry turned out for its latest digital conference last week, no one doubted the importance of the web. But now that they've moved online, many major magazine publishers are finding themselves nobodies in the new neighborhood, overshadowed by digital brands like Yahoo, MySpace and Huffington Post. So how much of the internet's growth can magazine brands snare for themselves? The signs so far have been discouraging. Consider the recent good word from the Magazine Publishers of America. Consumer magazine sites attracted 67.5 million monthly unique visitors in the fourth quarter last year, it reported, up 8.1% over the fourth quarter a year earlier. That's great if publishers only want digital companions for their core print properties, to recruit subscribers and provide a little inventory for integrated ad buys. If they also want to leverage their magazine brands to get meaningful online ad revenue, however, they have to face up to the scale of the competition. And YouTube draws at least 67.5 million unique visitors all by itself, according to Nielsen Online. MORE ONLINE
************ JOBS ...that Macfadden Performing Arts Media, publisher of Dance Magazine, Dance Spirit, Dance Teacher, Pointe, and Dance Retailer News, seeks an editor. If you have five+ years experience as an editor for a monthly print publication and are a published feature writer, please send your resume with cover letter and 2 clips to khildebrand@dancemedia.com. Successful candidates must demonstrate: Ability to plan compelling editorial content; Experience assigning and editing feature stories, columns, and departments; Strong communication skills; Successful management of complex projects from start to finish; Excellent organization and attention to detail; Supervisory experience (managing editor experience is a plus); Background and/or strong interest in dance is a plus. Please include salary history and requirements. Only candidates of interest will be contacted. No phone calls, please. (OK to mention Ed) For even more jobs, go to http://www.ed2010.com/jobs/whisperjobs or click here. INTERNSHIPS ...that Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia is searching for 5 online editorial interns this summer to work on each of the following categories within marthastewart.com: Food, Home + Decorating, TV, Weddings and Holiday & Crafts. The intern(s) would join our fulltime teams and would perform duties including: Migrate content from other Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia platforms (magazines, TV shows, radio programs, etc.). Build clickable and SEO-friendly content on the site as directed by editors: photo galleries, articles, recipes, etc. Help develop future content projects by researching message board posts, cataloging content from other platforms and more. Work on the Marthapedia project. We will train! Our program starts on June 9th and will run for 8 weeks. These internships are for credit. Be prepared to learn A LOT! To apply, please visit and submit your resume to: http://app.cvtracer.com/public/236765084/jobpostings/8423Intern_2008.htm For even more internships, go to http://www.ed2010.com/ed-campus/internships/list or click here.
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