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******* Glenn O'Brien and Fabien Baron continue to bring in new staffers as they revamp Interview magazine, and now they could be close to tapping a new creative director, a fashion-market editor and an editor to oversee features. And while O'Brien declined to comment Friday on whom the creative director might be, one name that keeps surfacing is Karl Templer. Sources said Interview could make an announcement as soon as today. Templer, who has worked closely with Baron, has styled fashion shoots and ad campaigns for nearly everyone in the industry (including Gianfranco Ferr?, W, T: The New York Times Magazine, V). Meanwhile, sources speculate Brian Molloy, fashion-market editor at V, will join Interview in that capacity. Molloy declined comment. The moves come after Christopher Bollen, editor of V and V Man, was named editor in chief of Interview on Thursday, while Alan Katz was hired as group publisher of Interview, Art in America and The Magazine Antiques. One hire that has been confirmed is Jeff Slonim, who has been tapped as society editor.
2. New York Post
Death seemed to be a bigger seller than births last year in the magazine world. But it seems not every death warranted big cover play. Media Industry Newsletter, in its closely watched issue on best- and worst-selling covers of 2007, found that People magazine's best seller, aside from special issues such as "Sexiest Man Alive," was the apparent suicide attempt of actor Owen Wilson in its Sept. 10 issue. MORE ONLINE
3. Folio:
Richard Durrell, the founding publisher of People magazine, died Friday at his home in Fairfield, Connecticut. He was 82. Durrell joined Time Inc. as a circulation newsstand rep following graduation from the University of Minnesota in 1948. He became publisher of People's test launch in 1973. MORE ONLINE
4. Folio:
A little more than a month after longtime Interview editor-in-chief Ingrid Sischy left the magazine, parent company Brant Publications has named former V magazine and V Man editor Christopher Bollen as her replacement. Bollen will report to co-editorial directors Fabien Baron and Glenn O’Brien, who were appointed shortly after Sischy’s departure. Brant also announced Alan Katz as group publisher. Most recently, Katz served as president of sales and marketing of MyTime.com, a start-up company formed with tech private equity group Shelter Capital Partners. Previously, he served as a president and publisher at Cond? Nast, and spent 14 years at New York magazine where he served as publisher. Also as part of the announcement, senior editor Stephen Mooallem was promoted to executive editor. MORE ONLINE
5. Fishbowl NY
Isn't the vaunted cover real estate space of glossy celeb mags supposed to be a zone brimming with all the life-affirming trappings of glitz, glamour and the fabulosity of materialism? Apparently, fashion and celebrity magazine covers are trending more and more towards a district wrought with cautionary undertones. The New York Post's Keith J. Kelly, by contrast, notes that ''Death seemed to be a bigger seller than births last year in the magazine world.'' Citing the Media Industry Newsletter Kelly says that People magazine's best-selling issues of all time were their two death of Princess Di covers as well as their burning Twin Towers issue. And not including their annual Sexiest Man Alive and Best/Worst-Dressed specials, People's 2007 best selling issue was the September 10 apparent Owen Wilson suicide cover story. Also, thus far, People's Heath Ledger cover is their best seller for 2008. Ruth La Ferla's Sunday Styles story on ''A Glossy Rehab For Tattered Careers,'' has a different take. The story chronicles Lindsay Lohan's push -- from the covers of Paper, New York and Harper's Bazaar -- ''to overcome scandal through the redemptive power of glossy fashion imagery.'' And while, yes, Lohan and other rehabilitating celebrities are made to look swishy on the covers, La Ferla writes, ''it also pays returns for the magazines, as scandal-craving readers snap up the issues, which often promise a star’s first on-the-record account of her troubles.''
6. MediaWeek
Media buyers have been frustrated with publishers’ pace of posting to the Audit Bureau of Circulations’ Rapid Report, which often has been anything but regular. ABC’s board this week will consider a recommendation from its magazine buyers’ advisory committee to speed up the process. The latest recommendation calls for weeklies and monthlies to file initial postings no later than three weeks and seven weeks, respectively, after their on-sale date. (The numbers are updatable, of course.) The board’s decision is set to be announced March 18. The voluntary service launched two years ago to meet buyer demand for more frequent circ figures than the ABC’s twice-annual pink sheets. But while publishers have finally signed up en masse—some 138 titles are on board, but there are still notable holdouts like Bauer Publishing, Newsweek and Forbes—posting frequency is all over the map. Cond? Nast’s policy is to file 10 weeks after an issue goes off sale; at Time Inc., it’s five weeks. MORE ONLINE
7. The New Yorker
Back in 2005—the era of Britney’s marriage to Kevin Federline and Lindsay’s turn in “Herbie Fully Loaded”—Janice Min, the editor of Us Weekly, argued that even smart, well-informed people need a “safe place,” free from hard news. But in 2008—as Lindsay emerges from rehab, and Britney from the psych ward—Min has had a change of heart. For the past month, Us Weekly has been breaking political stories: Hillary Clinton mocked her fashion faux pas in a photo spread (“It’s not my fault: It was the ’60s”); Camille Paglia called Clinton’s put-on victimhood “a disgrace” in an exclusive interview; Barack Obama posed for a “Stars—They’re Just Like Us!” campaign edition. (From New Orleans: “When is hot sauce an appropriate condiment? Barack . . . says, ‘Absolutely always.’ ”) “I’ve always said that celebrities are like politicians, in that they need the public to support them to stay in office,” Min said the other day. “An unloved celebrity is no longer a celebrity.” Min was sitting in her office, wearing a black Michael Kors suit with baubly buttons. She had stayed up late the night before watching the primary returns. “I’d noticed that there’s an incredible interest in what’s going on with the Democratic nomination,” she said. “You look back to when Kerry was running—it was hard to get much enthusiasm mustered up. But it became pretty clear to me that the Us audience is also following these two candidates, who have a lot of star power. You go to dinner with friends and the conversation goes from Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton to Britney. They are a legitimate part of—for better or worse—the celebrity orbit.” MORE ONLINE
8. Advertising Age
Longtime readers of The Atlantic are likely to do double takes when they see Britney Spears on its next cover -- a rarified piece of media real estate more often occupied with subjects such as Pakistan's A.Q. Khan, the biological basis for morality, the human qualities of George Washington or, in 1996, "Why Americans Hate the Media." At 150 years old, The Atlantic remains an intellectual journal of public affairs and culture. But owner David Bradley also wants it to end a long spell in the red. So in the past year it poached Justin Smith from The Week to become its president; committed to moving its ad-sales team from Washington to New York while integrating digital and offline efforts; abandoned its online pay wall to lure more visitors; placed new emphasis on events including the Aspen Ideas Festival; and commissioned a magazine redesign. Now the Britney cover story is bound to attract new attention to The Atlantic. The magazine maintains that the issue's editorial is not driven by Mr. Smith's ambitious five-year business plan, the redesign or any of the rest -- but it arrives at a time when The Atlantic's pages and newsstand sales are down, while celebrity titles are still going stronger than any magazine category. MORE ONLINE
9. The Independent
An intriguing photograph in the March issue of Woman & Home magazine shows Helen Mirren, hours before the Oscar ceremony, wearing a face pack and what look like pink pyjama bottoms, pinning up the hem of her sister's dress. Kate Mirren's Oscar diary – the feature accompanying the picture – epitomises the IPC title’s approach to celebrities, whom editorial director Sue James likes to see as "fabulous, but a bit flawed,like all of us". Like the Mirren sisters, James hails from Southend, although she now lives in Surrey, and the three women had a photo taken together which they captioned "the Essex girls". At a time when much of the magazine market is in the doldrums, Woman & Home has just celebrated its best circulation in a decade – rising more than 6 per cent year on year to 336,000. MORE ONLINE
************ JOBS ...that Popular Mechanics is looking for a full-time freelance editor to join its dynamic online team. The No. 2 Web editor will be a HUGE contributor to one of the magazine industry’s leading sites for science, tech, car, and lifestyle news, with lots of freedom to write, assign, and edit online-only stories and magazine-based packages while maintaining the editorial calendar and helping develop the creative vision of the site. Online editorial and/or top-level print experience are strongly preferred, but excellent editing skills and knowledge of Web trends are a must—story idea generation, headline writing, attention to detail and ability to work under tight deadlines across multiple fields of interest are all key. Salary is very competitive for this hands-on, 35 hour/week freelance position at the awesome Hearst Tower. Please send resume, cover letter and at least three writing samples to pmwebmaster@hearst.com ASAP. (OK to mention Ed) ...that Popular Mechanics is looking for an experienced full-time freelance producer to join its dynamic online team. The No. 2 Web producer will be a key contributor to one of the magazine industry’s leading sites for science, tech, car, and lifestyle news, with TONS of responsibility for daily upkeep, design, and management, specifically working with interactive tools, special packages, and data projects. You will be working directly with online editors and third-party producers to post and promote several stories and syndication features every day—NOT building stories in heavy HTML code. So proficiency but not mastery of HTML, Photoshop, and search engine optimization—plus a knack for story packaging, headline writing, and design—are required, and experience with content management systems and video editing software are strongly preferred. Salary is very competitive for this hands-on, 35 hour/week freelance position at the awesome Hearst Tower. Please send resume and cover letter to pmwebmaster@hearst.com ASAP. (OK to mention Ed) ...that In Style Special Issues (Weddings, Makeover) is looking for a full-time beauty intern to start IMMEDIATELY. Please note this is a PAID POSITION. Job specifics include Calling in products for still life shoots, collecting credit information for research, organizing and checking in beauty products that come into the office , researching information for slated beauty stories, filing press releases, scheduling beauty appointments and assisting the senior beauty editor with all beauty-related needs. Prior magazine and/or beauty-related experience a plus. For consideration, please send resume and cover letter to rachel_jacoby@instylemag.com with the subject line BEAUTY INTERN. YOU MUST LIVE IN THE NEW YORK AREA OR BE ABLE TO COMMUTE TO NYC 5 DAYS A WEEK. (OK to mention Ed) INTERNSHIPS ...that Cond? Nast Traveler, an award-winning publication that publishes travel features and news with a global perspective and an emphasis on style, is currently seeking interns for our fashion department for the summer. Fashion interns assist the fashion department with receiving and returning samples, managing the fashion closet, managing the market book, phone calls and filing. Those who shine at the simpler tasks may have the opportunity to go out on the market to view new designers or product launches. This internship is for-credit and unpaid. Although, there will be a stipend of $12/day for lunch and transportation. Candidates should have a minimum of 2 years undergraduate work, an interest in magazine publishing/editing, familiarity with fashion trends, experience with Mac OS X, good phone and research skills, and be available at least 3 days a week. Knowledge of foreign languages, and travel experience are beneficial. Enthusiasm is a must! Please send a resume, cover letter and references to tiffany_gifford@condenast.com. (OK to mention Ed)
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