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News
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Yes, the nation now knows Time magazine picked President Bush as its "Person of the Year" for 2004. Such things are open to translation, though.

Naming a Someone ??” or Something ??” of the Year has become the mode of choice for anyone hoping to leave an imprint on history as December ebbs away.

The Pew Research Center, for instance, yesterday cited "high gasoline prices" as the "Top News Interest Story of 2004," based on a poll of 2,000 adults conducted Dec. 1-16. News from Iraq, the Florida hurricanes, the terrorist massacre of Russian schoolchildren and the presidential campaign rounded out the top five stories.

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2. DMNews
IDG??™s McGovern, Time??™s Pearlstine honored
Mickey Alan Kahn
12/21/04
http://www.dmnews.com/cgi-bin/artprevbot.cgi?article_id=31334

The Magazine Publishers of America and the American Society of Magazine Editors will honor two senior publishing executives Jan. 26 for their contributions to the industry at the Magazine Lifetime Achievement Awards.

Patrick J. McGovern, founder and chairman of International Data Group, will receive the Henry Johnson Fisher Award. The honor is reserved for people who made longstanding contributions to the magazine industry and society.

The other honoree, Time Inc. editor-in-chief Norman Pearlstine, will be inducted into the Magazine Editors' Hall of Fame. Inductees typically are at the pinnacle of their editorial career, with a record of service to the magazine industry via trade associations or other forms of volunteering.

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3. Media Industry Newsletter
How Much Passion Will There be in "EW??™s" "Entertainer of the Year"
Steve Cohn
12/22/04
http://www.minonline.com/topstory.htm

Entertainment Weekly managing editor (since October 2002) Rick Tetzeli's December 31 cover will be revealed Thursday (December 23). We don't expect him to select Passion of the Christ producer Mel Gibson or his Fahrenheit 9/11 counterpart Michael Moore, but Tetzeli tells us that their respective February 20/July 9 covers were among EW's best newsstand sellers and "generated the most reader mail by far. 'Controversy,' with them, Janet Jackson, Howard Stern, and even FCC chairman Michael Powell, had a huge impact in 2004." Two "safer" choices would be: (1) Daily Show host Jon Stewart, who, ironically, was EW's worst seller in 2003; and (2) actor Jamie Foxx, with hit movies Collateral and Ray, and three Golden Globe nominations. Last year's "Entertainers" were the Lord of the Rings stars; in 2002, it was Denzel Washington.

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Jobs and Internships
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??¦ that Right On Magazine, the leading African American Teen Magazine and bible of the black entertainment industry, seeks an Associate Editor! Great job! Great location! Fun and exciting! Must be articulate, organized and self-motivated. Starting salary - $24,000. E-mail your resume to: CHorner@dorchestermedia.com. (OK to mention Ed)

...that the Assistant to the Editor-in-Chief at GQ Magazine is looking for a replacement. Please send a letter to Caroline_Callahan@condenast.com ASAP explaining why you want to work at GQ and why you're the best fit for the job. No phone calls. Don??™t mention Ed.

??¦ that Town & Country magazine, a Hearst publication, seeks one intern PART-TIME for its editorial department during the Spring semester (FEBRUARY-MAY 2005) Candidates MUST be college junior, senior or graduate student. All candidates MUST also be detail-oriented, responsible, well-organized and proactive. Although duties will be primarily administrative, the chosen student will gain broad exposure to the world of magazine publishing. This internship is 25 hours each week (days and times to be determined). This internship is paid ($10/hour), not for credit. Interested and qualified candidates should email a cover letter and resume WITHIN the body of the e-mail tnc@hearst.com BEFORE JANUARY 10TH. IMPORTANT: Both cover letter and resume MUST be WITHIN the body of the e-mail. E-MAILS WITH ATTACHMENTS WILL *NOT* BE OPENED. Absolutely NO phone calls please. (OK to mention Ed)