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SPRING HAS NOT SPRUNG
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And Ed is NOT happy about it.

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News
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1. New York Post
Enquirer's Brit Invasion
By Keith J. Kelly
3/09/05
http://www.nypost.com/business/42124.htm

With only weeks remaining before the National Enquirer is expected to relocate to New York City from Boca Raton, Fla., new Editor-in-Chief Paul Field has sent an urgent chain e-mail to London seeking help from his fellow countrymen.

"Greetings from New York - and a shameless request for help," said the blanket e-mail that Field sent out around 1 a.m. Feb. 28.

Some speculate there have been problems with staffing and the redesign, which the company adamantly denies. Field wrote: "You may have seen stories in the trade press about a British invasion at the best-known American tabloid and a Fleet Street brain drain.

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A court fight between the publisher of Us Weekly and a British company due to launch rival mag OK! has intensified.

Wenner Media, which had won a restraining order barring Nicola McCarthy from leaving Us Weekly to edit OK!, moved on its bid for a preliminary court injunction.

Sources said billionaire British publisher Richard Desmond, whose Northern & Shell signed McCarthy for OK! in January, complied with a federal court order that he come to New York this week for a deposition in Wenner's suit.

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Say this for Sports Illustrated, the Time Warner property: It has style. Normally, when a company does something as relatively mundane as tinkering with its name, the event can be as exciting and newsworthy as watching paint dry.

But when the magazine proclaimed Monday night that it preferred to be known by the somewhat snappier handle of "SI" (which is what everyone has called the publication since it debuted 50 years ago, anyway), it had the spark to invite the Most Famous Man in the World and enliven the festivities. I'm talking about Muhammad Ali, of course.

There aren't many people who can reduce hard-core sports business executives (not to mention one MarketWatch media columnist who was there, too) to act like star-struck kids. The Greatest posed for pictures and good-naturedly threw jabs at the delighted throng.

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DEMAND FOR MAGAZINE AD PAGES continued to rise in February, expanding 4.2 percent over February 2004, according to estimates released Monday by the Publishers Information Bureau. Ad page totals are up 2.5 percent through the first two months of the year. Ad revenues based on magazine rate card data rose 10.9 percent in February and 11.0 percent through February.

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Whisper Jobs & Internships
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Ed hears??¦

??¦ that Budget Living is looking for freelance fact-checkers. Must be sharp, diligent, and thorough. Minimum three years' experience at a major consumer magazine. Financial research background a plus. Send resume to freelance@budgetlivingmedia.com. (This is an official Ed2010 posting.)

??¦. that PAPER Magazine is looking for a research assistant / fact-checker to come in 3-4 days per week. Candidate must be familiar with PAPER, New York City and pop culture. College students aren't eligible for the position but recent graduates are. We need a fastidious, detail-oriented and extremely well organized person to assist with research and other editorial tasks. Please email your resume to edit@papermag.com, along with a cover letter explaining (1) what you like about PAPER and (2) why you think you're a good candidate for this position. Type "RESEARCH OPENING" in the subject line.

??¦ that Budget Living is current looking for some stellar spring photo interns. Candidate should be in school (earning credits) and be able to work at least 2 days a week. Responsibilities to include; - producing photo shoots -logging, scanning, & returning film -scouting locations & props -photo research -model castings -beer runs (just kidding) Intern should have basic knowledge of MACs, PhotoShop and internet research, good organizational skills, and working knowledge of photography, (as well as a wacky sense of humor) Great opportunity-last 2 interns were promoted! Magazine is increasing frequency in fall-get in on the ground floor of the ever-expanding empire of cheap! Email resumes to: photo@budgetlivingmedia.com Or fax to: 212 687-5222 (OK to mention Ed)

.. that Country Living Magazine is currently interviewing college students for an internship position in the Decorating and Home Building Departments for SUMMER 2005. The internship is targeted towards college students interested in experiencing the inner workings of a national magazine's Editorial side. Some responsibilities will include: including ordering and coordinating products/props for photo shoots; preparing story credits for on-page and BOB placement; packing and unpacking boxes for shipment to locations and manufacturers; sorting and filing press kit materials for future story development; and assisting on photo shoots located in NYC. Internship is for college credit only. You will have to provide us with a letter starting you are receiving credit from your school in order to take the internship. The intern needs to be available 2-3 days a week from 9:00am to 5:00pm. Please e-mail your resume and cover letter to: Gyna Soucy, Deputy Managing Editor of Country Living magazine at gsoucy@hearst.com.

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