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1. Women??™s Wear Daily
Memo Pad
9/19/05
By Jeff Bercovici and Sara James
http://www.wwd.com/issue/article/101364

OUT OF DATE: The risk of pretending to know everything that goes on in celebrities' lives is the risk of looking foolish when it becomes clear that you don't. In Touch became the latest magazine to fall into that trap this week when it published a story in the current issue headlined "Ren?©e: I'm happier than ever." The two-page article quotes actress Ren?©e Zellweger saying, among other things, "I've met my partner, my soul mate."

Unfortunately for In Touch, on the day after the issue went on sale, Zellweger and her "soul mate," country singer Kenny Chesney, announced they were splitting up.

If the magazine's writers failed to see it coming, perhaps that was because none of them had actually spoken to Zellweger, according to the actress' spokeswoman, Leslie Sloane-Zelnick. "We've never done an interview with or for this magazine, ever," she said Friday. "In Touch prints what it wants, whether it's true or not."
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MAG MONEY RETURNED: Advance Publications got some expected but nonetheless good news on Friday, when U.S. attorney Colm Connolly said the company would get back all $8.3 million in funds forfeited by embezzler Josef F. Murphy. During Friday's proceedings in Wilmington, Del., district court, Murphy, a.k.a. Joseph Murphy, a former credit collection manager for the Advance Magazine Group, was sentenced to three years in prison for writing 38 bad company checks worth $10,694,267.49.
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2. Advertising Age
Weekly Commentary From the Media Guy
By Simon Dumenco
9/19/05
http://www.adage.com/news.cms?newsId=46091

STRIKE A POSE Since I??™m affiliated with a competing title (I??™m a contributing editor at Details), I??™ll graciously refrain from joining in on the beat-down of Men??™s Vogue (e.g., Peter Carlson of The Washington Post: ???drivel???), but I will worry out loud about who the hell Men??™s Vogue is going to put on the cover now that they??™ve done George Clooney. There just aren??™t that many sophisticated, rakishly handsome male stars that are worthy of the Vogue brand. In fact, I can think of exactly one: George Clooney. Hollywood clearly can??™t be bothered to drum up much Men??™s Vogue-ready male glamour, which makes me wonder how much demand there really is for the Men??™s Vogue archetypal lifestyle.

Prospects: When I was in Milan this spring, the entire fashion industry was abuzz about The Coming of Men??™s Vogue. Now that it??™s here, it??™s clearly advertiser-friendly enough to make fashionistas feel amply rewarded for their support. Regardless of actual reader demand (see also: Cargo), it will thrive as an ad-packed quarterly.
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3. Miami Herald
Turning an esteemed magazine into an ad bazaar
BY EDWARD WASSERMAN
9/19/05
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/columnists/edward_wasserman/12682716.htm

I had been away and the magazines had piled up, so the first time I went through the Aug. 22 issue of The New Yorker I didn't know about the fuss it had caused. I knew only that the issue was strange. First, I didn't see any advertisements. Second, the magazine was festooned with pages of hip illustrations, stylized cartoons with figures strutting, kibitzing, consuming, generally looking urban and cool. The drawings were rendered in different styles, all imaginative and contemporary, and used only black, white and red. Looking closely you'd notice a motif of red-and-white concentric circles, resembling archery targets.

The overall effect was confusing, as if The New Yorker had been hijacked by a gang of art school seniors. Were these graphics supposed to illustrate the articles they ran alongside? And where were the ads?

It turns out what I beheld had become a minor scandal in the media world. These curious drawings were the ads. They all contained red-and-white bull's-eye figures because that icon is the corporate symbol of the advertiser, the discount retailer Target.

4. New York Magazine
Who Makes How Much: An impertinent look at other people's paychecks.
http://newyorkmetro.com/guides/salary/14497/index.html

Salary envy and its more loathsome twin, salary smugness, are the yin and yang of New York life, the engine that drives the city. But face it: Unless you??™re actually steaming open the mail, most of what you think you know about what your neighbor makes is little more than fantasy. That??™s where we come in. We??™ve compiled a voluminous and eccentric list of hundreds of New Yorkers??™ salaries, from the hedge-funder who pulled down more than a billion last year to the Chinese-food deliveryman making four figures (plus tips).

[Skipping ahead to the magazine salaries...]

Bill Keller $650,000 Executive editor, the New York Times

Col Allan $600,000 Editor, New York Post

Richard Johnson $300,000 ???Page Six??? gossip columnist

Thomas Friedman $300,000 Columnist, the New York Times (plus $40,000 per speaking engagement)

Maria Schneider $17,500 Associate Editor, The Onion

Will Shortz $90,000 Crossword editor, the New York Times

Jim Romenesko $169,187 Blogger, the Poynter Institute

Jessica Coen $30,000 Blogger, Gawker.com

David Pecker $3.15 million CEO and president, American Media

Norm Pearlstine $2 million Editor-in-chief, Time Inc.

Anna Wintour $2 million Editor, Vogue

Sylvana Soto-Ward $40,000 Assistant to Anna Wintour

Bonnie Fuller $1,574,851 Editorial director, American Media

Janice Min $1.2 million Editor, Us Weekly

James Kelly $1.1 million Managing editor, Time

Tom Wallace $1 million Editorial director, Cond?© Nast

David Remnick $1 million Editor, The New Yorker

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... that Star magazine is looking for experienced gossip and celebrity journalists, with extensive contacts in the worlds of entertainment, celebrity and nightlife. You must be able to report and break news as well as be eager to cover red carpet and other sorts of events to interview party-goers. Please send resume, clips to David Caplan, Star, 1 Park Ave, 3rd Fl, NYC 100016 or email dcaplan@starmagazine.com (OK to mention Ed)

... that O, The Oprah Magazine is looking for an assistant to the managing editor. This is an entry-level position for a highly motivated and curious person with excellent communication skills and a passion for magazines. The ideal applicant is someone who is self-possessed, has leadership experience, is comfortable juggling a wide variety of administrative responsibilities, and wants to learn about all aspects of creating and producing a magazine??”from planning issues to budgets (no math phobes, please) to production, to the editorial relationship with advertising. This is not a position for an aspiring writer, but previous experience in a creative or managerial role on a university publication, or a magazine internship, will certainly distinguish you. Attention to detail and excellent organizational and computer skills, including a familiarity with Mac operating systems, are a must. Good proofreading skills and a sense of humor are a plus. Please send a r?©sum?© and cover letter to oprahhire@yahoo.com by 5 p.m. Tuesday, September 20th (OK to mention Ed).

... that Women's Health (Rodale, NYC) is looking for an editorial assistant. (Don't mention Ed)

... that Prevention magazine (Rodale, NYC) is looking for an associate editor. (Don't mention Ed)

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