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NYC Happy Hour/Chat with an EIC Raffle!
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Ed wants you to be happy...
Which is why he's arranged a whole bunch of drink specials at his next NYC Happy Hour. $2 for Yuengling and 12" Ale pints or Bud, Bud Light, Rolling Rock, PBR and Rheingold bottles, $4 pints of Brooklyn Oktoberfest, Stella and Kirin Beer, $4 Champagne Cocktails, AND $2 off everything else--Ed's thirsty already! Plus, he's raffling off "dates" with two super-talented Editors-In-Chief (to be named as soon as they're confirmed).
When: Wednesday, Nov. 9 from 7-9pm
Where: 12" Bar, 179 Essex St, just south of Houston (F train to 2nd Ave)

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Rain, Rain Go Away
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Wednesday is only supposed to be partly cloudy in LA, so Angeleno Edsters should have no trouble making it to our 7 pm happy hour at Amalfi on North La Brea. Those seeking more shelter can head to the ACME Theatre's 8 pm showing of the old game show, "What's My Line?." Street parking is available and there is one valet for the theater and the restaurant. Theater reservations must be made in advance. For more information, please go to http://www.amalfiristorante.com, http://www.acmecomedy.com, or http://www.jkeith.net. Or just email losangeles@ed2010.com.

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News
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1. NY Post
Dating Jen: All-Told Story
10/24/05
http://www.nypost.com/business/55996.htm

Gossip hounds for the likes of Brad and Angelina and Jen and Vince will be feasting this week ??” with Us Weekly providing the most delicious fare.

People once dwelled more on ordinary individuals in extraordinary situations but has drifted far from its original formula to float easily in the shallow waters of celebrity worship. Its cover splash is on the dating between Jennifer Aniston and her new boyfriend Vince Vaughn with a bold headline: "Dancing, Kissing & Meeting His Mom . . ." Big news in the celebrity game. People briefly veers off its celeb track with a cover piece on the murder of the wife of TV lawyer Daniel Horowitz, but returns with a story that Brad Pitt has joined Angelina Jolie in taking flying lessons so they don't have to travel with the kids on public airlines. It also reports that "everything's perfect" between Jessica Simpson and hubby Nick Lachey.

Us Weekly's cover story, however, claims Jessica and Nick have split because "It's For The Best." Us also runs a cover photo of a slightly pudgy Britney Spears with a headline: "Britney Thin! How She Did It." She did it with a headline in Us. The Jen- and-Vince story also roosts on the Us cover. But the best of Us is its fashion spreads and loads of hot photos and capsules of gossip. A great visual trip ??” what a celeb book should be ??” and a salute to one of the best photos desks around.

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2. Associated Press (via Newsday.com)
Pakistani gang rape victim leaves home to receive award in New York
By Asif Shahzad
10/24/05
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--pakistan-rape1022oct22,0,1874335.story?coll=ny-region-apnewyork

A Pakistani woman who won international fame but irked the government for speaking out about her gang rape left her country on Saturday to receive an award in New York for her courage.

Mukhtar Mai, 36, has been declared Woman of the Year 2005 by Glamour magazine. She's due to receive the award with a $20,000 cash prize on Nov. 2.

Past winners include U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton and former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.

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3. NY Post
Color ???Em Red
By Richard Johnson
10/24/05
http://www.nypost.com/gossip/29956.htm

Execs at Richard Desmond's celebrity-friendly OK! magazine are furious they shelled out a reported $3 million for the photos of Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher's wedding, only to receive tasteful, black-and-white shots of the ceremony. Deep-pocketed OK! is thought to have given Moore and Kutcher total picture approval, but never expected to be forced to run an unexciting monochrome picture of the couple ??” who are 15 years apart in age ??” on the Oct. 14 cover. A spokesperson denied the arrival of black-and-white pictures was a shock, saying OK! knew what it was getting.

4. Mediaweek
AMC Report: Publishers Must Innovate or Risk Becoming Obsolete
By Stephanie D. Smith
10/24/05
http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/recent_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001349886

Just weeks after Jon Stewart skewered the industry during a Magazine Publishers of American panel discussion, noting that magazines sat ???at the children??™s table,??? industry executives arrived at this year??™s American Magazine Conference in steamy Fajardo, Puerto Rico to address ways in which the medium could grow up.

???Complacency is not an option,??? proclaimed Jack Kliger, CEO of Hachette Filipacchi Media and MPA chairman, who got the ball rolling.

After two days of debates and discussion, publishers were called upon to innovate; executives spoke of the need for more digital and online products; and advertisers wanted more creative ideas from magazines??™ marketing teams that cross over into several mediums.

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5. MarketWatch
Lois preaches to the un-converted
By Jon Friedman
10/24/05
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7BC75DFF76-EBB0-4801-B5A6-B0D80A796A75%7D&siteid=google

When George Lois addressed the American Magazine Conference last week, he opened the talk by exhibiting his characteristic bluntness.

"I'm here," he said, "to talk about your boring, adoring, butt-kissing magazine covers."

Bulls-eye! Lois, 74, perfectly summarized the take-no-chances, conformist mentality that pervades so many magazines today. Not surprisingly, Lois was just as insightful in capturing the essence of America when he designed 92 covers for Esquire from 1962 to 1971.

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6. Women??™s Wear Daily
Memo Pad
by Jeff Bercovici
10/24/05
http://www.wwd.com/issue/article/102177

STAYING ON BUDGET: Launch guru Don Welsh can't walk down Sixth Avenue without sparking rumors that he's trying to sell Budget Living. In the past, he has invited Hearst, Meredith, Gruner + Jahr and Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia to kick the tires, according to a former employee. "Everyone knows Don's m.o. is to flip," added the source.

But that wasn't the reason for his recent visit to Hachette Filipacchi Media, where he gave a presentation to chief executive officer Jack Kliger. Rather, according to Welsh, he was there to discuss teaming up for a newsstand one-shot about budget weddings. "It could happen, or it could never happen," he said.

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7. Newsday
Magazine fraud alleged: Feds accuse 2 execs in conspiracy to inflate circulation of Laptop, a computer journal; first case in industry probe
BY ROBERT E. KESSLER
10/22/05
http://www.newsday.com/business/ny-bztop4479731oct22,0,4881777.story?coll=ny-business-headlines

The publisher of a computer magazine and a circulation consultant have been charged with fraudulently conspiring to inflate the magazine's circulation in the first case growing out of a federal investigation into circulation practices in the magazine industry, according to court documents.

A mail-fraud arrest warrant was issued in Brooklyn earlier in the week for Edward D. Brown, head of Manhattan-based Bedford Communications, which publishes the computer magazine Laptop. The warrant described the alleged fraud as part of a "conspiracy to generate and report false circulation."

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8. Washington Post
Outing Wie Won't Win Any Awards for Journalism
By George Solomon
10/ 23/05
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/22/AR2005102201131.html

Couldn't wait to read Sports Illustrated this week, to savor senior writer Michael Bamberger's piece on Michelle Wie, whom Bamberger outed to the LPGA for a penalty drop Saturday that was 12 to 18 inches closer to the par-5 seventh hole than her original shot at the Big Horn Golf Club in Palm Desert, Calif. On Sunday, after Bamberger notified the LPGA of what he had seen, the LPGA disqualified Wie from her pro debut in the Samsung World Championship, costing her $53,126 and a fourth-place finish.

But the magazine included no story about the 16-year-old Wie by Bamberger; rather, there was a congratulatory story by Alan Shipnuck about Bamberger, stating that "third parties -- even reporters -- who point out rules infractions are protecting the field and preserving the integrity of the competition."

"Since he'd [Bamberger] become part of the story, we thought it appropriate to have someone else write the piece," said Jim Herre, an assistant managing editor at SI who directs the magazine's golf coverage. Herre said he approved Bamberger reporting Wie's violation to the LPGA, and Shipnuck even ended his story with Wie's father congratulating Bamberger. MORE ONLINE

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Whisper Jobs
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Ed hears??¦

... that there may be some editorial assistant positions open at Vogue. (Do NOT mention Ed)

... that Yoga Journal in San Francisco is looking for an associate editor ASAP. Not okay to mention Ed.

... that Imaginas Media is seeking published fashion and beauty writers. Junior level to Senior. We pay per article, not per word. Please send resume with list of current or most recent publications. Foreign correspondent experience a plus. Knowledge of foreign markets (including the smaller emerging fashion markets), beauty brands and launches. Excellent idea generating for articles that go beyond the recent news and launches. Online editing skills a plus. Contacts in the industry a plus. Seeking potential contributing editors for our online and print editions as well. Contact: Lilliana, Writers@imaginasmedia.com. (OK to mention Ed)

Internships

... that Washington Internet Daily needs a part-time unpaid intern to help cover high-tech policy issues. You'll get bylines, national reporting experience and learn the ins and outs of the evolving, exciting field. Send resume and clips to anoyes@warren-news.com. OK to mention Ed.

... that Julib.com is currently seeking an editorial intern to work closely with our editorial manager and assist in the daily operations of the website. responsibilities include: updating submissions database, fact-checking, editing, general office support, administrative duties, generate advertising leads. this is the ideal job for someone who is interested in learning the ins and outs of working for a small publication, and someone who wants to get involved on all levels. the ideal candidate will be able to work 2 to 3 days a week, have knowledge of ny, la, or london, and be extremely organized. this internship is unpaid, but there are fun perks. www.julib.com is a lifestyle and luxury e-column with issues in new york, los angeles, london, and hamptons markets, as well as a soon-to-launch travel edition. please e-mail your resume and a brief description of why you are the right candidate to meredith@julib.com, no phone calls please. (OK to mention Ed)

... that an international media, print and online publishing firm seeks interns interested in breaking into fashion and beauty worlds. Must have prior related fashion experience and knowledge of the industry, as well as good phone presence. Send resume pasted in the body of the email, with 200 words and describe your future career ambitions. Telecommute is possible. Fluency in foreign languages : French, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian a plus. Based in New York, London, Milan and Paris. Contact: Lilliana, Writers@imaginasmedia.com. (OK to mention Ed)

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