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When: Wednesday, March 29 from 7-9pm
******* If you've made your pile through a comparatively boring pursuit like real estate or management consulting (or by inheriting or marrying it), owning a magazine can confer intellectual or social legitimacy. That's why plenty of owners hold on to money-losing periodicals: William Buckley at the National Review, Martin Peretz and his predecessors and successors at the New Republic, S.I. Newhouse at The New Yorker (sometimes), and David Bradley at the Atlantic. And it's also fun and status-building to own magazines that might not have redeeming social value but make a ton of money, such as People or Vogue. The nightmare scenario for the status-conscious Type A would be to own and run magazines on the bottom of the food chain??”say, supermarket tabloids??”and lose money in the process. And that's precisely the dubious feat that the highly intelligent, sophisticated, and experienced owners may be about to achieve at American Media, the publisher of the National Enquirer, Star, and Globe. MORE ONLINE
2. The Boston Globe READERS CAN still find joy in the midst of a flashing, beeping, electronic world: Three venerable, general interest magazines are alive and well -- or putting up a good fight -- and welcoming a new generation of editors. Readers may quarrel with the politics or perspectives of the Atlantic Monthly, the New Republic, and The Economist. But these magazines boldly offer depth. They look at complexities, contradictions, and deceptions. It's a refreshing contrast to the flood of quick-hit news about the same famous celebrities doing the same famous things: dating, divorcing, and over- or undereating. In April, it seemed as if Boston's culture was shrinking when the Atlantic announced it would leave this city and move to Washington. But last week, the magazine announced that it was hiring a new editor, reporter James Bennet of The New York Times. He will build on an impressive record that includes a 2002 article on war in Iraq by James Fallows that turned out to be a prescient chronicle of the crisis the United States would face once it toppled Saddam Hussein. MORE ONLINE
3. WWD JAY DANDY: So much for the naysayers who didn??™t think dapper fashion advice for men would play in Boise. Men??™s Vogue??™s debut issue, which was on newsstands for three months last fall, sold 200,000 copies, according to publishers??™ best estimates, and sell-through was close to 50 percent in red states like Iowa. In urban and sophisticated suburban markets such as Connecticut, it reached as high as 65 percent. A spokesman for the magazine said the enthusiastic response wasn??™t limited to the U.S. ???In Japan, there was such demand that wholesalers demanded more copies than we were able to supply,??? he said. ???We had a sell-through of 50 percent in Italy and France, which is better than many established magazines.??? STUDENT STYLE: Call it Project Hallway. On Wednesday, Cosmogirl will inaugurate a new, annual design competition for graduating seniors at the Fashion Institute of Technology. The winner ??” to be selected in November by a jury whose members will include Lisa Smilor, associate director of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, Francisco Costa, creative director of Calvin Klein??™s women??™s collection, and Karen Smith Harvey, senior vice president of fashion forecasting and trend direction at Macy??™s ??” will receive a $10,000 grant from Macy??™s and be showcased in the magazine??™s December/January ???Born to Lead??? issue.
Kristine Welker, Cosmogirl??™s publisher, said the idea for the design search came out of the magazine??™s polling, which showed the most common career ambition among its audience is to work in fashion. ???What we love about this is it interests our younger readers who are thinking about fashion as a career, but we also wanted to do something for our girls who are graduating into the real world,??? she said. The visibility of a certain Heidi Klum-hosted reality show gave the idea an added boost, she added: ???When you look at pop culture, you can??™t deny the success of things like ???Project Runway.??™???
4. Media Week Sante Fe, N.M.-based Outside magazine has named Christopher Keyes editor, replacing Hal Espen, the company announced today. Keyes will take his new position in early April. Keyes began his career as an intern at Outside in 1999. He rose to associate editor before leaving the magazine in 2002 to become articles editor for Skiing. Keyes then served as articles editor at Texas Monthly last year. Most recently, he was editorial director at the Austin-based magazine. "I've followed Chris's career since he was an associate editor at Outside, and especially his growth under Evan Smith at Texas Monthly," said Lawrence Burke, Outside's chairman/editor in chief. "Chris has been committed to the Outside lifestyle since he was an undergraduate at Duke. We look forward to him bringing this enthusiasm, passion and commitment to Outside." MORE ONLINE
5. WWD AN EPIC MYSTERY: Any new company that comes along touting its revolutionary business model is regarded with a dose of skepticism. But Epic Media, which is staffing up in preparation for a pair of magazine launches later this year, appears to require more than the proverbial grain of salt, thanks to its founder's questionable background. Last fall, Epic announced its intention to launch two lifestyle magazines, called Everything for Men and Everything for Women, in the second quarter of 2006. The magazines will cover virtually all areas of modern life, offering "an overwhelming amount of meaningful content and no useless filler," according to a document filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in November. They will supposedly be accompanied by a Web portal, called Zooprize.com, a membership card good for numerous corporate discounts, and a reality TV series modeled on "The Apprentice." To realize this vision, Epic founder and chairman Nicholas A. Czuczko recently made several key hires, including Nelson Anderson, formerly of V Life and Detour, as creative director of both titles, and Rob Hill, formerly of Giant
and FHM, as editor in chief of Everything for Men. Hill, who was living in New York, moved to Los Angeles, where Epic is based, according to sources.
WIN-TOUR OF DUTY: The defunct Radar magazine doesn't seem like the most obvious place from which to be plucking Vogue staffers, but that's precisely where Anna Wintour found her latest senior editor. The editor in chief of Vogue, who was oft-tweaked on the gossipy magazine's Web site, has hired former Radar deputy editor Chris Knutsen. A Vogue spokesman said, "He will be editing political coverage, current events and keeping an eye open for book excerpts." Knutsen, who previously worked at GQ, Riverhead Books and The New Yorker, also co-edited the book of essays, "Committed," excerpted in Vogue last year. He will inherit at least one responsibility from Vogue-arts-editor-turned-Men's-Vogue-editor in chief Jay Fielden: editing food critic Jeffrey Steingarten. Which, to be sure, is a job unto
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************ ... that CO-ED, the most popular nationwide magazine for college students, is seeking a full-time collegiate editor. This editor will coordinate with freelance writers, edit articles and do extensive writing, with the emphasis on college, student and celebrity profiles (all with a college angle). Some travel will be required (it's fun, trust us). Send cover letters and resume to kirk@coedmagazine.com. Job??™s in Hoboken, NJ, just 10 minutes by subway from NYC. (Official Ed2010 posting) ... that there is a definite opening for an editorial assistant position for Back Stage newspaper (Back Stage East in NYC, not the Back Stage West publication). Back Stage is a weekly performing arts publication owned by VNU Business Media. The position offers benefits and a competitive entry level salary. The job duties are mostly administrative but there are definitely opportunities to build clips. Applicants should email their resumes to L. Garris at: lgarris@vnubuspubs.com. In the subject line write: "Back Stage, Editorial Assistant." The position opened up last week so applicants should act fast! Please do NOT mention Ed when you apply. Internships ... that Time Out New York Kids is looking for a summer intern. We're a bimonthly magazine with a weekly website that offers parents and caregivers ideas and guidance as to what to do with kids in New York City. It's not a parenting magazine or even a magazine for children, and applicants should have an interest in entertainment writing as much or more than their interest in kids. Our internships require a 2-3 day per week commitment, credit or non-credit. TONY Kids looks for candidates with a strong commitment to a career in publishing through previous internship experiences, area of study, or extra-curricular involvements. TONY Kids also thrives on intelligence, responsibility and maturity in all personnel and we expect the same of our interns. Responsibilities include: Research "listings" subjects to generate content for the magazine; Write web listings; Fact check print and online listings and articles; Collect and maintain accurate records of items used for fashion shoots; Assist with fashion returns and credits; Transcribe interviews; Cover reception area during receptionist lunch/dinner break; Occasional writing for the print magazine (capsule reviews usually). Please apply by March 31. A complete application should include a cover letter, resume and three writing samples (preferably clips). Interested candidates email application to the following: Katie Quirk, Kids Associate Editor @ kquirk@timeoutny.com (OK to mention Ed) ... that CO-ED is looking for spring and summer interns. Send your resume and clips (if you have 'em) to blair@coedmagazine.com. [Note: official Ed2010 posting] Note: we're based out in Hoboken, which is only 10 minutes by train from New York. (OK to mention Ed)
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