March 2009

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Magazines have more than twice the impact of TV, online or radio and considerably more than printed newspapers in terms of time spent engaged with advertising, according to report done for the Magazine Publishers of America (MPA). The results were reported by MediaDaily News.The article noted that magazines have been reluctant in the past to use "time spent" as a measure in relation to other
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Late reporting that a DDB entry from South Africa won best of show in the reader's choice picks at Magazines Canada's Best on Page event last week. The ad, for Energizer batteries was picked by attendees at the fourth annual event, an exhibition of award-winning magazine creative from around the world. It featured 150 international award winners from the Cannes Lions Festival, the Epica Awards,
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20:32
The Atlantic Magazines Association (AMA) is off to a good start after its first annual conference in Halifax. [Disclosure: I was a paid speaker and have done some consulting work with them.] The fledgling association has its work cut out for it in part because of a surfeit of geography; most other regional associations (BC, Alberta, Manitoba) don't encompass four provinces and two time zones (
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20:21
Outgoing Canadian Geographic editor Rick Boychuk makes a graceful exit with his final column in which he says what many other good editors feel about freelancers:The best of their pitches to us often result in more work than we can pay them to undertake. And yet, with assignments in hand, off they go by plane (Lisa Gregoire from Edmonton to Grise Fiord), canoe (Karsten Heuer from Calgary to
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20:06
Herald Tribune website revamped (Guardian)What's wrong with CNN? (Media Nation)Prevention cuts rate base 15% (Folio:)UK Online Sales Growth To Halve In '09, Publishers Say(paidContent)The AP Daily without AP (Buzz Machine)IAB: Online Ad Spend Grew 10.6 Percent In '08, Dragged Down By Difficult Q4(paidContent)
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The erosion of editorial cover integrity proceeds apace: this time, perhaps emboldened by the Esquire venture into cover "flapvertising" that, at least, had to be opened, ESPN magazine has gone a step forward with an advertising flap that virtually obscures the cover, according to a story in Portfolio.com. Once again, it seems an offence to the spirit and letter of the American Society of
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14:12
Magazines publishing in Ontario will, as expected, have to charge a 13% harmonized tax on top of subscriptions starting in just over a year. It was confirmed in yesterday's Ontario budget that the 8% provincial sales tax will be merged with the 5% GST starting July 1, 2010.It is, in effect, an 8% increase in taxation, since the 50% of magazines in Ontario have not charged provincial sales tax on
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17:07
The just-released 2009 Print Measurement Bureau results, the first to be issued on a biannual (spring/fall) schedule, show a slight decline in readership of about 4%, based on data gathered in 2007 and 2008. English Canadian magazines were down an average of 3.2% in readership; French titles 6.2%.Average magazine readership is 1.3 million (English) and 522,000 French and a steady average
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[This post has been updated]Today's likely announcement in the Ontario budget of "harmonization" of its provincial sales tax (8%) with the federal goods and services tax (5%), will have a major impact on magazines sold in the province. It means that the provincial sales tax portion, never before paid on magazinesmagazine subscriptions, will now apply.In effect, the decision will automatically
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02:01
Here's a curiosity: American Business Media has welcomed Magazines Canada as an international member, one of nine new members announced in a posting on its website. The curious part is that ABM -- the major U.S. association for b2b print and online publications -- sought out MagsCan. This is despite the alliance between ABM and Canadian Business Press (CBP) which has made little secret of its
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01:22
"We are losing our newspaper industry. The economy has caused an immediate problem, but the business model for newspapers, based on circulation and advertising revenue, is broken, and that is a real tragedy for communities across the nation and for our democracy." -- Senator Benjamin L. Cardin, D.-Md., speaking to his proposal to allow beleagured U.S. newspapers to operate as not-for-profits.
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01:08
About a year ago we wrote about the forthcoming June launch of a "curious new magazine" called RiseUp that intended to distribute 4 million copies through insertion in various newspapers across the U.S. and address relations between races.And, if the publisher's ambitions are to be believed, by the first quarter of 2009, circulation will be 8 million this fall and could be as high as 12 million
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22:41
The founding editor of Style at Home magazine, Gail Johnston Habs, is retiring at the end of May after 12 years with the magazine and 23 with Transcontinental Media.After founding and editing artviews, a magazine for Canadian contemporary artists, for nine years, and active participation on the boards of several cultural organizations (including the Ontario Association of Art Galleries and the
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21:07
Those of us in publishing, print and online, should feel quite relieved with what passes for good news these days: Total newspaper readership for all of 2008 was essentially steady. The NADbank study shows that more than three-quarters of Canadians, 77%, read a printed or online version of a daily newspaper in a typical week, according to a report in Marketing magazine.The 2008 readership study
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15:45
Stacey May Fowles, the circ and marketing director at The Walrus and publisher of Shameless magazine, was wondering how Walrus interns thought about the scary, pessimistic and generally uncertain tone these days; so she asked them and posted their comments on her blog on Masthead. For instance when they were asked if they were optimistic about the future:Ashton Osmak: Oddly, yes. There was a
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20:48
A concert sponsored by Abort magazine in Vancouver had to be broken up by the Vancouver police when controversial New York rapper Necro (he's the one in the middle) failed to show up and fans, um, demonstrated their displeasure.According to a report on the Abort magazine website, fans had been waiting for hours at the Richards on Richards nightclub on Saturday, only to be told that Necro's
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“I want to see some innovation. I want to know that when we stop the mental fisticuffs we can go back to thinking about the consumer. We’ve spent the last two months thinking about every other stakeholder. Let’s get together and think how we can get closer to the consumer.”-- Dwell publisher Michela O’Connor Abrams speaking at the 2009 MPA Retail Conference.
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16:15
Hachette Filipacchi is selling enthusiast titles (AdAge)Remnick denies tweet about bi-weekly New Yorker (New York Observer)Roy of the Rovers and other classic comics return to newsstands (Guardian)Hispanic magazine ad pages down 17% through February (Folio:)Future publishing profits hit by U.S. distribution dispute (Guardian)Wired is launching British edition, 12 years after last attempt (
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14:41
The closure of Canadian Home & Country magazine was a great loss, but the good news out of it is that all of the editorial staff have found work with other Transcontinental Media publications, according to a post by Erin McLaughlin, the editor of CH&C's online version and also editor of Canadian Gardening.Executive editor Suzanne Moutis, art director Jose Woertman, assistant editor Karina
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14:28
Sorry to see that Canadian Business, which has for some time offered much-sought-after six month paid internships, has suspended its program, at least for now, according to a story in Masthead. It usually hires two paid interns for four- and six-month terms in the summer and fall and has paid them $2,000 a month out of the editorial budget to do fact-checking, writing and research; much better
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10:05
One of Canada's smaller magazines, the twice-a-year literary Taddle Creek in Toronto, is offering a well-rounded magazine education to one lucky intern.Herewith, how it is described, in part:More than just a literary magazine internship, Taddle Creek’s program offers a well-rounded education in every area of the magazine industry—from writing, editing, and fact-checking, to design, circulation,
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10:00
Vancouver-based Glacier Media Inc., a magazine and newspaper publishing company posted a healthy profit in 2008, according to a report in the Georgia Straight.In an environment when many media companies are chalking up big losses, Glacier (which owns daily and weekly newspapers, the Vancouver Media Group, Business Information Group, Glacier Newspaper Group, Western Producer Publications, Farm
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22:28
Shameless magazine is to publish its first book in June, an anthology drawn from the pages of the magazine. Edited by publisher Stacey May Fowles and editor Megan Griffith-Green and designed by magazine art director Sheila Sampath, it's called She's Shameless and is described as "fearless and funny non-fiction about strong, smart and shameless young women. With wit and honesty, the writers share
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21:41
Beginning with its April/May issue, The Beaver will be plunging into the roiling waters of U.S newsstand distribution. An initial test of 700 copies per issue for the first year will be distributed through MSolutions (serving the Southeastern states, including Florida) and Source Agencies (servicing Barnes and Noble and Borders stores nation-wide.) “We’re very excited by this project and the
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19:13
Canadian Health & Lifestyle Magazine, is launching a redesign. “While some publications are slowing down, we’re gearing up for the future. The new design reflects that," said Joe Viecili, publisher of the magazine.The 5-year-old quarterly magazine is now ranked 7th in readership in Canada, according to PMB 2008. It has a total controlled distribution of 1,600,000 nationally including through
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19:10
The LRC (Literary Review of Canada)is using an intriguing audience-building device; it's sending gift subscriptions to a list of 55 people across Canada with the obvious hope that they'll influence others and spread the word about the magazine. (I'm one of those who is receiving an unbidden sub.)The people receiving the gift subs are nominated by existing subscribers; and the customized letter
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16:08
The trend to giving advertisers greater prominence on magazine websites is exemplified by the relaunch of Elle Canada. According to a story in Media in Canada, the redesign went live last month and will be promoted in the May issue. Advertisers can buy larger "overlay" ads, which are images or text links that are click-able within the prominent video or on their own brand's own tab in the beauty
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12:39
Knives out at New Statesman as Alastair Campbell editing stint sparks 'crisis of faith' (Guardian)Time publisher Donald Fries steps down (Wall St. Journal)The return of Wired magazine: Will the geeks save us? (Jeff Jarvis in the Guardian)All Hearst magazines offer green articles, sponsored by eBay (Mediaweek)Playboy makes digital archive free (Folio:)
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16:32
The Manitoba Magazine Publishers Association (MMPA) is holding its first awards program May 8. Winners in eight categories in what has been dubbed the "Maggies" will be given out at a gala dinner at the Fairmont Hotel in Winnipeg. Nominations for the awards will be accepted from April 1-20.The Friday evening gala will be bracketed Friday and Saturday by a series of daytime seminars.
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01:36
The awards presentation at the Alberta Magazines Conference Friday afternoon went off smoothly at 3:30 p.m. in a reception room at the Carriage House Inn in a distant section of Calgary known (rather dauntingly to outsiders) as “the South East.” Colleen Seto, executive director of AMPA (known to AMPA members as Little Blessing), climbed onto a chair in the middle of the room and called for
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18:10
The Canada Council for the Arts has named a new head of its writing and publishing section, which provides support for literary and cultural magazines, according to a post in Quill & Quire. Three months after the departure of Melanie Rutledge, Arash Mohtashami-Maali will take the new position on April 20. He is currently director of the French language, Ottawa-based, magazine Liaison and
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15:43
Canadian Geographic has promoted executive editor Eric Harris to be its new editor-in-chief, replacing Rick Boychuk, who resigned in January after 14 years in the post. Harris said in a release: “My goal is to build on Rick’s legacy,” Harris stated. “By channelling the voices of a generation of writers, photographers, editors, artists, scientists and everyday people with extraordinary stories to
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15:13
Everybody has ideas about how the U.S. stimulus money should be spent. Now it is being suggested that a tax credit be included for spending money on advertising. Bob Pittman, former CEO of MTV Networks, Time Warner Enterprises and Century 21 Real Estate, has written an opinion piece in Fortune magazine saying that advertising is an investment in stimulating consumer demand.Acknowledging that he
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14:43
The simple answer is the worldwide web has become the biggest challenge for the printed page. Content is virtually free for the taking on millions of Web sites. And with the web you get instant information whether it is the weather, recipes, scores, or stock quotes. It is an amazing time in the history of media. Magazines have to re-scale their circulation but charge more for those who want it.
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14:21
Gannett Slashed CEO's Pay 60% (AP)Scottish publishers to present at Parliament (PPA)Pension Cutbacks at Condé Nast (New York Post)Ad Age to print fewer issues (AdAge)Ex Loaded editor to edit Bauer cooking title on eating at home (Press Gazette)Garden & Gun saved (Folio:)
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The New Yorker once again leads the pack with a total of 10 nominations, including for general excellence, reporting and feature writing in the American Society of Magazine Editors' (ASME)awards, announced on Wednesday. Close behind was GQ, with 8 nominations, the most that magazine has ever received in a single year.For general excellence online:1 million or more average monthly visitors:
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21:18
French public health officials are considering new laws that would require magazines to reveal the extent to which they airbrush cover subjects, according to a blog post by David Byrne. It’s viewed as a public health issue because girls and boys (and men and women) are feeling increasingly ashamed of their bodies as they compare themselves to what they see all around them — images of bodies that
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20:30
Magazines still offer an unsurpassed ability to marry literary ambitions with deep reporting, photography, and visual design. In this new media age, people talk about the importance of transforming readers into "communities." Magazines have never had a community problem. Great magazines have built enduring relationships with their readers that Facebook and Tumblr still aspire to. But in a race to
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20:19
Transcontinental Printing, which is one of Canada's largest printers and which prints its own and many other people's magazines, is caught up in a controversy in California over plans to staff a brand-new newspaper printing plant with non-union pressmen. According to an article in the Columbia Journalism Review, it is related to Hearst Corporation's attempt to break San Francisco's Pressman's and
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19:59
A recent to-and-fro on the Toronto Freelance Editors and Writers list (sub req'd) was about whether traditional skills and concepts taught in journalism schools are ill-equipping graduates for the real world.Naturally, some people (including current teachers) felt that basic research, interviewing and writing skills are eminently transferrable, even if grads don't wind up in a traditional
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The deadline for the Canadian Society of Magazine Editors' awards is 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 25. There are awards for best front of book, best display writing, editor of the year and, new this year, best website; any one entry makes a title eligible for Magazine of the Year in one of three consumer circulation categories (small (0 to 49,000), medium (50,000 to 149,000) and large (150,000+) as
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14:25
Time Inc., in partnership with one sponsor, Toyota Motor Corporation, is offering interested readers a personalized magazine called mine. Its content is drawn from eight different titles -- Time, Sports Illustrated, Food & Wine, Real Simple, Money, In Style, Golf, and Travel + Leisure. Readers get to select 5 titles from which content for their customized issue will be drawn. The first issue,
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14:06
A quarterly print magazine and website called Crown has been launched, dedicated to high school basketball, according to a story in Mississauga News. Gilbert Muako-Jones, a Guelph-Humber journalism student and Tariq Sbiet, who played for St. Martin Mustangs in Mississauga and have been friends since Grade 8, have been talking about the publishing idea for several years.“We feel that there are
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15:56
[This post has been updated] Breaking news: Staff at St. Joseph Media (Toronto Life, Fashion, Canadian Family etc.) have been told that they are taking a "short term 5% pay cut" by working a four-day week during July and August. More as we hear it.[Update: Masthead magzine reports that the 5% cut stretches from April through October, with the short weeks for July and August and quotes St. Joseph
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The Audit Bureau of Circulatons (ABC) is accommodating itself to current realities with a new policy on the definition of a digital magazine. Previously, it had restricted auditable content to a facsimile of a printed magazine. Now, according to a release, beginning June 2009, the audit firm (which does the 3rd party circ audits for many larger magazines and newspapers) will allow digital
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13:49
Five Time Inc. magazines -- Time, Fortune, People, Sports Illustrated and Entertainment Weekly-- are running simultaneous, corporate-ordered editorial on 3-D technology and, in return, are getting a big advertising payday from Macdonald's, according to a story in AdAge. (For one of the magazines, Fortune, this is the first time the hamburger chain has advertised.) All the magazines will include
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19:06
I don't know how it came about but explore magazine got a major (and well-deserved) plug in an article by Vancouver writer Bruce Grierson on the website of the Canadian Tourism Commission.The story appears on its media centre page (a place where they try to interest various media in writing and broadcasting about Canada) and says, in part:There’s a whole, life-altering world out there beyond the
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03:59
At the end of January, the Reader's Digest Association announced sweeping staff cuts and financial restraint in the U.S., with indications that up to 8% of its worldwide workforce would probably be laid off. Other divisions worldwide including Canada, were to be dealt with in due course. Yesterday, Reader's Digest Canada let 15 full-time people go, including the vice-president and editor-in-chief
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17:14
Donald Kummerfeld is stepping down as president and CEO of the International Federation of the Periodical Press (FIPP) after 8 years, according to a report in Brand Republic. (There is a longer release on the FIPP website.) He will complete his term following the biennial FIPP Magazine Congress being held in London in May. He had previously run the Magazine Publishers of America, the world's
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16:55
Vancouver-based Glacier Media Inc. will publish the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics official souvenir program. Glacier owns the Business Information Group, Canada's largest publisher of trade magazines (43 titles, 28 directories, 35 web sites), various online research and information tools, Western Producer Publications and Farm Business Communications as well as a chain of community newspapers
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Traditionally, and until recently, it was a generally accepted rule that the cover of a magazine was editorial space, free of advertising. In both Canada and the U.S. there are guidelines to that effect. But as an article in the New York Times notes, uncertain times drive flexibility and changes, one of which is that advertising seems to be creeping onto covers.The hook for the article was an ad
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14:29
The business and technology publisher Seybold explores the current single copy distribution and sales mess in the U.S. in its March issue and proposes a couple of thought-provoking solutions.The article is a pretty good summary of the supply chain issues that the magazine industry is facing with an inefficient system where wholesalers lose money, whole forests of magazines are wasted and pulped
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