Daily Archives: Friday, April 4, 2003

WWSS (What would Samir say?) I ran across this release about the launch of a magazine for parents of college-bound students called College Magazine. We all know how critical I am of magazine concepts I don’t understand. But this one … Continue reading →

Sad news: Michael Kelly, editor-at-large (and former editor) of Atlantic Monthly, was killed in Iraq while covering the war. Kelly had done much to get the magazine turned around and headed toward success. Related posts: Trend? Biggie-sized custom publishing news … Continue reading →

Not I, said the German Shephard: Excuse the warblogging, but something about this story makes me recall the children’s story, The Little Red Hen. That, or news of the weird. Related posts: Surely there’s a german word for this The … Continue reading →

Grade A Prime: Here’s a custom magazine launch press release that may have been lost in the war news. The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture is launching a magazine with the beautiful name, Amber Waves. Related posts: The consumer magazine about … Continue reading →

What Time is it? CBS Marketwatch’s Jon Friedman profiles Time’s Editor-in-Chief Norm Perlstine’s swagger. Quote: In only the past two years, he and his deputies John Huey and Isolde Motley have replaced the managing editor — the top editorial title … Continue reading →