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WOODEN HORSE MAGAZINE MEDIA NEWS By
http://www.woodenhorsepub.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dear readers, Food for thought, wouldn’t you say: Several recent reports examine readership trends in North America and beyond, and the stats are not all doom and gloom. In fact, overall US magazine readership has grown in the last twelve months, according to GfK MRI's Survey of the American Consumer. Last year, this same survey reported a decline in readership. Of the 181 magazines included in the survey, the readership of 11 grew by more than 20%, including COASTAL LIVING*, DIABETES FORECAST*, ELLE DÉCOR*, FOOD NETWORK*, DIABETIC COOKING*, LIFE & STYLE WEEKLY*, MOTHER EARTH NEWS*, PSYCHOLOGY TODAY*, UNITED HEMISPHERES*, VERANDA* and YOGA JOURNAL*. Fifteen magazines reported a drop in readership, including AMERICAN HUNTER*, BASSMASTER*, CIGAR AFICIONADO*, GOLF DIGEST*, FAMILYFUN*, FIT PREGNANCY*, INC*, MAXIM*, NORTH AMERICAN FISHERMAN*, PCWORLD* and STAR*. When it comes to American versus European publishing companies, the ones thriving in the US market tend to be home born. AdWeek reported on the failure of European publishing companies, such as Bonnier, Dennis and Bauer, to maintain readership and attract ad revenue. A few UK-based titles, like THE ECONOMIST* and Financial Times, buck that trend. Although overall magazine readership may be up, newspaper readership is down, that is, in North America, Europe and Latin America. The World Press Trends Report, which collects newspaper circulation data in more than 70 countries, reported that since 2008 circulation in the US has fallen 13% and advertising revenue has dropped 42%. In contrast, circulation rose in Asia, the Middle East, North Africa, Australia and New Zealand. Why such a big drop in US ad revenue? The report concludes that it’s because US publishers traditionally depend on classified advertising. Definitely food for thought. Elsewhere in the industry: Online advertising in the US grew 15% in 2012, according to Interactive Advertising Bureau and PricewaterhouseCoopers… Gizmodo, Gawker media’s tech blog, is repositioning from gadgets to “design and ideas.” Along with the new focus comes a new editor, Geoff Manaugh, a former senior editor at DWELL* magazine. According to Gawker owner Nick Denton, the site will hire six new staffers in the next few months; the positions include writers covering architecture/urbanism, art/new aesthetic and design/branding. They are also looking for a San Francisco-based tech reporter and consumer electronics editor… SATURDAY EVENING POST* is still looking for younger readers without scaring off its more mature audience. It just finished its print magazine redesign with stories on Star Trek, Mad Men, and the speed of WiFi in America. Its iPad and iPhone apps are here and the website redesign will happen this month… Buzzfeed is going for business scoops, according to new business editor Peter Lauria. “We’re looking for smart, sophisticated analysis that can hold up against the Times, the FT, the Journal,” he said. The site will focus on trying to cover a few areas really, really well: Entertainment, consumer tech, specialty retail and “Wall Street and money and how that impacts all of these areas.”… POLITICO has hired Susan Glasser, the editor-in-chief of FOREIGN POLICY*, to serve as editor of new long-form journalism and opinion divisions - a move the editors call "the largest expansion of our company in three years," according to a website post. "This next stage of POLITICO’s growth has two main components. The first is to add magazine-style journalism to our newsroom.” The second component will be, according to the post, “marshaling the best outside contributors to produce analysis, argument and first-person perspectives on the news of the day.” Jim VandeHei, executive editor of Politico, told NYTimes.com “the site was putting ‘several million’ dollars behind the new operations and would seek to hire a dozen new reporters.”… SCHOOL PLANNING & MANAGEMENT AND COLLEGE PLANNING & MANAGEMENT have a new owner, 1105 Media. The magazines were acquired from education media company Peter Li Education Group and will be added to 1105’s education group, currently anchored by T.H.E. JOURNAL and CAMPUS TECHNOLOGY… Ziff Davis, now a division of j2 Global, has purchased NetShelter, a network of approximately 150 independent tech blogs, including MacRumors.com, SlashGear.com and AndroidCentral.com… THE DAILY SUMMER is a new fashion magazine from the creator of THE DAILY FRONT ROW, focused on the style elite of the Hamptons. Much like The Daily Front Row, The Daily Summer is aimed at designers, luxury consumers, fashion and entertainment editors, film and television personalities, premier retail and fashion executive and other high-profile tastemakers. Daily Front Row, Inc., based in New York City, publishes The Daily Summer. The magazine will be published eight times a year and is distributed at shops, boutiques and hotels in the East End, and it can be read online. Founder and Editor-in-Chief Brandusa Niro can be contacted at brandusa@dailyfrontrow.com... The Financial Times has launched a new online service, fastFT. It aims is to speedily break market news and commentary. Megan Murphy is in charge of a 24-hour operation with staff in London, New York and Hong Kong… WEHOville will launch a new, free weekly print magazine later this summer based on the popular website. It will be published every Thursday… The country website The Boot, the hip-hop site The Boombox, the metal site Noisecreep and comics enthusiast site ComicsAlliance, formerly part of AOL, have a new owner, Townsquare Media, which already owns 250 companion websites for its radio stations, as well as a network of owned and operated music sites across the indie, hip hop, rock and country genres… Hearst’s new CEO clocked in this week. Steve Swartz said Hearst was "actively looking" to make more investments in its fastest-growing sectors, business information and entertainment. He also said he would focus on global expansion… TEMPUS is a new quarterly magazine that covers art, culture and issues surrounding our society for an elite readership. Each issue includes: Vignettes – timely and interesting cultural happenings; Style and Culture – where art, home, fashion, and all things luxurious meet; People – especially interesting and accomplished individuals; and View – celebration of the visual and written arts. “The common theme is that everything you find in these pages will be something that resonates with those of us who share a global view in our personal and professional lives,” said Tempus Jets CEO Scott Terry. One of the magazine’s goals is to initiate interest and foster awareness of social issues, which are not usually found in a magazine published by a jet company. Tempus Magazine is targeted at the top 1% of the top 1%. The average net worth of its readers is $89 million. It’s distributed to private jet owners and fortune 500 CEOs, executive airports, private charter flights and private events. Tempus is published by Tempus Jets and its editorial office is located in Greenville, SC. Jackson Bacot is the editor-in-chief, jack@tempus-magazine.com... The BBC has launched a US based business news site called Capital. It covers personal finance and careers… Dodge&Burn is a new image-based Gawker site and is designed to chronicle and capture “the mundane and the magical, the sad and the uplifting.”… TVA Group Inc (7JOURS, MOI & CIE, CHEZ SOI) announced it will eliminate 90 jobs, representing 4.5% of its total staff. It hasn’t revealed how these layoffs will affect its magazine segment. TVA is the largest publisher of consumer magazines in the Quebec market… LIVING READY is a new quarterly magazine that helps its readers be prepared to survive and thrive, no matter the situation. This magazine’s goal is to prepare people for whatever the world throws at them, whether it’s a challenging economy, a season of drought that affects crops, a natural disaster or a physical attacker. Its tagline is Prepared Skilled Aware. Readers are interested in honing life skills such as training to be suitably armed to survive threats; putting a sound emergency preparedness plan into place; growing, canning, preserving and hunting for food; raising small farm animals; and identifying natural remedies for everyday problems. Living Ready is based in Iola, WI. Patty Dunning is the content director, Patty.Dunning@fwmedia.com, and James Card is the print editor, James.Card@fwmedia.com... PARADE* has a new logo and a new look. Check it outin AdAge. The newspaper insert has made a few changes this year, as it tries to reach a younger audience online… Facebook signed a 10-year deal for about 100,000 square feet of space at 770 Broadway. It will take entire eighth floor and part of the seventh in the deal… News Corp. (BARRON’S*, The Wall Street Journal, The Times) announced its official split will take place June 28. It also unveiled a new cursive logo, which is based on the handwriting of Rupert Murdoch and his father… AS IF is a new quarterly publication that focuses on the realms of artistic expression and the visionaries behind them, featuring individuals who have made a creative mark in fashion, art, design, architecture, music, film and business. As If is printed on high-quality paper in an oversized format of 12” x 17,” and the magazine is positioned as an object readers will want to collect. It’s distributed by Speedimpex USA to major US cities such as New York, Chicago, Washington DC, Miami, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and San Francisco. The magazine can also be found in five and six star hotels and private charter jets, both domestically and internationally. Tatijana Shoan is editor-in-chief. Contact As If at info@asifmag.com... The Boston Review has launched its new website, bostonreview.net, with new navigation, blog and forum… Bonnier Group CEO Jonas Bonnier is stepping down as leader of the Stockholm-based media group and coming to the US to oversee Bonnier Corp (AMERICAN PHOTO*, POPULAR SCIENCE*, FIELD & STREAM*) as chairman of the board… Newsweek is for sale – again. “Newsweek is a powerful brand, but its demands have taken attention and focus away from The Daily Beast,'’ an internal memo read. And, the rats are already leaving the ship, starting with Baba Shetty, the CEO of The Newsweek Daily Beast Company. Rhona Murphy, its international publisher, has been appointed as interim CEO. The memo added that its owner, IAC/InterActiveCorp, will sell only if the purchase price “reflects the value we’ve created.” The company will continue to run the brand if there are no takers, according to NYTimes.com. Things are looking up, according to Shetty and Tina Brown, the editor-in-chief. It’s on pace to break even by the end of this year, they said in a note to staff. “The Daily Beast has had a spectacular spell of growth, topping 16.6 million unique visitors in May on the heels of our second Webby win for Best News site, and we are up 30% in ad sales.”… SmartMoney.com, the website of the former print magazine, will move to MarketWatch.com as of July 2, 2013, according to a note on the website… Complex Media (COMPLEX MAGAZINE, complex.com) will move into the Time & Life Building in Rockefeller Center at a time when publishers there are fleeing to cheaper digs. Complex, however, is moving in most of its 215 employees, according to CEO Rick Antoniello and taking the entire 35th floor. He said his company is growing at an annual clip of 40% and should surpass $100 million in revenue this year… HOT RODS & HARLEYS is a new quarterly magazine that brings attention to the theater of East Coast custom builders and their productions, from the latest designs to retro and vintage restorations of cars and bikes. This magazine showcases the original art of custom painters and pinstripers, and its goal is to bring together car and bike lovers through their shared interest of custom art. It covers both the technical details and personal stories of unsung custom painters, fabricators, metals shapers, pinstripers and builders; and their style, techniques and product usage. Hot Rods & Harleys is based in Cream Ridge, NJ. Paul Kenworthy is the publisher, and queries should be sent to him at hotrodsandharleysmag@gmail.com...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MESSAGES FROM MEG__________________________ Are you taking the summer off? Many people do. But, then you are wasting the best time of the year for making sure your business is a success. But you actually can kick back, yet boost yourself and your business to the next level. On our website, we have 14 free (no registration) kick-back, take-off recommendations for how to improve your small business this summer. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WHILE WORKING ON THE MAGAZINES DATABASE_____________________________ Interesting magazines you should have a look at. Much of this is 'hot off the press' news. So new, it might not even be available in the Magazines Database on the website yet. However, it will be there with our next update, which we do as often as needed. But never less often than once a week. ~~~ NEIGHBORS* ~~~ This is a magazine about agriculture and a rural way of life that we just added to the Magazines Media Database. The editorial covers federation news, farming, agricultural commodities, developments in agricultural technology, new farming techniques, recipes and other stories of interest to women. It is distributed to members of the Alabama Farmers Federation. We have their reader demographics, but this magazine does not publish an editorial calendar and writers should contact the editor for assignments. ~~~ PIZZA TODAY* ~~~ This magazine is written for the pizza industry. It covers trends, profiles of successful pizza operators, business and management advice for independent, franchise, and chain operators, manufacturers and suppliers and others allied to the field. We have their 2013 editorial calendar and writer’s guidelines. ~~~ MOTOR* ~~~ This is another magazine we recently added to the Database; it’s for automotive shop owners and technicians. It keeps the professional installer up-to-date with technical information on the repair and maintenance of cars and light trucks, domestic and imports. It helps the installers to service and repair old and new vehicles in a rapidly changing industry. The editorial covers how-to, industry news, new product information, business management, tools and equipment. We have their 2013 editorial calendar and writers should contact the editor for assignments. ~~~ MONEYSENSE* ~~~ This is a magazine about personal finance for Canadians. It strives to provide practical financial advice to Canadians, who want to take financial control of their lives The editorial covers investing, banking, tax strategies, RRSPs, insurance, financial planning, saving for education, and includes home buying, real estate investing, car buying. In every issue: We have their reader demographics and 2013 editorial calendar, and writers should contact the editor for assignments. ~~~ WORLD POLICY JOURNAL* ~~~ This is a magazine of international affairs. It is published by the World Policy Institute at New School University in New York City. It "is unique in its mix of core policy pieces - emphasizing international economic affairs, and the requirements for a civil society - with reflective essays on realism and idealism in American foreign policy, historical reconsideration, profiles, book-review articles, reportage and international cultural coverage." We have their 2013 editorial calendar and writer’s guidelines. ~~~ PARENTSCANADA* ~~~ This is a magazine for Canadian parents with children 0 to 16 years old. The editorial includes provocative story choices about difficult subjects and present options. In every issue: It is distributed on newsstands and by subscription; it is also distributed in the paid subscription children's magazines Chirp, Chickadee and Owl. We have their reader demographics and 2013 editorial calendar, and writers should contact the editor for assignments. ~~~ WALMART LIVE BETTER* ~~~ Another blockbuster launch and already it is in the Magazines Media database! It is a lifestyle magazine for Walmart Canada shoppers. The editorial covers home decor ideas, recipes and cooking tips, on-trend clothing and beauty looks, entertaining, health and wellness. It is distributed for free in Walmart Supercentres in English Canada. We have their 2013 editorial calendar and writers should contact the editor for assignments. Does your media directory or writer's market have this publication? In these times, shouldn't you have the advantage of our Magazines Media Database, which adds new magazines all the time? How to learn more about these magazines: If you are a Wooden Horse Magazines Database subscriber, just go to our website at http://www.woodenhorsepub.com and click on "Database Login." If you like to sign up, click on "Wooden Horse Store" and follow the links. You'll have a choice of subscription lengths to fit any budget, starting at $1.99. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GET CONTACT INFORMATION AND EDITORIAL CALENDARS FOR THE MAGAZINES ABOVE The above picks from the Database we "flesh out" a little in the Paid Version of the Wooden Horse Magazine News. For a yearly subscription of only $19.95 you will get the name, postal address and email address of the contact (usually the Managing Editor) and the editorial calendar added to these magazines. (Not all the magazines in this newsletter, but those we describe in the WHILE WORKING ON THE MAGAZINES DATABASE section.) That's several hundred magazines to contact a year. To sign up, go to http://bit.ly/SP7hMF. You'll get a quick e/mail confirmation of your order. You can also mail (with a check or credit card info) your orders to us. Contact information is at the end of this newsletter - just include your e/mail address for delivery. (Regular mail delivery is not available.) This DOES NOT give you access to the Magazines Database. It contains a lot more information than what we give you in the Paid Version newsletter and is the best way to always stay up-to-date on all the 2,000 US and Canadian consumer and trade magazines we report on. You can sign up for the Magazines Database at http://www.woodenhorsepub.com and click on the “Wooden Horse Store.” But for only $19.95 we deliver a year of market opportunities to jump on right now! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ EDITOR CHANGES_______________________________ E THE ENVIRONMENTAL MAGAZINE* is without Editor Brita Belli; now contact Editor-in-Chief Doug Moss, doug@emagazine.com... Happy News (www.happynews.com) has a new editor, Jennie Jones, jennie.jones@demandmedia.com...Washington Examiner has a new senior congressional correspondent covering Capitol Hill, political campaigns and politics, David Drucker, no email yet… ROLL CALL has lost associate politics editor David Drucker, @DavidMDrucker… ROLL CALL is without reporter Neda Semnani… GOOD HOUSEKEEPING* is without lifestyle editor Beth Roehrig… GOOD HOUSEKEEPING* is without assistant editor Caylin Harris... Salon.com* will be without Editor-in-Chief Kerry Lauerman after 13 years… Bloomberg News has a new US technology team leader in the San Francisco bureau, Pui-Wing Tam, no email yet… The Wall Street Journal is without Pui-Wing Tam, pui-wing.tam@wsj.com... Bloomberg News has a new managing editor for US companies in the New York office, Tom Giles, tgiles5@bloomberg.net, @sgiles… SIEMPRE MUJER has a new executive editor, Zuania Capo-Ramos, zuania.capo@meredith.com, @zuaniacapo… TOWN & COUNTRY* has a new accessories editor, William Kahn, wkahn@hearst.com, @MrWillKahn… SELF* has a new associate lifestyle editor, Devin Tomb, devin_tomb@condenast.com, @devin_tomb…Bloomberg News is without economics reporter Alex Kowalski; no replacement yet… Katie, the syndicated TV show, is without executive producer Michael Morrison; replacing him is Rachel Miskowiec, no email yet… Parents.com has a new assistant website editor, Ashley Oerman, ashley.oerman@meredith.com, @AshleyOerman… Spin* has a new editor-in-chief, Jem Aswad, no email yet… Wall Street Journal has a deputy editor on the newly created Real-Time News Desk, Erin White, erin.white@wsj.com... Wall Street Journal (wsj.com) has a new website home page chief, Erin White, erin.white@wsj.com... ADVERTISING AGE* has a new digital technology reporter, Tim Peterson, tpeterson@adage.com, @petersontee… AARP, THE MAGAZINE* has a new editor-in-chief, Bob Love, no email yet… CMJ NEW MUSIC MONTHLY* has a new assistant editor, Lizzie Plaugic, lplaugic@cmj.com, @space_clam… CMJ NEW MUSIC MONTHLY* is without Managing Editor Christine Werthman… TREASURY & RISK has a new editor-in-chief, Meg Waters, mwaters@sbmedia.com...MINNESOTA MONTHLY* is without Senior Editor Tim Gihring… AMERICAN SPA/AMERICAN SALON: Now contact EiC Julie Keller, AMERICAN SPA and AMERICAN SALON are without Associate Editor Nicole Altavilla… On Wall Street has a new editor-in-chief, Kris Frieswick, kris.frieswick@sourcemedia.com, @Kris_Frieswick… ADVERTISING AGE* has a new reporter, Michael Sebastian, msebastian@adage.com, @msebastian… PR Daily is without Editor Michael Sebastian, @msebastian; no replacement yet… The Wall Street Journal has a new emerging media editor, Liz Heron, liz.heron@wsj.com, @lheron… The Wall Street Journal has a new editor, multimedia innovations, Neal Mann, neal.mann@wsj.com, @fieldproducer… BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK* has a new technology writer, Joshua Brustein, jbrustein@bloomberg.net, @joshuabrustein… The New York Times is without senior website producer Joshua Brustein; no replacement yet… CNBC.com has a new enterprise reporter, Dan Mangan, Daniel.mangan@nbcuni.com, @danpostman… POETRY has a new editor, Don Share, dshare@poetrymagazine.org... REAL SIMPLE* has a new associate food editor, Lindsay Hunt, Lindsay_hunt@realsimple.com... The Charlie Rose Show on Bloomberg Television has a new managing editor, Tim Morrison, tmorrison24@bloomberg.net, @tjmorrison… Kris, Kris Jenner's syndicated talk show, http://krisjennershow.com, will begin six-week test run on July 15… Kris has announced Stephanie Sacco, stephaniesacco@yahoo.com, as talent producer… Spin* will have a new editor-at-large later this summer, current Editorial Director Charles Aaron, caaron@spin.com... Spin* is without Editor-in-Chief Caryn Ganz… USA Weekend is without Editor Brenda Turner; contact Editor-in-Chief Heather Frank, hfrank@usaweekend.com, instead… USA Today is without international business editor Gary Rawlins; no replacement yet… USA Today is without book critic and reporter Deirdre Donahue; no replacement yet… USA Today is without business travel editor Jeff Stinson; no replacement yet… Circa, http://cir.ca - a mobile-focused news startup - has an editor-in-chief, Anthony De Rosa, @AntDeRosa… BuzzFeed has a new business reporter, Matthew Lynley, no email yet, @mattlynley… MSNBC's Up w/ Steve Kornacki has a new segment producer, Eric Kleefeld, eric.kleefeld@nbcuni.com, @EricKleefeld… VOGUE* has a new managing editor, Jon Gluck, jon_gluck@vogue.com... INSTYLE* has a new assistant editor, Judy Meepos, judy_meepos@instylemag.com... INSTYLE* is without assistant editor Lauren Tumas… THE AMERICAN PROSPECT* has a new web editor, Clare Malone, cmalone@prospect.org, @ClareMalone… THE AMERICAN PROSPECT* has a new senior editor, Gabriel Arana, garana@prospect.org, @gabrielarana… BuzzFeed has a new Wall Street reporter, Mariah Summers, no email yet, @mariahjsummers… Al Jazeera America has a new national correspondent as of June 1, Adam May, no email yet, @adammaytv… BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS* is without senior garden editor and online editor Justin Hancock. No replacement yet... BRIDES* has a new assistant style and registry editor, Page Mullins, no email yet… MEN’S HEALTH* has a new executive fashion and grooming director, Brian Boye, brian.boye@rodale.com, @brianboye… REGION’S BUSINESS will have a new managing editor on June 1, Terrence Casey, tcasey@regionsbusiness.com, @terry_casey… Publisher Dwell Media has a new head of digital operations, including e-commerce, Brandon Huff. Expect changes… Gizmodo has a new senior writer, Adam Clark Estes, no email yet, @adamclarkestes… Gizmodo.com is now hosting the blog Paleofuture; the blogger is Matt Novak, matt@paleofuture.com... Gizmodo will have a new editor-in-chief in September 2013, Geoff Manaugh, no email yet… VERANDA* will be without Editor-in-Chief Dara Caponigro this fall. No replacement yet… LADIES’ HOME JOURNAL* is without senior articles editor covering features, self-improvement Louise Sloan. No replacement yet… Thrillist.com has a new travel contributor manager, Mike Barish, travel@thrillist.com... The New York Times has a new national political correspondent, Jonathan Martinis… Hollywood.com has laid off several writers…
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