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Story Archives of 'Magazines'
Gourmet Bites The Dust
By Virginia Prescott on Monday, October 5, 2009.
Employees at Conde Nast, the high-end magazine publisher, got some sad news this morning. The company sent a company-wide memo announcing that it's folding Gourmet, Cookie, and two bridal magazines, Elegant Bride and Modern Bride.
Honesty in Magazine Ads
By Avishay Artsy on Wednesday, September 23, 2009.
European countries are trying to crack down on warped images of women's bodies in the media. Supermarket checkout aisles are filled with fashion magazines promoting revolutionary diet plans. Smiling celebrities grace the covers, frequently photo-shopped to look thinner, poreless and perfect.
The Medium is the Message
By Martha Poole on Monday, August 10, 2009.
Here’s a curiosity for those of you who predict print journalism going the way of the wooly mammoth: a magazine published in the form of post cards. Abe’s Penny, a so-called “micro-magazine,” was launched in March of this year.
The Medium is the Message
By Ari Zeiger on Tuesday, May 19, 2009.
The digital age offers us more information in one day than those living in the 1800s had access to in an entire lifetime. Even better (or worse, depending on the point of view), some research suggests the Internet doubles in size every five years. With scads of content rushing online each second, magazines are one particular medium fighting to stay not only relevant but also tactile.
Reinventing No Depression
By Abby Goldstein on Tuesday, September 30, 2008.For 13 years, the magazine No Depression gave exposure to alternative country music that was virtually ignored by the mainstream. Many bands of this broad and diverse genre owe a debt of gratitude to No Depression for helping them connect with a passionate and hungry fan base.
But with so many people changing their habits in this downloadable world, small print publications are having a harder time keeping that audience. Last February, No Depression announced that its bi-monthly publication would cease production, and that their May/June issue would be their last. Several niche music magazines have folded or gone digital this year, including Harp, Resonance, Bluegrass Now, and Punk Planet went under last year.
But today, No Depression launches their new website, and they'll publish their first “bookazine” in October. The magazine’s co-founder, Peter Blackstock, joins Word of Mouth on changes in music journalism and the evolution of Americana music.
Also, musician Justin Townes Earle talks about his childhood as the son of songwriter Steve Earle, his teenage infatuation with drugs and alcohol and why he prefers mountain music of yesteryear over popular music of today. Click here to listen.
Looking at Hamburger Eyes
By Avishay Artsy on Tuesday, March 4, 2008.We get a lot of books to review here at Word of Mouth, but one of our most exciting recent deliveries was Inside Burgerworld, a collection of black and white images from the underground photography magazine Hamburger Eyes.
A Yankee Magazine Makeover
By Richard Ager on Monday, January 8, 2007.This seventy-two-year-old icon of New England culture has just been updated for the new millenium. It’ll be bigger, glossier…and, perhaps – a little less “Yankee†than the magazine your Grandmother loved. We’ll talk with the men behind the changes. Richard's guests are Jamie Trowbridge, President of Yankee Publishing; Jud Hale, Editor-in-Chief of YANKEE Magazine and The Old Farmer's Almanac and Mel Allen, Editor of YANKEE Magazine.
Magazines
By Liz Bulkley on Wednesday, March 22, 2006.This episode of the Front Porch is not available on CD or Cassette
A new periodical focusing on the Upper Valley will hit shelves later this week. Upper Valley IMAGE will cover the forty-some communities in the region. We'll talk with it's editor, William Craig about how he intends to compete with other publications that already cover Dartmouth, Hanover, and the entire state.
We'll also talk with industry analyst Martin Walker to find out how the magazine business is doing in this age of niche marketing and information overload. Martin is founder and chairman of Walker Communications, a consultant company for publishers.
And we'll hear the story of a groundbreaking magazine out of Texas called "No Depression". It focuses on American roots music, past and present. This piece comes to us via the Public Radio Exchange. Click here for a direct link to the story.
Robert Ginna Part II
By John Walters on Thursday, June 2, 2005.Robert Ginna has been a writer and editor at several leading magazines, the chief editor for a major publishing house, and the producer of films with top-notch actors. In part two of his interview with John Walters, he recalls the adventures and misadventures during his work as a high-budget film producer.
Writer, Editor, Film Producer Robert Ginna
By John Walters on Wednesday, June 1, 2005.Robert Ginna has been a writer and editor at several leading magazines, the chief editor for a major publishing house, and the producer of films with top-notch actors. In the first of a two-part interview, we?ll hear about his encounters with Ernest Hemingway, Vanessa Redgrave, Sean O?Casey, and John Ford.
