Although magazine media got plenty of attention earlier this year due to the blockbuster deals made by Meredith and Hearst to acquire Time Inc. and Rodale, respectively, as well as the ripple effects each deal caused, the months that followed were relatively quiet. And as the expression goes, no news is good news. But for decades, August has ignited conversations in and around magazine media about the September issue. And this year has been no different. Unsurprisingly, a few different stories recently surfaced that, in predictable fashion, have written the annual eulogies for print and magazine media. The impetus for these stories arose from a report that print ad spending, among the top 50 advertisers in the U.S., fell 6.4 percent year-over-year in 2017. Further, the September fashion issues are thinner this year than last. What was a surprise, however, was the response by Linda Thomas Brooks, president and CEO of MPA, the association of magazine media. Rather than simply shrugging off the negative press, she took to LinkedIn to express her concerns with the reporting around the data. She writes: I was compelled to write, however, when a recent article so mis-used and mis-understood basic media spending and audience information that they yet again perpetuated a completely misleading narrative. I am moved to respond, not only to balance examples of blatantly one-sided thinking, but to also go on the record that bashing magazines as an industry is not only unwarranted, it... Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'
[ Folio Magazine | 2018-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It doesn't seem so long ago that a lot of publications would compete for readers by publishing hagiographical stories about the world-changing visionaires at social media companies, including Facebook.Particularly in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, we may still think that Facebook... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2018-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walmart is pulling Cosmopolitan magazine from its checkout lanes, bowing to pressure from an activist group that sees the publication's racy covers as "sexploitation."The world's largest retailer will now sell the Hearst Corp. publication just in its magazine aisle, spokesman Randy Hargrove said... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2018-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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US author Angie Thomas has been crowned the overall winner of the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2018 for her debut YA novel, The Hate U Give (Walker Books). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lisa Garcia Quiroz in 2016. Her mission, she said, was to “give the Latino community a voice.” Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2018-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hours after AWP18 wound down last week, the literary organization's board of trustees severed ties with its longtime executive director, David Fenza. The move has angered a number of former board members and others within the literary community. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Yorkshire-born, michelin-starred chef Tommy Banks redefines the seasonal cookbook with his début offering. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Christoph Waltz for Dom Pérignon and KitchenAid also claim high recognition scores in GfK MRI's consumer ad recall study. The post Kohl’s and Paula Deen Make Memorable Ad Impressions in Food Magazines appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2018-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 30-year Time Inc. veteran and longtime regional magazine publisher was 91. The post Magazine Publisher Jack Moffly Has Died appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2018-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The former American household staple is riding high thanks to new ownership, and a new focus on TV across all platforms. The post TV Guide Magazine Is Still Here, and Is Doing Just Fine appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2018-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With "The 49th Mystic," Ted Dekker is back in the Circle universe, the setting of his earlier bestselling series of novels, where spiritual reality contests with physical reality. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What's next for the "Netflix of magazines?" The post Apple Buys Into Magazine Media with Texture Acquisition appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2018-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple is acquiring Texture, a digital magazine servicedubbed by media industry observers as "Netflix for magazines"that lets users subscribe to more than 200 titles for $9.99 a month.Texture, offered via the app stores of Apple, Google and Amazon.com Inc., bolsters Apple's efforts in online... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2018-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Niche publications hold on to readership as general titles yield to onslaught from digital mediaThe closure of NME magazine after almost seven decades is the latest warning sign that the shift to digital media is threatening to kill the British love affair with print magazines.NME.com continues... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Off-roading tires and banned racing cars resonate the most with automotive readers. The post Red Cars and Tough Tires Drive the Most Recalled Ads in Automotive Magazines appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2018-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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British music magazine NME, which helped mold musical tastes for several generations, will stop publishing its weekly print edition. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2018-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hello! This week in books, things are a bit quiet, and in print, we gave a page to our colleagues in film for our Academy Awards coverage. I’m Carolyn Kellogg, books editor, and this week’s newsletter will be a quick one. THE BIG REVIEW Walter Mosley is widely known for his Easy Rawlins series,... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two Presidents, the sexiest man alive, and Thor engage readers the most in the latest GfK MRI readership study. The post Four Magazines Share Top Rank in Latest Readership Study appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2018-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A court in Alabama unsealed the will of Harper Lee, and the result raises questions about the fate of the estate of the author of “To Kill A Mockingbird.” The New York Times sued to have the document made public. Generally a will would have been part of the public record. Lee's will had been... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The first president to have a Twitter account thinks social media needs to change. In what was supposed to be an off-the-record speech at MIT’s Sloan Sports Analytics Conference on Friday, Barack Obama shared his concerns about how social media has un-united these states of ours. Libertarian... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2018-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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