SpinMedia has named Jem Aswad the new editor-in-chief of Spin, succeeding Caryn Ganz, who was ousted last week.Mr. Aswad was most recently the editor of Billboard.biz and previously held editing jobs at MTV News and Time Out New York. "This is probably the job I dreamed about most when I first moved to New York as a 22-year-old freelance writer," Mr. Aswad said in a statement. Joining Mr. Aswad as deputy editor will be longtime Spin contributor Rob Harvila.Since acquiring Spin magazine last July and shutting down the print edition, SpinMedia—BuzzMedia at the time of the acquisition—has seen two top Spin editors to the door. Weeks after the acquisition, the company laid off 11 employees at Spin, among them high-ranking editorial staffers including Editor-in-Chief Steve Kandell.The company is not planning any new hiring or layoffs, a SpinMedia spokesperson said."We have great confidence that Jem's operational skills, diverse digital experience and vision will help drive Spin's performance even further," said Spin Music General Manager Jeff Leeds in a statement. "We're also enormously fortunate to have Rob's unimpeachable ear and sure hand to help guide our team forward."SpinMedia owns or represents 46 sites including Stereogum and Celebuzz. In April it bought Vibe magazine with plans to operate it, like Spin, as a digital property. Continue reading at 'Crains New York'
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Freelance writer and cookbook author Lisa Howard shares the ingredients for creating a meaningful and long-lasting platform for cookbook writing. The post A Recipe for Building a Cookbook Platform appeared first on Writer's Digest. Continue reading at Writer's Digest
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Yesterday, NPR, along with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health, published a bleak poll on the economic health of the nation since the pandemic began. Nearly half of respondents said their household has experienced “serious financial problems” linked... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review
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[caption id="attachment_181565" align="alignright" width="150"] Samira Nasr[/caption] For the first time in nearly two decades, Harper's Bazaar has a new editor-in-chief. Samira Nasr, currently the executive fashion director at Vanity Fair, has been named the next top editor of the... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
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California Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez has revealed updates to a proposed amendment that, if passed, would clarify which writers can be considered independent contractors and which must be treated as full-time employees under state statute AB 5, which took effect on January 1. Revealed on... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
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Aging Media Network, the Chicago-based B2B media company specializing in the business of senior care, is kicking off 2020 with the launch of an additional online publication, Behavioral Health Business (BHB), serving the mental health and substance abuse treatment industry, the company... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
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[caption id="attachment_127941" align="alignright" width="150"] Gabrielle Korn[/caption] Nylon editor-in-chief Gabrielle Korn is stepping down from her role following last month’s sale of the magazine to Bustle Digital Group. In her August editor's letter, Korn said, “I’ve weighed my options... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
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Two publishing professionals have brought a production of Melanie Marnich’s 'These Shining Lives' to the Pleasance Theatre in London. Kate Moore, a former PRH editorial director who now works as a freelance writer and editor, is directing the play, while Anna Marx, commissioning editor at John... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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