Promoting diversity and representing women on their own terms, female-led, DIY zines are on the rise in the UK. Here, the industry’s rising stars reveal how they’re reshaping the genre on their own termsThe British media has a diversity problem. Research at City University last year found the industry to be 94% white, 86% university-educated and 55% male, with women largely relegated to junior positions. But there is one area of the media where the future is looking decidedly female: independent magazine publishing.If modern feminism is multifaceted by nature, there now seems to be an independently published magazine or zine for every one of those faces. There’s Sabat, which explores modern witchcraft through a feminist lens; Typical Girls, which sets out to show there’s no such thing; the women-only zine Girls Club; female general interest mag Lyra, and Private-Eye-meets-Vogue satirical glossy Mushpit. Elsewhere, Riposte, “the smart magazine for women”; Burnt Roti, which showcases the talent of south-Asian women; gal-dem, the print version of the popular website for women of colour of the same name; and feminist indie mags Ladybeard and Fruitlands are amplifying women’s voices, championing female writing and challenging ideas about what a women’s magazine can be. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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The editor of Newsweek Daily Beast wrote to reassure staff members after comments by Barry Diller about the future of a print version of the magazine. Continue reading at The New York Times
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Booming digital revenues now make up almost 80 per cent of sales at Auto Trader and could hasten the end of the print version of the car-classifieds magazine in 12-18 months. Annual turnover rose only 1 per cent to £257.2m, but digital sa ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
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If you have an iPad or tablet device, chances are you've seen the Web through the glossy world of Flipboard. If you've ever taken the "social magazine" for a spin, you might know that while the user experience is silky smooth, the company has had to address concerns about the service's threat to... Continue reading at AdWeek
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This year’s Pulitzer Prizes, announced Monday, broke with tradition by honoring two primarily online publications, Politico and the Huffington Post. The prizes were restricted to print newspapers until 2008 and now include text-based “online news sites,” as opposed to "online news magazines" or... Continue reading at Slate
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Our Calls for Information for different features will appear in PW Daily on a monthly basis, and will be updated periodically. Individual calls will still also run in the print version of PW, and publicity departments are also to see our full 2012 editorial calendar. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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BSkyB has axed the print version of Sky Magazine, the largest UK magazine by circulation, after deciding not to go ahead with a quarterly version of the title. Continue reading at Media Week
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Written By: Graeme Neill and Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Thu, 21/07/2011 - 15:58 Waterstone's is reintroducing central buying for both new books and replenishment but m.d. James Daunt insisted store staff would be able to order the books they want, when they want. Managing director James... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The Knot, whose brands include TheNest.com and TheBump.com, is converting the print version of The Nest to digital. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
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