It helps to own the magazineItalian women will take to the streets today to demand greater gender equality, but not all local media is supportive. The Berlusconi-owned Panorama magazine devoted its cover to all the women that won’t be marching, notes Richard Farmer.
Magazines
Video of the Day: How to make a magazine
A glorious look at the making — from editorial meetings, to production and printing — of Little White Lies, a UK film magazine. It’s set, rather perfectly, to Swan Lake’s A Swan is Born.
A fashion mag without a model in sight
German women’s magazine Brigette has stopped using professional models — from the cover, to its fashion shoots — and the results are refreshingly different.
VIDEO: TIME for adults
A bitchy-but-funny video by The Onion, spruiking the joys of new magazine TIME Advanced. Rather than the cartoon filled normal TIME magazine, this one will focus on in-depth journalism.
What you read in magazines is bullsh*t
Right now Jezebel are battling legal threats to remove untouched photos of Jennifer Aniston from its website. But it says readers need to be aware of how much celebrity women are photoshopped.
The (Aussie) September issues
The September Issue is the traditional bumper fashion issue of the year for the glossies, and Erica Bartle breaks down the top five Aussie mags, from Vogue’s fifties fever to Madison’s spring fling.
Frankie-ly, this is how you should run a magazine
Indie girl mag Frankie has proved to be Australia’s latest publishing success in an industry of dead titles and dropping circulation. Editor Jo Walker explains how it was done.
The best magazine articles of all time
Here’s a glorious list of the best magazine articles of all time, from a 1971 article on telephone hackers in Esquire to the eternally popular David Foster Wallace feature on Roger Federer. Bookmark this page for later.
Time for a paywall?
The Time it is a’changing, with stories now cut short online, telling readers to either check out the print edition or the paid edition on their iPads. Is this a paywall without a door?
Inspire: Al-Qaeda launches a magazine in English
While the line “Make a bomb in the kitchen of your mum” line certainly raises eyebrows to its authenticity, US officials have confirmed that the new Inspire magazine is being published by Al-Qaeda.
Making a Dash to the food mags aisle
Seems the Masterchef fueled food obsession isn’t limited to Oz, with packaged food companies increasing their print advertising in the States and even a new mainstream food magazine due fresh out of the oven.
Another Matilda that drowned in the billabong
As New Matilda prepares to close its virtual doors, it takes a look back at long defunct Matilda magazine. No it’s not its predecessor, but a political satire mag that received 16 defamation writs.
RIP Ralph, where lads used to learn a thing or two
A by-word for B-grade celebrities in bikinis and coarse blokey humour, Ralph magazine breathed its last VB-scented breath last week. Former writer Jason Mountney remembers when it was good.
Who can save Newsweek?
Newsweek is for sale. And it doesn’t matter that its an internationally renowned publication, the fact that it is a weekly loss-making publication means it’s worth basically nothing. NY Times assesses the possible buyers.
If iPads are the future of magazines, then the future is bleak
Wired magazine was the hyped iPad app that everyone was waiting for, the one that would show the world how exciting mags could be. Except, it’s expensive, huge and barely interactive.
Celebrities: burnt out as cover stars
Supermodels ruled the magazine stands of the 1990s and celebrities took over the front covers for the last decade. But the public mood is shifting and the movie stars have lost their shine, says the mag industry.
Awake!: the most widely read magazine in the world
The most widely read magazine in the world isn’t made by Conde Nast or News Corp — it’s made by the Jehovah’s Witnesses. The New York Review of Magazines goes door-knocking.
Playboy‘s 3D centrefold is about more than just bigger boobs
Playboy has released a 3D edition of its ailing t-n-a magazine. But it’s not just a gimmick, says Melinda Varley: it’s a sign print media is finally “getting” digital.
Mags start self-censoring to please Apple
Apple’s “no-nipples” policy means fashion magazines are now censoring their iPad editions to keep their titles in iTunes. Apparently the latest edition of Dazed & Confused has been nick-named “the Iran edition”.
It’s not that Newsweek is bad — it’s that TIME is better
Ailing newsweekly Newsweek’s biggest problem is that it’s coming second in a two-horse-race with TIME magazine, says Dan McGinn. Both rags would actually be better off with more competitors.
Blodget: I’ll buy Newsweek… for $1 Can you create a magazine in 48 hours?
That’s the question the folks behind 48 Hour magazine are trying to answer. After they unveil the each issue’s theme, writers have 24 hours to produce and submit content, then the production team have 24 hours to stick it all together.
For Sale: Newsweek
Newsweek magazine is on the market. Sure, it’s had “losses in the tens of millions for the last two years”, but 1.5 million subscribers should count for something. Any bidders?
Ellis to The Monthly: show me the money
Another episode in the sad and extraordinary saga of Asian-based freelance journalist Eric Ellis and Melbourne’s intellectual magazine, The Monthly, is about to unfold.
Daily Proposition: The word on The Word
If you’re looking for an intelligent monthly pop culture fix, The Word is the place to find it. It’s a music magazine that is way ahead of the game.
