May 12th, 2009
Samir “Mr. Magazine” Husni and Bob Sacks are the two leading eminences grise(s) of the magazines and newspapers publishing industries. But neither are gray in their outlook: both have refreshingly positive attitudes as to where things are heading. Dr. Husni’s recent blog entry, “37 good things I have learned from the 37th FIPP World Magazine…
April 28th, 2009
The title of this entry is tongue-in-cheek (at least I’m keeping my tongue in my mouth), as I just discovered Zinio’s little-publicized side venture: Undercover Mags. If you go to the site by clicking on this link, it will take you to the magazines deemed of interest to heterosexuals, and you’ll be greeted with a…
March 26th, 2009
“If any industry deserves to go under, it’s the publishing industry.” So writeth Andrew Sullivan in his popular blog, “The Daily Dish.” I found the quote on another blog, a blog far more well-rounded than Mr. Sullivan’s, that of Nathan Bransford, a literary agent with the venerable Curtis Brown (my father’s literary agency many years…
March 7th, 2009
I’ve been meaning to blog this for several weeks (oops, “blog” is now a verb!). I recall clearly that in the early days of the Web that Martin Nisenholtz at The New York Times supervised the creation of a series of engaging graphics that struck me as emblematic of what online newspapers versions could do…
March 7th, 2009
This is a depressing little piece, that as far as I can tell originated in the Financial Times in the U.K. (although my link is to another source). It is well-reasoned and cogent. Simply to report on 12 of the worst basket cases does not necessarily represent the entire picture accurately, but I think provides…