News that Matters – Embracing the Slow Journalism Movement
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The age of the 24-hour news cycle has turned journalism into a speed race. Scoops and breaking news are filled with scant facts, lots of supposition, and often wild speculation. And by the time the full story has come out...
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Celebrity Brands Thriving in the New Magazine Model
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You bring the fan base; we’ll provide the expertise. That’s the basis promise of several recent high-profile celebrity brand print publications, like Chip and Joanne Gaine’s Magnolia Journal and Ree Drummond’s Pioneer Woman. And according to Greg Dool in Folio:,...
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Facebook (Really!) Launches a Print Magazine
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What’s new in publishing, you ask? How about this for a mind blower: Facebook has launched a print magazine. You read that right. Facebook – the behemoth of all things digital – just announced the premier issue of Grow, according...
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Uber Drives Forward with its Own Print Magazine
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Uber, that poster child of paradigm-disrupting digital commerce, has officially launched a beautiful print magazine. “The ride-sharing tech company is launching a magazine in several major cities for drivers and riders titled Vehicle,” writes Maxwell Tani in The Daily Beast....
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ModMag 2018 – A Celebration of Magazine Creativity
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It’s a jungle out there.  The magazine publishing business is a tough place, there’s no doubt about that. Not surprisingly, industry events often focus on the challenges and the strategies necessary to survive. But for Jeremy Leslie, founder of the...
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How Finding their Voice Made Food & Wine Magazine Delectable Again
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Zach Patton and Clay Dunn are nothing if not passionate.  “…if you only pick up one food magazine this month, we think it should be Food & Wine,” they write in The Kitchn. Why? According to the writers, Food &...
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Magazines for Women of Color are Fueling a Beautiful Print Renaissance
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“Your little cousin can pick it up, your grandma can pick it up, and see themselves in.” For Zarna Surti, publisher of the newly launched journal Tonal, that’s a key reason why the response to their new title has been...
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What the New UK Cross-channel Readership Data Tells Us about Print
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In the U.S., magazine media brands have been getting a pretty good visual on their multi-channel readership thanks to the 360 Data approach launched in 2014. While those figures from the MPA had some decided problems – mainly they were...
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Move Over, Teen Mags, You’ve Got Company
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When Bella Grace launched four years ago, it promised to be a print lifestyle magazine that “touches the heart and soul of the reader.” Now, publisher Stampington & Company has announced an addition to the family, as New Generation launches...
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What the Current Crop of Indie Food Magazines Gets Right
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The latest trend in indie food magazines proves that, in this niche at least, portions are sometimes best served small.As Tejal Rao writes in the New York Times food section, there is an “unexpected groundswell across the country: a wave...
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