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The Archives, December 2000 Writers conversant with e-business integration have new venue December 27, 2000 - Business intelligence is the focus of a new e-business integration title, IntelligentEAI and we've got content and contact information for tech-savvy writers looking to query for opportunity. Full Story New sports title covers "big four" December 27, 2000 - The New York Post Sports Week , a newly launched weekly stand alone tabloid from The New York Post, covers the traditional "big four" sports: football, basketball, baseball and hockey. Content includes lengthy features and investigative pieces. Sports-minded writers can reach editor Matt Romanoski at sportsweek@nypost.com or 212-930-8725. 20 percent of Salon.com staff dismissed
Punto-com is expanding coverage following financing boost December 27, 2000 - Punto-com, a monthly magazine covering online commerce in Latin America, is expanding its coverage from Brazil, Mexico, Argentina and Spain following the influx of $9.3 million in venture financing. The six-month-old title, based in Miami and published in both Spanish and Portuguese, will strengthen coverage from Mexico City, Buenos Aires and Madrid. Writers interested in this title with a circulation of 20,000 should visit Punto-com's web site for more information. High-tech and teen titles being launched for Iranian American audience December 20, 2000 - Writers familiar with Iranian American culture should note two new titles being launched by Iran Today Publishing Co. this coming March. Here are some details. Full Story Trade publication Training revamping editorial content December 20, 2000 - For 35 years, Training magazine has covered the development of business people. An editorial revival focused on people as the core element, along with new monthly departments, is changing this title. See how. Full Story Red Herring streamlining editorial department
Fast Company sold to Gruner + Jahr December 20, 2000 - Fast Company, a 5-year-old new economy title, has been sold to Gruner + Jahr, publisher of well-known family oriented titles including Family Circle, McCall's and YM. The acquisition is seen as a step towards diversifying the publisher's product line and growing their business information category. Fast Company currently has a circulation of 538,000. December 18, 2000 - Following debate about the debut of Savoy, publisher Vanguarde Media reports that it's full steam ahead. Here's the scoop on content. Full Story SuperTeen, entertainmenteen, 16 Superstars and Teen Machine axed December 18, 2000 - Primedia's Youth Entertainment Group is reducing the number of teen titles it publishes. Here is what survived and what didn't. Full Story Gruner + Jahr continues redesigning its publications
New publication to report on BMX world December 18, 2000 - BMX Action, a new publication covering BMX racing, first-hand rider experiences, and offering opinion columns, is due to launch in March. Writers interested in this subject can visit the title's web site which is already up and running. Newsweek eLife to increase publication frequency December 18, 2000 - Newsweek eLife, currently a semiannual supplement published by Newsweek Inc., will increase its publication frequency to quarterly starting in April 2001. The title's tone is neither techy or elementary, as it targets consumers who have been steadily adopting technology into their personal and professional lives. Circulation is one million. Writers with household tips have new webzine venue
New title reports on science and technology for kids
Rosie's McCall's gets reclassified December 13, 2000 - McCall's, formerly a women's service magazine, is going to be re-categorized as a lifestyle title when it is re-launched as Rosie's McCall's. Publisher Gruner + Jahr will attempt to drop the median reader age from 46 to 41 while it simultaneously decreases the ratebase by approximately 17 percent to 3.5 million and increases the newsstand price by 50 percent to $3.00. Writers should check new, broader editorial content possibilities at Avenue Magazine
Angel Advisor new title of interest to financial writers
New entertainment business title launches
Marketing tactics covered in new newsletter December 11, 2000 - FinancialMarketingBiz.com is a new e-mail newsletter and web site covering Internet marketing tactics of financial companies. Content from this MarketingSherpa Inc. title includes practical news, a weekly case study and interviews. Contact editor Jake Wengroff at editor@FinancialMarketingBiz.com with queries. T3 growth good news for writers
Another teen girl title for writers savvy in this market December 6, 2000 - Fashion magazine Elle is getting set to spin-off Elle Girl later next year. Here's how they plan on differentiating themselves. Full Story Catalyst latest title to cover convergence of technology and business strategy December 6, 2000 - Executives looking for visionary perspective on technology and business strategy are the target audience for American Management Systems' new quarterly title, Catalyst. Each issue will cover a specific technology topic from multiple business angles, showing return on investment (ROI), shareholder value, customer relationships and partnerships. Although specific contact information was not readily available, you can reach AMS at 4050 Legato Road, Fairfax, VA 22033, phone: 703-267-8000. Fitness revamps; adds new departments and columns
Less issues of men's fashion magazine DNR in 2001?
Silicon Valley writers have new venue titled Santana Row December 4, 2000 - With a launch date of January, the new fashion and corporate culture title Santana Row is due out sometime in December. Here's the scoop. Full Story Maxim Fashion, FHM Collections to launch next spring December 4, 2000 - Dennis Publishing, publisher of the men's title Maxim, is gearing up to launch a new magazine, Maxim Fashion. The biannual title will be published in March and September under the guidance of editor-in-chief Greg Williams, who currently edits Arena, a British men's lifestyle magazine. If all goes well, it is possible that the title will increase publication frequency to a monthly. With a planned distribution of 300,000, Maxim Fashion will most likely compete with another planned biannual fashion title launch, FHM Collections, to be published by Emap USA. Already on the market are Condé Nast's GQ, Hearst Magazines' Esquire and Fairchild Publications' Details. Rosie's McCall's names editor-in-chief December 4, 2000 - Rosie's McCall's has named Catherine Cavender as the editor-in-chief. Ms. Cavender was formerly the editor of TV Guide Celebrity Dish. The tile is building on Rosie O'Donnell's celebrity name and is a joint magazine project between publisher Gruner & Jahr and Ms. O'Donnell's KidRo Productions. Grok, Fuse and B. Smith Style all fold after short life spans December 4, 2000 - A revised economic forecast that indicates an upcoming drop off in ad page revenues has claimed its first victims. Grok, the four-month-old spin-off of The Industry Standard, will cease publication after the February issue and become a special section included in The Industry Standard ten times per year. Fuse, a Business 2.0 spin-off from publisher Imagine Media, only lasted one issue before collapsing.
B. Smith Style, a lifestyle title targeting African-American readers, made it through three trial issues before publisher American Express Publishing pulled the plug.
Casino Journal Publishing Group, publisher of many industry titles including Casino Journal and Casino Player, has lost its senior editor, Roger Gros. (December 27) Inside: The Business of Entertainment, Media & Technology has named a new senior editor, Jeff Howe, who will oversee "The Business" section. (December 27) Watch for a new mature men's lifestyle magazine to be published by I Feel Good, the UK publishing company headed by James Brown, a veteran of the lad magazine market. (December 27) eCompany Now has named a new executive editor, Adam Horowitz, formerly the executive editor at iExplore.com. (December 20) FEED, an online magazine at www.feedmag.com, has reorganized its content into nine new subject areas: Arts & Music, Books, Digital Culture, Habitat, Mediasphere, Moving Pictures, Politics & Society, Science and Vices. (December 20) Men's Journal has named a new editor-in-chief, Sid Evans, formerly a senior editor at GQ. Mr. Evans' appointment follows the resignation of Mark Bryant, who held the position for only 13 months. (December 20) Vanity Fair's April cover story will feature established stars, both young and old, instead of the traditional "Young Hollywood" group, citing that up-and-comers don't sell as well as legends. (December 20) Inside magazine has named a new deputy editor, Joanna Pachner, formerly editor-in-chief of Raygun. (December 18) Melody Maker, the 74-year-old weekly pop-rock magazine, has ceased publication as of this week. (December 18) The Boston Globe, in an effort to boost its decreasing Sunday circulation, has revamped its Sunday editorial team lineup. Michael J. Larkin is now the managing editor, with Mary Jane Wilkinson moving to the deputy managing editor position and John Yemma appointed as assistant managing editor. (December 18) The New Energy Economy is a new bimonthly title being launched by PennWell Publications in January. The magazine will report on the energy industry and network technologies business. (December 18) Oxygen and Women.com, two women's web portals, have reduced their staff due to an unhealthy tech market. The trend is not confined to the U.S., as U.K. portals show similar problems and VivreFemme, a French portal, shut down last week. (December 18) Mother Earth News, the 30-year-old rural-lifestyle title read by 1.1 million people, has been sold to Ogden Newspapers by Sussex Publishers. (December 18) Smart Money has appointed a new editor-in-chief, Peter T. Finch, following the promotion of Steve Swartz. (December 18) Working Mother has promoted its editor-in-chief, Lisa Benenson, to editorial director of Working Woman Network. A replacement was not immediately announced. (December 18) MIT's Technology Review web site has a new editor, Eric Bender, formerly executive editor at PC World. (December 18) Style.com has named a new editor-in-chief, Mark Ganem. (December 18) Fast Company, a new economy title published by Mortimer Zuckerman, may soon be purchased by Gruner + Jahr Publishing, a division of Bertelsmann. Negotiations are in full swing. (December 13) Avenue Magazine has appointed a new editor-in-chief, Jill Brooke. (December 13) Fortune has a new Asia editor, William Powell. Contact Mr. Powell at bill_powell@fortunemail.com. (December 13) You & Your Wedding, London Wedding and Bride and Groom will be absorbed by the National Magazine Company following the purchase of its publisher AIM Publications. (December 13)
Appellation Wine Country Living has named a new editor-in-chief, Jim Gordon, formerly the managing editor at Wine Spectator. (December 13) Renovation Style is increasing circulation to 325,000 and publishing frequency to six issues (instead of four) per year starting with the January issue. (December 11) Fortune has appointed a new senior editor, Daniel Roth. (December 11) Business Media is new daily digital magazine to be delivered via e-mail starting in January. The target is national b-to-b, advertising and marketing, with an emphasis on media. Pitch ideas to Crawford Communications' managing editor Joseph DiPietro in Chicago via fax at 773-528-0423. (December 11) Comedy Scene Magazine will launch next April as a monthly. Editor-in-chief and publisher Devortrey McMurray will oversee editorial content covering performers, show reviews, jokes, industry news and a calendar. Check the web site to sign up for the premier issue. (December 11) The Economist is featuring a new special section, The Economist Technology Quarterly. The bound insert will cover the impact of technology on the world economy. (December 11) CRN has a new news editor, Steven Burke, a journalist with 20 years experience covering high technology and government issues. (December 11) U.S. News and World Report has two new associate editors in the Business & Technology section, Katherine Hobson and Joshua Kurlantzick. (December 11) Automotive Manufacturing & Production (AM&P) has named a new executive editor, Christopher A. Sawyer. (December 11) Locksmith Ledger International and Security Technology & Design, along with all Unican's Locksmith Publishing Corporation's holdings, were sold to Cygnus Business Media last week. (December 11) French Vogue is losing its editor, Joan Juliet Buck. A new editor has not been named as yet. (December 11) George has a new managing editor, Catherine Vail, formerly a freelance editor for More and Family Circle. (December 6) Individual Investor has appointed a new articles editor, Larry Frederick, formerly the editorial director at Cahners Business Publishing. (December 6) Gourmet has named a new executive editor, John Willoughby, a senior editor of Cook's Illustrated, contributor to The New York Times' Dining section and noted cookbook author. Mr. Willoughby succeeds Laurie Ochoa. (December 6) Crossfire Paintball Digest is set to launch in January. Published by Digest Publications, the monthly title will cover trends, tournament news and gaming strategies for paintball beginners and professionals alike. Contact editor-in-chief Melissa Sowers at msowers@crossfiremag.com , via snail mail at 29 Fostertown Road, Medford, NJ 08055 or by phone, (609) 953-4900. (December 4) Photo World Magazine is the new name for Balian's Outdoor & Nature Photography magazine. Publication frequency will increase from quarterly to bimonthly, with an increase in circulation from 40,000 to 45,000. (December 4) Parenting is moving as of December 11 to 530 Fifth Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036. Phone and fax numbers remain unchanged. (December 4) Inside.com was supposed to increase publication frequency to a weekly schedule soon after its December 5 launch, but will instead publish twice a month through 2001. The title, a joint publication of Powerful Media and Standard Media International, is the print version of web site Inside.com. (December 4) Select, a British music magazine published by EMAP, has ceased publication. (December 4) Black Enterprise Magazine will increase its ratebase from 370,000 to 425,000 in 2001. InternetWeek has increased its circulation by 28 percent, from 215,000 to 275,000. As of the January 2, 2000 issue, Red Herring will bring its ratebase from 250,000 to 325,000, an increase of 30 percent. (December 4) Disco Magazine and Enterese, United Publishers' titles, are now owned by Big City Radio, which acquired United Publisher. (December 4) Entertainment Weekly has a new general editor, John McAlley, who was promoted from senior editor of music. (December 4) Premiere has named a new editor-in-chief, Michael Solomon, formerly the deputy editor of Mirabella. Mr. Solomon succeeds James Meigs. (December 4) Organic Style appointed a new editor, Carol Brooks, formerly the deputy editor of Glamour. (December 4) Newsweek has a new national affairs editor, Thomas Watson, formerly the enterprise editor at Talk. (December 4)
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December 27, 2000 - Following the first round of layoffs in June 2000, Salon.com has again cut its ranks. 25 workers from several departments, including the editorial section, have been dismissed in an effort to accelerate the webzine's timetable to reach profitability. The company says it will be solvent through the end of 2001. Writers beware.
December 20, 2000 - Red Herring Communications Inc., publisher of Red Herring, is in its second round of layoffs. 10 percent of the company's employees (32 people) are affected by the current downsizing, following the 20+ employees that got axed in October to consolidate print and online operations. Reuters reported on December 18 that the company said a few editorial jobs were cut. No specific information is currently available.
December 18, 2000 - American Homestyle, a Gruner + Jahr lifestyle title, will be renamed Homestyle starting in February. The effort is part of the publisher's desire to relaunch most of its magazines in 2001, including the recent redesign of 
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December 13, 2000 - HSW Express, a new children's science title, recently launched its premiere issue. Writers who can explain "how it works" might want to try a pitch here. 
December 13, 2000 - Avenue Magazine, the New York society title, is still covering social events, benefits, travel and self-pampering, but added to the editorial line-up are articles covering volunteerism, parenting, collectibles, dating over 40, interiors, the theater and the "art of giving." Pitch ideas to executive editor Andrew Page at 212-758-9516.
December 11, 2000 - A new bimonthly title, Angel Advisor, will be covering the early stage investing market, starting with the January/February issue. Here's the inside scoop on content. 
December 11, 2000 - Inside: The Business of Entertainment, Media & Technology launched on December 5 to chronicle the technological transformation of the entertainment and information industries. Here's some insight. 
December 11, 2000 - T3, a consumer electronic technology magazine published by Imagine Media, is expanding to 140 pages from 116 after just two issues. The growth will allow for the title "to deliver a broader range of features and go into more depth in each article," noted editor-in-chief Jim Douglas. Check our 
December 6, 2000 - Writers should check the February issue of Fitness magazine to get a look at some new sections, including:
December 6, 2000 - DNR, the oldest title in the Fairchild Publications stable, may be reducing its frequency from three times a week to a weekly sometime next spring. A new editor-in-chief to replace Robert Lohrer may also be sought in order to head the editorial team with a creative director rather than a news man.
December 4, 2000 - Men360.com, an Internet-only lifestyle magazine, has recently launched. Read all about it. 
