websites of interest

some stuff by jenna fisher and the gang here: http://www.nyrm.org/contributors.htm

some stuff by rpcv friends here www.ragingface.com

some stuff by dave turk (to come)

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New York Review of Magazines


The New York Review of Magazines takes on the magazine industry in its soon-to-be-released Spring/Summer 2006 edition.

NEW YORK, May 11, 2006 — The Spring/Summer edition of The New York Review of Magazines (NYRM) will be released on May 11. In this issue of the magazine about magazines, you will find an interview with legendary profiler Gay Talese, who sexually interrogated a NYRM contributor; a piece on the possible re-launch of the now twice-defunct Radar magazine; and a story of how the IRS flexed its censorship muscles and tried to squash a controversial arts magazine.

Other feature articles in this year’s magazine include a profile of a prison magazine edited by a convicted ex-con (and banned in 19 states); “The ASME Curse,” which offers suggestions on how the American Society of Magazine Editors can remain a top-notch trade organization; the ridiculous and sometimes depressing assumptions of bridal magazines; and what a reader can learn about the war in Iraq in the pages of Us Weekly.

This is the sixth edition of NYRM. Pieces range from Q-and-As with industry notables such as Cary Tennis and Deborah Solomon to reviews of new and not-so-new magazines. The magazine is overseen by The Nation publisher emeritus Victor Navasky, former TV Guide editor Roger Youman, and ex-Radar entertainment editor Danielle Stein.

“This issue of the New York Review of Magazines, written, reported and edited by graduate students at the Columbia School of Journalism, shows that the blogosphere to the contrary notwithstanding, magazines are here to say,” said Navasky. “And smart editors will go out and hire the entire staff."

In addition to unveiling a new print edition, NYRM also presents its most sophisticated online version to date. Visit www.nyrm.org starting May 11 to view the new site.

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