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Aug 13, 2008
- Posted by Regan
Ray
The Audit Bureau of Circulations put out its statistics on English- and French-language magazines sold on Canadian newsstands this week. Of the 62 mags audited almost 44% of the total saw double-digit
declines...
Jul 29, 2008
- Posted by Regan
Ray
Suzanne Dimma has been appointed as editor of Canadian House & Home magazine, according to a story on Masthead Online. Dimma is currently home design director for St. Joseph Media publications Wish, Gardening Life and Canadian Family. She is planning to leave this post and take on her new role in October...
Suzanne Dimma has been appointed as editor of Canadian House & Home magazine, according to a story on Masthead Online. Dimma is currently home design director for St. Joseph Media publications Wish, Gardening Life and Canadian Family. She is planning to leave this post and take on her new role in October...
Jul 03, 2008
- Posted by Regan
Ray
Toronto Life magazine has pulled the plug on at least three of its blogs in the last week...
May 23, 2008
- Posted by Heather
McCall
An interesting thread on MastheadOnline's bulletin board questions whether a warm and fuzzy letter about Chatelaine from Marketing's editor/publisher presents a conflict of interests. The letter was enclosed with a free copy of the newly-revamped women's magazine sent to Marketing subscribers.
Mar 31, 2008
- Posted by Heather
McCall
Since Kenneth Whyte took over Maclean's in 2005, not only has the magazine become more edgy, potent and arresting; some say its standards of journalistic professionalism have slipped. Mairin Prentiss at King's Journalism Review talks to industry bigwigs and other media watchers to get a sense of how the new Maclean's is measuring up against all criteria of success.
Mar 25, 2008
- Posted by David
Hutton
Masthead Online, a publication that serves the Canadian magazine industry, provides a guide to how to break into the magazine business via internship. What they are, how they work, what to say in the interview, and what kind of pay to expect. This page also has a comprehensive list of all the magazine internships available in Canada, what they pay, and when deadlines are.
Feb 18, 2008
- Posted by Heather
McCall
The life and death of Toro magazine (2003-2007) prompts the question, "Can a men's magazine survive in Canada?" RRJ.ca's Miranda Voth explores the options, from advertorials to online-only models.
Jan 17, 2008
Reader’s Digest is Canada’s most influential magazine of all time, according to Masthead, the Canadian magazine industry trade publication. The Digest is cited by Masthead's judging panel for its "high circulation, innovative direct-marketing, and general popularity" but, above all, its influence on the passage of Bill C-58, a 1975 law protecting Canadian magazines from foreign competition.
"Before C-58, RD and Time Canada were American `split-run' titles sopping up Canadian advertising, leaving the domestic market in disarray," Masthead's online (subscribers-only) announcement says. "Once the bill passed, however, `RD opted to join the [Canadian] conversation rather than pack up and return south.' ... RD has since become a fully-fledged Canadian title."
Masthead's panel of judges therefore placed the Digest at the top of a list of 20 titles. Others placed in the top five are, in order: Chatelaine, Maclean’s, Saturday Night, and L’Actualité.
"Before C-58, RD and Time Canada were American `split-run' titles sopping up Canadian advertising, leaving the domestic market in disarray," Masthead's online (subscribers-only) announcement says. "Once the bill passed, however, `RD opted to join the [Canadian] conversation rather than pack up and return south.' ... RD has since become a fully-fledged Canadian title."
Masthead's panel of judges therefore placed the Digest at the top of a list of 20 titles. Others placed in the top five are, in order: Chatelaine, Maclean’s, Saturday Night, and L’Actualité.
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