June 29, 2001 Parker to join New Internationalist TORONTOThis magazines Judith Parker has confirmed that after four years with the crusading, left-leaning bimonthlythe last three as associate publisherits time for a change. Shes set to become the North American marketing coordinator for Oxford, England-based New Internationalist magazinea globally circulated monthly that reports on social justice issues. Parker will join her new employer in the fall to spearhead the marketing of NIs ancillary product lines including calendars, books, and environmentally friendly products. |
June 28, 2001 CMF, StatsCan data being prepared OTTAWAStatistics Canada has once again pushed back the release date for its Periodical Publishing Survey. StatsCans Tom Gorman says the survey, which covers the period 1998-1999, will be released certainly sometime in July. The Department of Canadian Heritage is also waiting on StatsCan. DCH publications policy manager Tara Rajan says the surveys findings will be incorporated into an activity report on the first year of the Canada Magazine Fund. The report will outline, among other things, foreign publisher activity in Canada. Look for that to appear perhaps by September, Rajan said. |
June 27, 2001 Eye converts to CTP TORONTOConcurrent with a redesign introduced last month, eye magazine also converted to a computer-to-plate (CTP) production workflow. The Torstar-owned alternative weekly is now printed at the massive print facility in Vaughan, Ont., on the same press that churns out The Toronto Star. |
June 26, 2001 Malden stepping down TORONTOPossessed of a desire for change, veteran Rogers publishing executive Terry Malden confirmed today that hell pack it in after a three-decade career in the magazine business. Malden joined Maclean-Hunter (acquired by Rogers six years ago) in 1971 as an in-house financial analyst. He spent four years with Telemedia starting in 1984. Hell step down at the end of next month as executive vice-president and chief operating officer of Rogers Media-Publishing. Only 54, Malden said he has no intention of retiring and will seek another occupational challenge, likely outside the magazine industry. |
June 25, 2001 Quebec fashion mag loses chief editor MONTREALThe top editor at Publicors glossy womens magazine, Clin doeil, left the monthly suddenly last week. A source at the magazine says editorial director Jean-Yves Girard held the post for roughly a year prior to his departure last Tuesday. He was getting a little tired, said a member of the editorial staff. |
June 22, 2001 Geist wins magazine of the year VANCOUVERGeist was named Magazine of the Year last night at the 19th annual Western Magazine Awards. Conceived on the living room table by the husband-and-wife team of Stephen Osborne and Mary Schendlinger in 1990, Geist has grown to a position of prominence in the Canadian cultural community. I feel like weve just scratched the surface, says Osborne regarding Geists missionto provide a forum for cultural criticism in Canada. |
June 21, 2001 New PMB study results in gigantic gains TORONTOA Print Measurement Bureau survey released today revealed spectacular triple-digit gains in readership, with some titles climbing by almost 500%. The enormous increases result from a new methodology called Recent Readingconsidered the standard in the U.S., Germany, France and the U.K.that tends to yield higher scores than the fusty Through-the-book method used in this country since 1973. Print Measurement Bureau president Steve Ferley said response from publishers has been mostly favourable. A full analysis of this startling survey will appear in the July/August issue of Masthead magazine. |
June 20, 2001 Rogers poaches Transcons star editor MONTREALElle Québec/Elle Canada editor-in-chief Lise Ravary will leave her lofty perch at Transcontinental Media this Friday to become the publisher of category competitor Châtelaine on July 24. Ravary says the move was not planned but rather resulted from discussions that developed after a casual luncheon date with Les Editions Rogers Média president Marc Blondeau. Ravary noted that Transcontinental Media has accepted her decision graciously. They could have asked me to leave the building under escort, she said. I still have my full computer access. They trust me and that trust will be respected. |
June 19, 2001 PMB, Stats Can data released this week TORONTO-The latest survey into magazine readership habits is set to be released this Thursday. Print Measurement Bureau president Steve Ferley says strict security measures have been imposed on the PMB's contract printer to ensure that everyone gets the valuable marketing information at the same time. Meanwhile, some findings from Statistics Canada's long-delayed Periodical Publishing Survey will be released on Friday, says Stats Can's Tom Gorman. |
June 18, 2001 SMIG a possible target: Transcontinental TORONTOIndustry sources say its overpriced at a figure rumoured to be upwards of $100 million. At any rate, the Southam Magazine and Information Group (SMIG) and its 30-plus trade magazines remain on the block. Rogers Media has already stated the asking price is too high. Well, is it? I wouldnt say that, said Transcontinental Media president André Préfontaine in a brief interview recently at Magazines University. So, is Transcontinental interested in SMIG? Were interested in making acquisitions, Préfontaine said. |
June 15, 2001 Bayard, Spafax win U.S. awards MONTREALChild education publisher Bayard Canada (Chirp, chickaDEE and OWL magazines) has been tapped for excellence in educational publishing by two American groups. The New Jersey-based Association of Educational Publishers named chickaDEE winner of the best one-themed issue and best feature article while OWL bagged kudos for best design for a feature article. The Maryland-based Parents Choice Foundation handed a gold award to Chirp, a silver to chickaDEE and a Recommended rating for OWL. Meanwhile, Air Canadas inflight title enRoute (published by Montreal-based Spafax Canada) will be presented with a bronze medal tomorrow night at the American Travel Writers Association banquet in Arlington, Virginia. The award is for Gwynne Dyers Rock of Ages (April 2000). |
June 14, 2001 Former Toronto editor nabbed for plagiarism SAN JOSE, Calif.According to a report published by the San Jose Mercury News two days ago, Toronto-based CanadaComputes.com published content plagiarized by freelancer Antonietta Palleschi. The report states that content written by Los Angeles Times technology columnist Larry Magid and others appeared in at least nine Palleschi articles dating back to July 2000. Canada Computer Paper Inc. editorial director David Tanakawho oversees CanadaComputes.com as well as such print publications as Toronto Computes! and Quebec micro!would only confirm that a breach had occurred, noting that Ive been directed by Antoniettas lawyer to cease and desist from giving public statements about this. Palleschi is a former employee of IT World Canada (formerly known as LTI) where she edited technology journal Lac Carling Governments Review. She could not be reached for comment. |
June 13, 2001 Marketing trims staff TORONTOFive staff positions have been eliminated at Marketing Magazine, Rogers Medias award-winning flagship trade publication. Two of three editorial staff cuts were via attrition with recently vacated positions remaining unfilled. Laid off were: staff writer Astrid Van Den Broek, classified ads manager Patti Harris and inside sales rep Pamela Evans. Ad pages are down significantly this year, says Marketing Media Group executive publisher Cameron Gardner, noting that ad space in sibling title Digital Marketing has dropped by 50% over last year, and that would be a conservative estimate. Further staff reductions are unlikely, he says. The cuts were made late last month and come after what Gardner describes as five years of double-digit growth at the magazine. |
June 12, 2001 MacLean sells publishing stake, retires TORONTOPat MacLean, grande dame of the Canadian business press, is retiring from the magazine publishing industry after a career spanning more than 30 years. Last Wednesday she sold her 50% stake in Style Communications Inc. (publisher of Style and Canadian Jeweller magazines) to veteran publisher Rod Morris, who succeeds MacLean as Style publisher and president of Style Communications. My husbands been retired for three years now and hes been very persuasive in getting me to slow down as well, MacLean says. Im ready for this. She was presented with the Harvey Southam Editorial Career Award in 1998, the highlight of her career. |
June 11, 2001 Macleans announces layoffs TORONTOEight of Macleans 40 editorial staffers were informed today that their services were no longer needed. The layoffs, effective immediately, result from an editorial restructuring initiated by editor Anthony Wilson-Smith who is transforming Canadas newsmagazine from hard news reportage to a model that places greater emphasis on context, analysis and commentary. Laid off were: senior writers Patricia Chisolm, DArcy Jenish, John Nicol; section editors Mark Nichols (Health and Science) and John Schofield (Education); associate editor Susan Oh; assistant editor Catherine Roberts; and associate photo editor/photographer Phill Snel. |
June 08, 2001 PAP being renegotiated OTTAWAThe Department of Canadian Heritage is currently negotiating a new arrangement with Canada Post regarding the Publications Assistance Program. Talks are expected to wrap up by September, after which point DCH is expected to rule on the Canadian Business Press proposal concerning rate breaks for request circulation. The current PAP agreement expires next March. |
June 07, 2001 Mag to focus on cosmetic modifications TORONTORising body consciousness manifesting as demand for after-market breasts and penis extension operations has prompted a Toronto-based publisher to produce a quarterly glossy providing service-oriented editorial on cosmetic surgery, anti-aging products and other forms of cosmetic enhancement. Were very confident we have a viable product, says publisher Roberto DeAngelo who, along with co-owner Salon Communications, will launch the first issue of Elevate next week. |
June 06, 2001 Editors honour best magazines TORONTOFor the third year in a row the Canadian Society of Magazine Editors tipped its hat to Cycle Canada, handing it and editor Bruce Reeve the coveted Editors Choice Award for best magazine with a circulation of less than 60,000. Winning in the 60,000-150,000 category was editor Douglas Thomsons Canadian Home Workshop while Canadian Geographic, edited by Rick Boychuk, won in the over-150,000 category. The annual CSME dinner and awards ceremony was held here two days ago, at the end of the opening day of the 10th annual Magazines Universitythe industrys largest professional gathering. |
June 05, 2001 Zikovitz succeeds McAuley at CMPA helm TORONTO-With a show of hands and no opposition, Cottage Life/Explore publisher Al Zikovitz was elected chair of the Canadian Magazine Publishers Association yesterday. "The magazine industry has been good to me," said Zikovitz in his acceptance speech at the annual general meeting, promising to convey as industry advocate the pride members take in their respective titles. He succeeds Quill & Quire publisher Sharon McAuley who was praised for guiding the CMPA through a difficult strait of legislative (Bill C-55) and organizational challenges during the past two years. |
June 04, 2001 Blacks mags too pricey, Rogers says TORONTOConrad Blacks stable of 30-plus trade magazines are priced beyond what Rogers Media is prepared to pay, says Rogers Media Publishing president and CEO Brian Segal. Yes, Rogers was interested in the Southam magazine properties but we had a different view on price, Segal says. [We couldnt] agree on a price that made sense to Rogers. Black said last month that hes happy to hold onto the group which includes such titles as Broadcaster, Canadian Architect and Hazardous Materials Managment. |
June 01, 2001 Snoops abandon CMF info request OTTAWAA federal source confirms that two separate requests made under the Access to Information Act have been deemed abandoned. The two requestsfirst by a journalist last November, then by a publisher in Januarysought disclosure of more than 500 applications and related paperwork filed under the editorial component of the Canada Magazine Fund (CMF). Neither party was apparently willing to pay the photocopying and administration fee. |
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Jaded says: | |
Wow, Torstar really seems to be on a mission to bankrupt one magazine after another.... |
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Lorene Shyba says: | |
Full of terrific information, Thanks!... |