2/28/2005 - Daily Print Media Business News:
International Print Media News:
2/28/05 - FT cuts losses and eyes break-even in 2005:
The Financial Times cut its losses to just £9m last year, as the pink paper returned to profit in the final three months of the year. Over the past four years the paper has slashed its costs by a third, or £110m, and was buoyed last year by an improved advertising market.
media guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,3604,1427122,00.html
2/28/05 - Youthful eyes are the prize as newspapers crank up freebie war:
Young people who are reluctant to read traditional newspapers have become the prized quarry in an intensifying hunt that is shaking up the publishing business in Canada.
globe and mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20050228/RNEWSP28/Business/Idx
2/28/05 - Would you like a CD with that newspaper? A DVD?
MADRID Peddling the news means more than hawking headlines alone in the drab-green newspaper kiosks that dot this city's crowded main plaza, the Puerta del Sol. On Wednesday, the city's leading newspaper, El País, vied for readers with conventional breaking headlines, alongside a copy of a classic Federico García Lorca novel heavily discounted at €1, or about $1.30. The next day, El País and its main rival, El Mundo, dueled for circulation with front-page articles and cut-rate cookbooks featuring glossy photos of recipes from Spain and Morocco.
iht
http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/02/27/business/promote28.html
2/28/05 - For U.K. papers, arena is shifting in big ways
LONDON British newspapers, like their readers, used to know their place. There were broadsheets, which soberly covered the serious issues of the day. And then there were tabloids, which screamed about seamier stuff.
iht
http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/02/27/business/papers28.html
2/28/05 - WestJet Launches New Inflight Magazine:
CALGARY, ALBERTA-- WestJet (TSX:WJA) is pleased to announce that the premiere issue of their new inflight publication, up! magazine, will be available tomorrow in the seatbacks of all the airline's flights. WestJet recently partnered with Calgary-based RedPoint Media Group Inc., one of Western Canada's largest independent magazine publishers, to produce the monthly publication.
ccn matthews
http://biz.yahoo.com/ccn/050228/c01661876f7aa529b8a72f420ead6155_1.html
2/28/05 - 'Noir' is the new black, lifestyle magazine for ethnic Britons:
LONDON - Black culture may be all about "bling" in music videos and television sitcoms, but Noir magazine says it will cater to the far more diverse lifestyle interests of black Britons when it is launched Saturday.
afp
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050225/lf_afp/afplifestylebritain_050225213850
2/28/05 - New Zealand: The New Zealand Herald maintains daily paper leadership:
The New Zealand Herald continues to maintain its leadership position among New Zealand daily newspapers according to the latest Nielsen Media Research national readership survey. The paper remains the country's biggest metropolitan daily with an average readership of 590,000 people on any given day and more than one million people every week. The Herald has now grown its market share to over 52 per cent of all readers of metropolitan daily newspapers.
publicitas
http://www.publicitas.com/display.asp?id=6.8&chp=6.3&foot=6.9&cpny=*&PARAM1=13676
2/28/05 - How bad design gets the best results:
They all look the same: Heat, Closer, Now, Reveal, New, Star. An unavoidably virulent strain of British publishing, characterised by a fluorescent rash, is spreading on the newsagent's shelves. The magazines with the uniform format, hazy celebrity photographs, scandalous straplines and brightly coloured panels. The ones our eyes are drawn to.
independent
http://news.independent.co.uk/media/story.jsp?story=615331
2/28/05 - Singapore's Straits Times to charge for access:
Singapore's The Straits Times newspaper will begin charging users to access its Web site from the middle of March, the newspaper's publisher, Singapore Press Holdings Ltd., said in a message to users on Thursday. The newspaper's move comes several months after it began requiring readers to complete a free registration process in order to access the newspaper online. In charging for content it joins a small number of publications around the world that are offering access to the full newspaper online in return for a subscription fee. Other major newspapers doing so include Hong Kong's South China Morning Post, The Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times.
the industry standard
http://www.thestandard.com/internetnews/0001014.php
2/28/05 - Bangkok Post Publishing's profits soar by 93%:
Post Publishing Plc, the publisher of the Bangkok Post and Post Today dailies, reported 2004 net profits of 194.18 million baht, up 93% from the previous year.
bangkok post
http://www.bangkokpost.com/Business/25Feb2005_biz63.php
2/28/05 - Mail unveils 'Newspaper for Now':
The Hull Daily Mail and twin title the East Riding Mail have unveiled a host of changes after conducting research into reader habits. The new approach, labelled the 'Newspaper for Now', aims to build on the Mail's current daily circulation of 71,000. It includes 'in short' boxes on all page leads, which readers can use to pick up the main points of the story.
front page
http://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/news/2005/02feb/050225mail.shtml
2/28/05 - British Papers Stem Losses, but the Reader Grows Fickle:
LONDON, - British newspapers, like their readers, used to know their place. There were broadsheets, which soberly covered the serious issues of the day. And then there were tabloids, which dealt with the seamier stuff. But as in society at large, class distinctions among the dozen or so national newspapers seem to be dissolving. With circulation sliding, most of the serious papers long ago took to the celebrity-and-scandal fodder they previously avoided. More recently, two broadsheets switched to tabloid form. Free newspapers are scratching for a foothold, and the Internet is siphoning off readers.
ny times
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/28/business/worldbusiness/28paper.html?
2/28/05 - On Wall Street: Dominic Rushe: Newspapers scramble for online revenue:
IT SEEMS there’s never been a better time to run a popular website. As the online world becomes hotter than hot again some of the most attractive websites are attracting very fetching prices. The New York Times has just bought About.com for $410m (€310m) in cash. The deal comes hard on the heels of Dow Jones buying MarketWatch.com for $519m in cash, and the Washington Post paying an undisclosed sum for Slate, the online magazine. Rumours swirl about the fate of TheStreet.com and Salon, Slate’s rival, which has just put out the first profitable quarter in its 10-year history.
times online
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2095-1502025,00.html
2/28/05 - Zimbabwe newspaper shut down for violating tough media laws:
Harare: A recently established independent paper in Zimbabwe, the Weekly Times, has been shut down for allegedly violating the country's tough media laws, its owner Godfrey Ncube said on Saturday. The paper, the fourth to be closed in the country since the enactment of the media laws in 2002, was shut down after publishing just eight editions, and only a month ahead of crunch national elections.
cape times
http://www.capetimes.co.za/index.php?fSectionId=272&fArticleId=2427638
2/28/05 - 3D World relaunched:
Future Publishing has re-launched what it claims is the world’s only specialist monthly magazine for three-dimensional creative industry, 3D World.
mediaweek uk
http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/articles/folder2005/Feb05/3Dworld-relaunch
2/28/05 - IPC squares up for homely re-launch:
Homes & Gardens magazine will re-launch this week with a new format – a “squarer image-friendly size”. The new version of the IPC Media-owned magazine will hit the streets on 3 March and will include extra pages and new branding and typeface.
mediaweek uk
http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/articles/folder2005/Feb05/quantumarticle.2005-02-28.8274752553
2/28/05 - FT to publish women's fashion supplement:
The Financial Times will publish a glossy colour supplement, The Business of Fashion: Women’s Wear Spring/Summer 2005 on 25 February.
mediaweek uk
http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/articles/folder2005/Feb05/FT-menswear-supp
2/28/05 - Hello! to the Middle East:
Hello! magazine is set to have its first outing in the Middle East after Dubai-based Motivate Publishing signed a deal with owners Hola/Hello to reproduce the celebrity title in the region.
mediaweek uk
http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/articles/folder2005/Feb05/UAE-hello
National Print Media News:
2/28/05 - New Lifestyle Magazine Targets Upscale Parents:
NEW YORK - Parenthood is not typically considered a particularly glamorous undertaking, but a new magazine from the publisher of Vogue and Gourmet is aimed at bringing up baby with style. Advance Publications Inc. plans to announce, later on Monday, the November launch of Cookie, billed as "an upscale lifestyle magazine for sophisticated parents." It is Advance's first foray into magazines aimed at parents, a growing corner of the publishing world, and comes with the rollout of more new magazines in an improving economy.
reuters
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=599&ncid=802&e=2&u=/nm/20050228/media_nm/media_magazines_parenting_dc
2/28/05 - Cookie Aims to Temp Parents:
Fairchild Publications, home to W, Jane and Details magazines, will launch an upscale lifestyle magazine for parents this fall. The magazine — to be called Cookie — will be published six times a year with a circulation base of 300,000.
ny post
http://nypost.com/business/40459.htm
2/28/05 - Time Out Magazine Shouldering Into Chicago Scene:
CHICAGO - Time Out, the irreverent weekly magazine hailed by some readers as an indispensable "bible" to night life and cultural doings in London and New York, is about to launch in the Windy City.
reuters
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=599&ncid=802&e=5&u=/nm/20050225/media_nm/leisure_timeout_dc
2/28/05 - Magazine Industry Launches Campaign to Promote Enduring Power of Magazines to Engage Readers:
NEW YORK-- The consumer magazine industry is unveiling an advertising campaign today, touting magazines' key strength: the enduring power to engage readers, it was announced by Nina Link, President and CEO, Magazine Publishers of America (MPA). The $40-million, three-year multimedia campaign, which features both print and online components, was produced by Fallon New York and supported by executives from magazine publishers and allied industries that work closely with magazines. The campaign's goal is to catapult magazines to a place where they are universally recognized for their value and contribution to advertising plans.
business wire
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050228/285626_1.html
2/28/05 - Journal Register sees Mich. buy adding to profit:
NEW YORK, - Newspaper publisher Journal Register Co. on Monday said it expects a recently purchased Michigan newspaper group will add 2-3 cents a share to the company's 2005 profit.
reuters
http://yahoo.reuters.com/financeQuoteCompanyNewsArticle.jhtml?duid=mtfh40744_2005-02-28_14-04-47_wen6029_newsml
2/28/05 - Primedia profit rises on its niche magazines:
NEW YORK, - Magazine publisher Primedia Inc. (PRM.N) , which recently agreed to sell its About.com online division to The New York Times Co.(NYT.N) , on Monday said its quarterly profit rose sharply on improved performance of its niche publications.
reuters
http://yahoo.reuters.com/financeQuoteCompanyNewsArticle.jhtml?duid=mtfh39660_2005-02-28_13-24-53_wen6016_newsml
2/28/05 - Two More Publications Join City & Regional Magazine Association:
LOS ANGELES-- The City and Regional Magazine Association (CRMA) announced the addition of two new publications to its growing national association, according to C. James Dowden, executive director of the CRMA. The new member publications are... Coast Magazine, reaching over 46,000 readers in Southern California. Loudoun Magazine, serving 25,000 readers in Loudoun County, Virginia and the Washington D.C. metropolitan area.
business wire
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050225/255588_1.html
2/28/05 - New York Times files $500 mln debt shelf offering:
WASHINGTON, - New York Times Co. (NYT.N) may periodically sell up to $500 million in debt securities, according to a shelf registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday.
reuters
http://yahoo.reuters.com/financeQuoteCompanyNewsArticle.jhtml?duid=mtfh08298_2005-02-25_22-03-11_wat002679_newsml
2/28/05 - Global Sources to Launch Garments & Textiles Magazine and Website:
HONG KONG, -- Global Sources Ltd. (Nasdaq: GSOL) will launch Global Sources Garments & Textiles Online in April and Garments & Textiles magazine in June. These media will help international buyers trade more effectively with apparel manufacturers in China, India and other supply markets.
pr newswire
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050228/hkm002_1.html
2/28/05 - Dow Jones' buy about journalism, ad revenue:
Dow Jones' $528 million acquisition of San Francisco financial news web site MarketWatch began, one could argue, close to two decades ago, when a student at Georgetown University called a Washington Post editor and berated him over inaccuracies in a story about a university provost.
biz journals
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2005/02/28/focus4.html
2/28/05 - Stewart preps for house arrest:
Fashion designer Ralph Lauren lives next door. Billionaire financier George Soros is down the street. And on a nearby hill stands the house that patriot John Jay retired to after serving as the first U.S. chief justice.
newsday
http://www.newsday.com/business/nyc-bzmart0227,0,5566928.story?coll=ny-business-headlines
2/28/05 - Mississippi Daily Switches to Mornings:
MERIDIAN, Miss. The Meridian Star, a 107-year-old daily newspaper serving east Mississippi and west Alabama, will convert to an all-morning publication beginning Monday. The newspaper has been distributed in the afternoons Monday through Thursday and in the mornings on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
ap
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000818303
2/28/05 - Local Mag Pages Soar:
LOCAL MAGAZINE AD PAGES JUMPED 11.5 percent in January vs. January 2004, according to estimated released Friday by the City and Regional Magazine Association.
media post
http://publications.mediapost.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Articles.showArticleHomePage&art_aid=27640
2/28/05 - Softening the Clinking Sound of Money:
Money magazine will be transformed from an investment guide aimed largely at men to a family-friendly helpmate.
ny times
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/28/business/media/28money.html
2/28/05 - Big Media Looks to Reinvent Itself:
The conglomerates that currently control so much content across the media landscape are embracing new, cutting-edge technologies more actively, in a bid to expand audience and revenue streams. Though the desire is more apparent, need is also driving giants like News Corp., Viacom and others to find new ways to reach consumers, as traditional media outlets from cable and satellite to TV and radio present less and less growth potential.
mediaweek
http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/recent_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000818141
2/28/05 - Sports Illustrated to Test a Latino Spinoff:
Time Inc.'s Sports Illustrated on April 17 plans to begin testing three issues of a Spanish-language edition with the working title SI Latino. Sports Illustrated, which has already spun off SI for Kids and a college edition called Sports Illustrated on Campus, plans to distribute 500,000 free copies to men 18 and older gleaned from Time Warner lists, including subscribers of People en Español (but not SI since the publisher wants to reach out beyond its readership), as well as Time Warner Cable and HBO Latino customers. There are no plans this year for a newsstand presence.
mediaweek
http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/recent_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000818099
2/28/05 -Radar Preps for Its Second Shot:
Call it the not-so-little magazine that could. Come May 24, the pop-culture chronicle Radar--which, cash-starved, stalled out in 2003 after just two issues--will get that rarest of opportunities for a shuttered magazine: a second chance.
mediaweek
http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/recent_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000818095
2/28/05 - Dallas Up-and-Comers to See 'Red':
DALLAS Prime Demographics Marketing Communications, a new Dallas publisher, will launch the first of an anticipated four regional magazines on Wednesday, the company said. The first title, Red, is a monthly geared toward young, upper income professionals in Dallas with articles on upscale dining and entertainment, fashion and charitable nonprofits, said spokesman Mo Gaber. With an initial circulation of 10,000, the publisher aims to boost the number to 50,000 by the end of the year, Gaber said.
adweek
http://www.adweek.com/aw/regional/southwest/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000818126
2/28/05 - Ledger Dispatch launches new visitor Web site:
Responding to the growing need of those planning to visit Amador County, the Amador Ledger Dispatch is launching a new Web site to provide visitor information to residents of the county and beyond. Today, the Ledger Dispatch introduces a new Web site to Amador County and the world: www.amadorvisitor.com. This new Web site has a number of features and services for visitors in the area and includes a great deal of visitor information and entertainment news that has never been introduced on the Ledger Dispatch Web site or anywhere else.
ledger dispatch
http://www.ledger-dispatch.com/news/newsview.asp?c=146546
2/28/05 - What Happens When CARU Cries Foul:
Here are some recent ads questioned by the Children's Advertising Review Unit, a group founded by three advertising industry associations and the Council of Better Business Bureaus, and what action, if any, was taken because of CARU's concern.
Magazine ad at issue: A 2003 Bagel Bites sweepstakes contest telling kids: "The more you scarf, the better your chances."
CARU's concern: The message could be viewed as encouraging kids to eat excessive amounts of snack foods.
Advertiser's position: H.J. Heinz Co., the maker of Bagel Bites, said the promotion was aimed at kids over 12 so CARU guidelines didn't apply.
Outcome: To work with CARU, Heinz agreed to eliminate the line.
Magazine ad at issue: A 2004 Polly Pocket eight-page insert of games and jokes in Nickelodeon magazine that included pictures of the doll, her friends and various play sets that could be used with the dolls.
CARU's concern: No disclosure that the insert was an ad, which could confuse children about its purpose, which was to create interest in the line of toys.
Advertiser's position: Mattel Inc., maker of Polly Pocket, said the insert was protected by free speech and consisted of games, similar to those allowed on Web sites.
Outcome: No action because CARU concluded its guidelines do not require print ads to be clearly disclosed as promotions. CARU is reviewing its guidelines to see whether such rules need to be included.
washington post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55211-2005Feb26.html
2/28/05 - Nando Media to Become 'McClatchy Interactive':
SACRAMENTO, Calif., -- The McClatchy Company (NYSE: MNI) announced today that its Raleigh, N.C.-based interactive media division, Nando Media, will now be known as "McClatchy Interactive." "McClatchy Interactive better represents who we are today and better identifies the increasingly important contributions our interactive operations make to McClatchy's overall success," said Christian Hendricks, vice president for interactive media for McClatchy.
pr newswire
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050228/sfm115_1.html
2/28/05 - How Will Magazines Survive the Internet?:
Stephen B. Shepard, Editor of Businessweek
businessweek
http://images.businessweek.com/ss/05/02/media_summit/index.htm
2/25/2005 - Daily Print Media Business News:
International Print Media News:
2/25/05 - CanWest CEO prefers to buy, not sell in Australia:
TORONTO, - Canada's CanWest Global Communications Corp. (CGSnv.TO) is more likely to buy than sell Australian media assets, but would be obliged to look at a strong offer for its Ten Network stake, chief executive Leonard Asper said on Thursday.
reuters
http://yahoo.reuters.com/financeQuoteCompanyNewsArticle.jhtml?duid=mtfh85548_2005-02-24_21-02-33_n24722910_newsml
2/25/05 - Bans over fake magazine ad sales:
A "DELIBERATELY dishonest" couple who tricked businesses into buying advertisements in bogus magazines were banned today from the publishing and advertising industries. Michael Geoffrey Oliver and wife Samantha Jansie Oliver published the National Police Bulletin and the Statewide Fire Fighters through their company Australasian Publications and Advertising Pty Ltd from 1999 to 2002.
the australian
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,12367895%255E1702,00.html
2/25/05 - Chinese in Greece acquire their own own local newspaper in Mandarin:
Nan Wu Shinbao — or South Europe Times — comes out every two weeks in Athens Nan Wu Shinbao, the first Chinese newspaper in Greece, has a circulation of 2,000, costs 2 euros and even includes a guide to filling out ‘Lotto’ forms.
kathimerini
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/news/ell__KathiLev&xml/&aspKath/ell.asp?fdate=25/02/2005
2/25/05 - Germany shuts down Islamist newspaper:
BERLIN - Germany closed down on Friday a Turkish-language Islamist daily newspaper that has denied the Holocaust. Interior Minister Otto Schily put a banning order on the Yeni Akit publishing house, which brings out the European edition of Anadoluda Vakit. The title means "the times in Anatolia". Prosecutors have been collecting evidence against the newspaper for months.
expatica
http://www.expatica.com/source/site_article.asp?subchannel_id=26&story_id=17372&name=Germany+shuts+down+Islamist+newspaper+
2/25/05 - Sambhaav to hit city stands in tabloid avataar on March 12:
Deciding to discontinue publishing of its morning newspaper Sambhaav, the Sambhaav Group of Newspapers, has decided to relaunch the broadsheet newspaper as a tabloid. Named Sambhaav Metro, the new tabloid, will hit the stands in Ahmedabad on March 12.
business standard
http://www.business-standard.com/iceworld/storypage.php?chklogin=&autono=181677&leftnm=lmnu9&leftindx=9&lselect=4
2/25/05 - Post Publishing's profits soar by 93%:
Post Publishing Plc, the publisher of the Bangkok Post and Post Today dailies, reported 2004 net profits of 194.18 million baht, up 93% from the previous year. Earnings per share for 2004 were 0.39 baht, compared with 0.20 baht the previous year.
bangkok post
http://www.bangkokpost.com/Business/25Feb2005_biz63.php
National Print Media News:
2/25/05 -Life & Style Weekly Named 2004 Magazine Launch of the Year:
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J. -- Life & Style Weekly, the weekly style authority, has been named the 2004 "Magazine Launch of the Year" according to Samir Husni's Guide to New Magazines, 20th Anniversary Edition 2005.
business wire
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050225/255106_1.html
2/25/05 - Washington Post profit up on education, TV units:
NEW YORK, - Washington Post Co. (WPO.N) on Friday said quarterly profit jumped 21 percent on big revenue gains at its Kaplan education unit and increased advertising at its television stations.
reuters
http://yahoo.reuters.com/financeQuoteCompanyNewsArticle.jhtml?duid=mtfh99475_2005-02-25_13-58-58_n25416678_newsml
2/25/05 - NYTimes sees March closing for Metro Boston deal:
NEW YORK, - The New York Times Co. (NYT.N) said in a regulatory filing on Thursday it expects to complete its agreement to buy a stake in free commuter daily Metro Boston next month -- a deal that has drawn antitrust protests from the rival Boston Herald.
reuters
http://yahoo.reuters.com/financeQuoteCompanyNewsArticle.jhtml?duid=mtfh86795_2005-02-24_21-50-31_n24191_newsml
2/25/05 - Los Angeles Times Completes Color Expansion Project, Increases Color Ad Capacity by 33 Percent:
LOS ANGELES, -- With the completion of a $46 million color press expansion project, the Los Angeles Times now offers advertisers more color advertising positions than any newspaper in Southern California.
pr newswire
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050224/lath105_1.html
2/25/05 - New York Magazine to List New York Area's Best Lawyers(R) in Special Advertising Section:
NEW YORK, -- The New York area's best lawyers, as determined by a peer review survey conducted by The Best Lawyers in America(R) will be showcased in a special advertising section to run at least 70 pages in New York Magazine on stands July 25, 2005.
pr newswire
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050224/dcth025_1.html
2/25/05 - CFO Magazine Launches Human Capital Special Issue:
BOSTON--CFO, the magazine for finance executives, today launched its first special issue dedicated to the topics of human capital management and employee benefits. CFO Human Capital discusses the crisis that many companies face due to the exploding cost of providing health-care and retirement benefits -- health-care costs alone soared to over $330 billion last year.
business wire
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050224/245474_1.html
2/25/05 - U.S. newspapers posted more help-wanted ads in Jan:
NEW YORK, - The number of help-wanted ads in U.S. newspapers rose in January, a private research group said on Thursday with the largest increases in the Mountain and West South Central regions.
reuters
http://yahoo.reuters.com/financeQuoteCompanyNewsArticle.jhtml?duid=mtfh77740_2005-02-24_15-00-18_nat001416_newsml
2/25/05 - Washington Post 4Q profit up 21 percent:
... The company said print advertising revenue at its flagship Washington Post newspaper grew 9 percent to $170.2 million from $155.9 million for the quarter ...
businessweek
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D88FIT580.htm
2/25/05 - washingtonpost.com, Nielsen/NetRatings and Scarborough Study Shows Rapid Growth in Online News Consumption:
ARLINGTON, Va., -- A national segmentation study conducted by washingtonpost.com in partnership with Nielsen/NetRatings and Scarborough has found that a rapidly growing number of Americans are increasing their use of online sources for news and information at the expense of other media.
pr newswire
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050224/dcth049_1.html
2/25/05 - The US Postal Service sent out 350,000 copies of a custom 32-page bi-monthly magazine titled Deliver...:
The US Postal Service sent out 350,000 copies of a custom 32-page bi-monthly magazine titled Deliver to a targeted circulation of CEOs, corporate marketers and their creative agencies. The new title focuses on the power of direct mail and the editorial targets corporate marketers at companies such as Procter & Gamble, Coca-Cola, Home Depot, and WPP Group’s Ogilvy & Mather.
circulation management
http://www.circman.com/Circulation_Management.445+M56c4086f0c2.0.html?&tx_ttnews%5btt_news%5d=145
2/25/05 - Newspaper publishers are down, but not out, says Gregory Church.:
Circulation is falling, readers are aging and new-media rivals are stealing their ad revenues. It's no wonder shares of leading newspaper publishers are near 52-week lows. But it's too early to write an obit for the newspaper sector, said Gregory Church of Church Capital Management. "These newspapers tend to be very monopolistic, so they have some real advantages," he said Tuesday on CNBC's "Squawk Box." "They throw off tremendous cash flow, a lot of free cash flow, and they're steady earners."
msn money
http://moneycentral.msn.com/content/CNBCTV/Articles/StockPicks/P110342.asp
2/25/05 - Raleigh Newspaper Introducing Durham Publication On Saturdays:
RALEIGH, N.C. -- The newspaper competition is heating up in the Bull City. The Durham Herald Sun has been the dominant hometown newspaper for the last 100 years. But the paper is about to get some company. Next week the News and Observer makes a bold move -- it's launching a new paper, The Durham News.
wral
http://www.wral.com/news/4231813/detail.html
2/25/05 - S.F. Law Firm Claims Dell Ads Are Deceptive:
DALLAS Dell became the nation's largest seller of personal computers through a customized ordering process that now faces a class-action lawsuit claiming the company used deceptive advertising and bait-and-switch tactics. The lawsuit, filed in San Francisco by the firm Lerach Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins, names Dell and its finance partner CIT Bank, claiming they are "systematically deceiving customers who buy Dell products." ...With $50 billion in revenue, Dell spends $300 million annually on TV, print and Internet advertising, according to the law firm. DDB Chicago is Dell's lead agency, with other shops working on pieces of the account.
adweek
http://www.adweek.com/aw/regional/west/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000817408
2/25/05 - Sports Illustrated Introduces Spanish-language Edition:
Time Inc. will launch Sports Illustrated Latino in April, with the first of three controlled issues this year.
portada-online
http://portada-online.com/productdetails.aspx?productID=1232&cid=1
2/25/05 - Russia, China, U.S. Get New Magazines:
The magazine business can expect several launches in Russia, China and the United States in the next few months.
Meredith Corp. partnered with Chinese publisher SEEC Media to introduce Better Homes and Gardens. The multiyear licensing deal gives SEEC the right to publish and distribute Meredith's flagship in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore.
dm news
http://dmnews.com/cgi-bin/artprevbot.cgi?article_id=31946
2/25/05 - Ad Changes Ahead for Controversial Drugs:
NEW YORK -- Ad executives and drug company officials say changes in advertising strategies are almost a certainty in the wake of the Vioxx and Celebrex news and new studies showing a consumer backlash.
ny newsday
http://www.nynewsday.com/business/sns-ap-pharmaceutical-ad-changes,0,6746101.story?coll=nyc-business-headlines
2/25/05 - Lee Declares Quarterly Dividend:
NEW YORK The board of directors at Lee Enterprises announced a quarterly cash dividend of $.18 per share payable on April 1 to stockholders of record as of March 1, 2005.
editor & publisher
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/departments/business/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000816789
2/25/05 - Magazine Rack: Trader Monthly
ATTEMPTING TO FIND out a bit more about Trader Monthly before delving into the February/March issue, I put on my reporter hat (a teal fedora) and sent a query to a friend in the banking business. He passed it along to one of his trader buddies, who sent back the following response: "I read it and I absolutely love it. It is a complete joke, but it makes me laugh."
media post
http://publications.mediapost.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Articles.showArticleHomePage&art_aid=27574
2/25/05 - New mag on NY homes:
New York Home, a luxury-focused shelter and design magazine, will debut on newsstands in May and also go out to a preselected audience of design aficionados and architects. Publisher Suzanne Tron, who's the former publisher of Architecture magazine, said New York Home will come out every other month. It'll focus on upscale neighborhoods in the city and nearby suburbs.
ny daily news
http://www.nydailynews.com/business/col/story/284154p-243440c.html
2/25/05 - 1000 Plus New Mags Launched in 2004:
CAN the industry stand all this good news in one week? Fresh from a report that the Magazine Publishers of America is kicking off a three-year, $40 million ad campaign comes boffo news on the start-up front: the number of new magazines blasted through the 1,000 barrier last year — the first time since '98 when launches hit 1,065. In 2004, there were 1,006 launches, according to the soon-to-be-released "Samir Husni's Guide to New Magazines."
ny post
http://nypost.com/business/41196.htm
2/25/05 - Media ownership rules argued:
Denver Post publisher William Dean Singleton would like to purchase a local TV station and radio station, which he claims would improve local news coverage by sharing resources. Consumer advocate Chellie Pingree cautions that such cross-ownership of media sources could stifle diversity of opinion.
denver post
http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36~33~2731378,00.html
2/25/05 - Disney names publisher, editor for Wondertime:
Manhattan-based Disney Publishing Worldwide named David Mevorah and Lisa Stiepock to the newly-created positions of publisher and editor, respectively, of Wondertime, a parenting magazine slated to launch in early 2006. Mr. Mevorah was previously publisher of Gruner & Jahr's Child magazine, orchestrating that title's re-launch in 2001. He also served as national advertising director for Primedia's Healthy Kids, as well as its American Baby and Healthy Kids television programs.
crain's ny
http://www.crainsny.com/news.cms?id=10006
2/25/05 - For Me to launch as monthly:
Hachette Filipacchi Media named Ellen Breslau as editor of For Me, the publisher's newest lifestyle magazine aimed at women in their 20s and 30s. Ms. Breslau oversaw the magazine's inaugural issue--450,000 copies of which hit newsstands last November. Hachette Filipacchi said strong reader response to that issue prompted it to make the magazine into a monthly with a distribution of 600,000 copies. The second issue will come out in April.
crain's ny
http://newyorkbusiness.com/news.cms?newsId=10008
2/24/2005 - Who's Buying Print Advertising?
2/24/05 - Hanes Revives a Successful Campaign From the 90's:
OR those who have been waiting for Hanes to revive "Just wait'll we get our Hanes on you," the wait is over - kinda sorta. In a campaign scheduled to begin on Monday, which is being billed as the largest in years for the Hanes apparel brand, the "Just wait'll" theme, so successful in the 1990's, returns with a bit of tailoring as "Look who we've got our Hanes on now." Also being revived is the idea of using a roster of celebrities to sell Hanes underwear, sleepwear, socks and other clothing, rather than the single-star approach the brand has recently taken in featuring Michael Jordan. Mr. Jordan remains, joined initially by Damon Wayans, Matthew Perry and Marisa Tomei, making the campaign perhaps the first to present a winner of an Academy Award for best supporting actress cavorting in her scanties. The yearlong television, print and online campaign, which has a budget estimated at more than $50 million, is being created by the Martin Agency in Richmond, Va., owned by the Interpublic Group of Companies. ... In addition to the four stars who will appear in the TV commercials that will start on Monday, Hanes and Martin are considering additional celebrities to join them in print advertisements that are to begin in July.
ny times
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/24/business/media/24adco.html
2/24/05 - Black Angus Steakhouse Hires Florida Shop:
ATLANTA Marketing Magic has obtained the creative and media buying duties of the Black Angus Steakhouse chain without a review, the shop said. The Los Altos, Calif.-based chain of 88 restaurants plans to spend between $10 million and $12 million on advertising this year, according to the independent Hollywood, Fla., shop. ... Marketing Magic plans to develop a television, radio, print, outdoor and direct mail campaign for the company.
adweek
http://www.adweek.com/aw/regional/west/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000816089
2/24/2005 - Daily Prnt Media Business News:
International Print Media News:
2/24/05 - CanWest to launch free daily in 5 Canadian cities:
TORONTO, - CanWest Global Communications Corp. (CGSnv.TO) will launch a long-rumored free daily paper in five Canadian cities starting on April 4, the country's No. 1 media group said on Wednesday.
reuters
http://yahoo.reuters.com/financeQuoteCompanyNewsArticle.jhtml?duid=mtfh63066_2005-02-23_22-46-28_n23646148_newsml
2/24/05 - Strong economy boosts profits for Australian media and gaming giant PBL:
SYDNEY, (AFP) - Robust consumer and advertising spending in Australia's booming economy boosted profits for media and gaming giant Publishing Broadcasting Ltd (PBL) by 24 percent for the half-year to December, the company said. The company, controlled by the family of Kerry Packer, Australia's richest man, said interim profit rose to 339.7 million dollars (265 million US).
afp
http://au.news.yahoo.com/050224/19/t7tk.html
2/24/05 - Torstar Corp. improves Q4 profit 40% to $42.6 million, increases dividend:
TORONTO - Torstar Corp. saw its fourth-quarter profits improve 40 per cent on stronger bottom-line performances at all of its newspapers, but the new year has started sluggishly in terms of advertising, the company said Wednesday.
cp
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/cpress/20050223/ca_pr_on_me/craft_torstar_2
2/24/05 - Japan's pioneer gay magazine coming back out of the closet:
TOKYO (AFP) - Japan's pioneer gay magazine Barazoku (Rose Tribe), which folded six months ago, will be revived with some help from a pornographer and a star drag queen, its editor said.
afp
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050223/lf_afp/afplifestylejapanmedia_050223155333
2/24/005 - Panama: La Prensa updates its look:
It’s Panama’s most trusted source of news, and La Prensa daily newspaper now proudly presents a brand new look. Its toned up its format and design to make it more functional and modern.
publicitas
http://www.publicitas.com/display.asp?id=6.8&chp=6.3&foot=6.9&cpny=*&PARAM1=13658
2/24/05 - Malaysia: Readership of Star rises to 1.109mil:
The readership ofThe Star showed a healthy rise in the latest media index survey by research firm AC Nielsen. Between January and December 2004, the average readership of The Star rose by 64,000 or 6.1% to 1,109,000, compared with 1,045,000 for October 2003 to September 2004.
publicitas
http://www.publicitas.com/display.asp?id=6.8&chp=6.3&foot=6.9&cpny=*&PARAM1=13652
2/24/05 - Music industry battles papers' free CDs:
The record industry has driven another nail in the coffin of newspapers' freebie CDs after U2's label Universal became the latest to withdraw support for the now ubiquitous free compilations.
media guardian
http://media.guardian.co.uk/presspublishing/story/0,7495,1423764,00.html
2/24/05 - Free inserts mean loss of revenue for government:
NEW DELHI: Yesterday, we had pointed out how unauthorised 'inserts' — advertising pamphlets stuck into the newspaper — provide unscrupulous elements a 'licence in default' and allow them to make a mockery of the strict regulations governing Indian newspapers. But that's not where the problem ends. Inserts also represent a huge loss of revenue for the government.
times of india
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1027824.cms
National News:
2/24/05 - Gemstar-TV Guide Reverses 4Q Loss:
LOS ANGELES - Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc. swung to a fourth-quarter profit as surging revenue from its channel-surfing aids compensated for slips in its publishing and consumer-electronics licensing units.
ap
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050223/ap_on_bi_ge/earns_gemstar_tv_guide_2
2/24/05 - Martha Stewart staff, investors await return:
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc., whose founder is to be released from prison next month, Wednesday posted a fourth-quarter loss as advertising sales plunged. But the company's shares rose to their highest price in five years after the company said ad sales will rebound once Martha Stewart returns to work.
detroit free press
http://www.freep.com/money/business/stewart24e_20050224.htm
2/24/05 - Martha Muddle:
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia posted another loss in the fourth quarter — but said it is banking on a pickup in advertising at the flagship magazine after Martha herself is released from prison March 6.
ny post
http://nypost.com/business/business.htm
2/24/05 - Is Martha's Return a Good Thing?:
On Mar. 6, after hanging up her prison garb, Martha Stewart will begin the next chapter in what's shaping up as the most memorable comeback story in Corporate America in years. The domestic icon is, if anything, a bigger celebrity than before the scandal over her suspicious trading activity broke nearly three years ago, with a lofty price for her company's stock, two TV shows lined up, and surging public support. Donald Trump, who is co-producing Martha's version of his NBC prime-time hit The Apprentice, goes so far as to say, "I've gained more respect for her because of the dignity and style with which she has handled all this."
businessweek
http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/feb2005/nf20050224_7007_db016.htm
2/24/05 - "People Want Her to Succeed":
On Mar. 6, Martha Stewart will complete five months of prison time for lying to government officials about the circumstances surrounding a stock sale. While Stewart must now do another five months of house arrest, she has an active schedule lined up, including preparing two new TV shows
businessweek
http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/feb2005/nf20050223_3816.htm
2/24/05 - Martha in Charge?:
As Stewart finishes up her prison term, her lawyers are hoping that the SEC will make a deal allowing her to head her company again
newsweek
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7018932/site/newsweek/
2/24/05 - Ads Embedded in Online News Raise Questions:
Online sites are generating new revenue by steering readers to advertisements when they click on certain words. But when those keywords are embedded in the text of a news article, those sites are generating debate as well. Two months after Forbes.com ended an experiment with such keyword ads, citing unease among its reporters, The New York Post is considering adopting the practice for its site. In the process, the newspaper is raising questions about the ethics of keyword advertising online.
ny times
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/24/business/media/24post.html
2/24/05 - Suede Magazine Halted After 4 Issues:
Essence Communications Partners announced yesterday that it was stopping publication, at least temporarily, of Suede, an ethnic fashion magazine aimed at young women, after four issues because of high production costs.
ny times
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/24/business/media/24suede.html?
2/24/05 - IDG's CMO Magazine Launches Online Editorial Content Program:
FRAMINGHAM, Mass., -- IDG's CMO magazine announces an online editorial content program for chief marketing officers today. The new online editorial program includes a series of on-demand webcasts and electronic newsletters created to address current marketing topics in an immediately accessible and interactive environment. "CMO magazine's online program is designed to deliver electronic content to our website visitors and print subscribers.
pr newswire
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050224/nyth067_1.html
2/24/05 - Mom and Dad Launching Magazine to Support Their Family's Habit - Education, That Is:
Massachusetts family launches a new educational magazine to encourage other families to take a more active role in their children's education.
pr web
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/2/prwebxml210961.php
2/24/05 - Pan American Media Reps Bello Magazine:
The agreement establishes Pan American Media Group as the exclusive sales agent for bello Magazine in the Southeast United States and provides PanAm with a large circulation magazine for the Latino market.
hispanic ad
http://hispanicad.com/cgi-bin/news/newsarticle.cgi?article_id=16031
2/24/05 - US online advertising rockets:
Online advertising spending leapt by nearly a third last year as the internet continued to gain ground over television, newspapers and other traditional media.
media guardian
http://media.guardian.co.uk/newmedia/story/0,7496,1423486,00.html
2/24/05 - Satellite Newspapers Contracts Marriott:
Hartford - NORTH HAVEN -- Satellite Enterprises Corp. through its subsidiary, Satellite Newspapers Suisse GmbH, announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Marriott International, a leading international chain of hospitality properties. Under the terms of this agreement, Satellite Newspapers will be the digital newspapers provider in all of Marriott's international regions.
dbusiness news
http://hartford.dbusinessnews.com/shownews.php?newsid=11800&type_news=latest
2/24/05 - Whither The Wall Street Journal?:
The Wall Street Journal is not only the best-written, most elegantly edited newspaper to cover business, it may be the best paper period. Because of its immense clout and vast resources -- the Journal might assign half a dozen reporters to the telecommunications beat while The New York Times and Washington Post each have one -- publicists feed it exclusives, sources leak it information and corporate chieftains plead for the privilege of having their cartoon portraits grace Page 1. All of this helps the Journal maintain its competitive edge. Given all of this, it might be hard to believe that The Wall Street Journal is in danger of becoming irrelevant, but it is.
wired news
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,66697,00.html
2/24/05 - O'Reilly Brings Book Smarts to DIY Tech Magazine:
Book publisher O'Reilly Media enters the magazine world with the mid-March debut of Make, a do-it-yourself title dedicated to showing how to make technology work for consumers. The quarterly, digest-sized magazine starts with a non-guaranteed circulation of 45,000, targeting mostly men 30-50. It is the latest expansion for the 27-year-old producer of books, conferences and Web sites on computer technology.
dm news
http://dmnews.com/cgi-bin/artprevbot.cgi?article_id=31968
2/24/05 - MPA Plans Pro-Magazine Ad Campaign:
Magazine Publishers of America announced yesterday that it will launch a $40 million advertising campaign to promote the power of magazines to consumers Feb. 28. The multimedia effort will contain print and online components such as print ads featuring people reading magazines in futuristic settings and depictions of magazine covers of the future. The tagline "Read On" relays the message that despite changes in the world, consumers always will look to magazines, according to the MPA. The ads were produced by advertising agency Fallon, New York.
dm news
http://dmnews.com/cgi-bin/artprevbot.cgi?article_id=31960
2/24/05 - 'WP' Site Launches Centralized Location for Video Reporting:
NEW YORK The Washington Post has consolidated its online video journalism at one, centralized Web location, launched earlier this month. The page, available at www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/mmedia/documentaryvideo, hosts video from 2000 to the present, offering a comprehensive library of the Post's video documentary coverage.
editor & publisher
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/departments/online/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000809725
2/24/05 - 'Hell Freezes Over!' Mags Blur Church & State:
AT A TIME WHEN THE line between advertising and editorial content seems to be blurring to an almost indistinguishable point, a major medium next week will break an ad campaign that could blur it even further. That medium, consumer magazines, ironically is also the same one that has been among the most vigilant guardians of the so-called 'church and state' between editorial and advertising content.
media post
http://publications.mediapost.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Articles.showArticleHomePage&art_aid=27551
2/24/05 - The Deal, CNET to launch new magazine:
Manhattan-based financial publisher The Deal is joining forces with CNET News.com to produce a bimonthly magazine, Tech Confidential, which will cover the business and finance aspects of technology.
crain's ny
http://www.crainsny.com/news.cms?id=10001
2/24/05 - OK! puts U.S. launch plans in high gear:
A legal challenge has thwarted a British publisher's choice of editors for new celebrity weekly OK!, but the company is still ramping up plans to launch later this year. Northern & Shell is in serious talks toward a distribution deal for OK! with Comag Marketing Group, a joint venture of Conde Nast and Hearst that also distributes the rival Us Weekly.
ny daily news
http://www.nydailynews.com/business/story/283820p-243162c.html
2/24/05 - USA Weekend Ad Revenue, Pages Up 9.5%:
USA Weekend last year significantly outpaced its 2003 advertising revenue and paging, both increasing 9.5 percent. The national newspaper magazine recorded year-end revenue at $416 million and ad pages at 696 pages, according to Publishers Information Bureau figures.
mediaweek
http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/print/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000815664
2/24/05 - Barba Joins Fast Company as Publisher:
G+J USA Publishing today announced the hire of Matthew Barba as publisher of Fast Company. Barba was most recently associate publisher of the Atlantic Monthly.
mediaweek
http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/print/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000815636
2/24/05 - For the haves, a raft of new magazines:
Greed is not good. We learned that in the recession, if we didn't know it before. But that's not the same as flaunting it if you've got it, which is perfectly okay for folks in the right circles. And now, with the recession having lifted its blanket of gloom, there's a raft of new magazines targeting the flaunt-it-if-you-got-it set. "Conspicuous consumption is back in," says Martin Walker, magazine consultant and principal of Walker Communications, and that's driving the flood of new titles.
media life
http://69.20.6.242/News2005/feb05/feb21/3_wed/news3wednesday.html
2/23/2005 - Who's Buying Print Advertising?
2/23/05 - CL Gives Insider Views of Trex Decks:
CHICAGO Carmichael Lynch aims to make dream decks more of a reality in a new print campaign for building material Trex, introducing a new tagline, "Create your space." The new line replaces "Deck of a lifetime," which had been running since the Minneapolis agency's initial work for the Winchester, Va., client broke in March 1999. ... The campaign began appearing in March home magazines such as House & Garden, Southern Living, Sunset and Traditional Living. Spending on the campaign was not disclosed. The company spent $11 million on advertising last year, according to Nielsen Monitor-Plus.
adweek
http://www.adweek.com/aw/regional/midwest/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000809577
2/23/05 - Crossover Warns Blacks About Menthol Smokes:
SAN FRANCISCO Crossover Creative is using stark imagery to educate black smokers about the unique dangers of menthol cigarettes. The outdoor and print pro bono campaign for the California Department of Health Services' Tobacco Control Section broke this month and features provocative billboards and bus transit posters showing an open menthol cigarette box filled with what appear to be dead black smokers instead of cigarettes. ... Crossover, based in Richmond, Calif., is an independent agency that bills itself as an urban, multicultural shop that bridges the gap between general-market advertising and the Hispanic, African American and Asian American markets.
adweek
http://www.adweek.com/aw/regional/west/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000809511
2/23/05 - Campaign Spotlight: Realtors Work to Polish Their Image
Once upon a time, aspirin, cellophane, elevator and zipper were Aspirin, Cellophane, Elevator and Zipper, but those registered trademarks eventually became generic and lost their protected status. Seeking to prevent that, as well as to stimulate business for its 1.1 million members, the National Association of Realtors is embarking on a brand-image campaign that asks the buyers and sellers of residential and commercial property to look for and work with Realtors rather than just plain real estate agents -- or try to go it alone. The multimedia campaign, with a $25 million budget, is the eighth annual public awareness effort by the association, all of them created by an agency known as Most, based in Newport Beach, Calif. The campaign, which began Feb. 7, includes local and national television and radio commercials, print advertisements, posters and Web banners. Carton Donofrio Partners in Baltimore is the media and interactive agency, and also works with Most on the overall campaign strategy.
ny times 'in advertising' by stuart elliot (subscription)
http://www.nytimes.com/mem/email.html
2/23/2005 - Daily Print Media Business News:
Internatonal Print Media News:2/23/05 - The New York Times International Weekly Supplement Launches In Izvestia Of Russia:
NEW YORK-- The New York Times announced today that it has launched its New York Times International Weekly in Russia's daily newspaper Izvestia. The first edition was published on February 21. Izvestia joins a growing number of newspapers that publish the supplement, which is designed to complement and enhance news coverage for their local audiences. The supplement will be published in English each Monday.
business wire
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050222/225944_1.html
2/23/05 - APN publishing earnings rise despite Herald on Sunday costs:
Media company APN achieved a 16 per cent increase in full year earnings at its New Zealand publishing business despite the $3 million cost of launching its Herald on Sunday.
stuff
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3196234a13,00.html
2/23/05 - Mobile Entertainment hits B2B market:
The fast-growing mobile content sector is set to gain its first business publication, Mobile Entertainment, from next week.
mediaweek uk
http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/articles/folder2005/Feb05/22/mobileentertainment-b2b
2/23/05 - Magazine distribution set for major overhaul:
The system behind distribution of magazines is facing its biggest shake up in modern times after the Office of Fair Trading today ruled that the current system was anti-competitive.
mediaweek uk
http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/articles/folder2005/Feb05/22/ift-magazinedist-ruling
2/23/05 - FT to publish men's fashion supplement:
The Financial Times will publish a glossy colour supplement, The Business of Fashion: Women’s Wear Spring/Summer 2005 on 25 February.
mediaweek uk
http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/articles/folder2005/Feb05/FT-menswear-supp
2/23/05 - Publishing for the posh kids - Wonderland Magazine:
Affluent urban consumers are the target of a new lifestyle title launching in September. Bi-monthly publication Wonderland, published by London-based Visual Talent, is aiming at readers who boast an average salary of £60 to £80,000, probably have been University educated and are aged 25 to 45.
mediaweek uk
http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/articles/folder2005/Feb05/22/wanderlandlaunch
2/23/05 - Kent Messenger to offer polybagging:
The Kent Messenger Group has become what it claims is the first regional publishing house in the UK to offer a polybagging facility with its newspapers.
mediaweek uk
http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/articles/folder2005/Feb05/kentmessenger-polybag
2/23/05 - UK Newspaper Launches Blog:
The Observer newspaper in the UK will launch a blog this coming Sunday.
web pro news
http://www.webpronews.com/news/ebusinessnews/wpn-45-20050223UKNewspaperLaunchesBlog.html
2/23/05 - Vioxx backlash could help drugs' print ads:
NEW YORK - Criticism of aggressive direct-to-consumer promotion of prescription drugs sparked by the recent withdrawal of Merck & Co.'s arthritis drug Vioxx could be a boon to print advertising, a prominent magazine executive said on Thursday. But advertising industry insiders do not believe the major drug companies will pull back from their omnipresent television campaigning unless forced to do so by federal regulators.
muzi.com
http://dailynews.muzi.com/ll/english/1338638.shtml
2/23/05 - International: Svenska Dagbladet is recognized World's Best-Designed Newspapers with four other titles:
Out of 423 newspapers worldwide, the Society for Newspaper Design recognizes Svenska Dagbladet (SvD) and four other newspapers as the World’s Best-Designed Newspapers™:
publicitas
http://www.publicitas.com/display.asp?id=6.8&chp=6.3&foot=6.9&cpny=*&PARAM1=13646
2/23/05 - Indian Express to launch Kolkata edition:
The Express Group is launching a Kolkata edition, to supplement the prowess of the Financial Express in the region. The launch is slated within a few weeks.
exchange 4 media
http://www.exchange4media.com/e4m/news/newfullstory.asp?section_id=5&news_id=15091&tag=9826
2/23/05 - Magazine distribution is anti-competitive, says OFT:
The magazine industry is facing a radical shake-up after the Office of Fair Trading ruled its distribution arrangements were anti-competitive.
media guardian
http://media.guardian.co.uk/presspublishing/story/0,7495,1423596,00.html
National Print Media News:
2/23/05 - Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia shows signs of turnaround; is it sustainable:
NEW YORK - When Martha Stewart is released from prison next week, the doyenne of domesticity will return to the multimedia company she founded which faces a much brighter outlook than when she was convicted of lying about a stock sale only a year ago.
ap via yahoo
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=2148&ncid=2148&e=19&u=/cpress/20050222/ca_pr_on_bu/martha_stewart_outlook
2/23/05 - Martha Stewart Living records quarterly loss:
NEW YORK, - Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. (MSO.N) , whose namesake founder is set to be released from prison next month, on Wednesday said it had a loss in the fourth quarter on sluggish magazine advertising and weakness at its television unit.
reuters
http://yahoo.reuters.com/financeQuoteCompanyNewsArticle.jhtml?duid=mtfh49795_2005-02-23_13-00-51_n23538744_newsml
2/23/05 - Bauer Publishing is Number One on Newsstand According to FAS-FAX Report:
Bauer Publishing is the number one seller of magazines on the newsstand in the United
business wire
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050223/235223_1.html
2/23/05 - Pulitzer says has clearance for buyout by Lee:
NEW YORK, - Newspaper publisher Pulitzer Inc. (PTZ.N) on Wednesday said the regulatory waiting period for its acquisition by Lee Enterprises Inc. (LEE.N) had ended.
reuters
http://yahoo.reuters.com/financeQuoteCompanyNewsArticle.jhtml?duid=mtfh50861_2005-02-23_13-33-11_n23431764_newsml
2/23/05 - Gannett Board Approves 27-Cent Dividend:
MCLEAN, Va.-- A quarterly dividend of 27 cents per share was declared today by the Board of Directors of Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE:GCI). The dividend is payable on April 1, 2005 to shareholders of record on March 4, 2005.
business wire
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050222/225653_1.html
2/23/05 - Get Fashionable With Taxi Tops:
Taxi tops are getting cooler. Wireless and GPS can deliver everything from sports scores to info about up-to-the-minute lunchtime sales, all customizable block-by-block. Clear Channel is even at work on "Smart Tops," which would have three LCD screens and feature Flash animation. Or, if you're Glamour, you can do it the old-fashioned way: by volume. For the month of March, the magazine will own 60 percent of the taxi-top inventory in New York--that's 3,000 cabs, a figure Glamour says is a record. What's the special occasion? The big March fashion issue, for one. adweek
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=628&ncid=628&e=2&u=/adweek/20050222/ad_bpiaw/shoptalkgetfashionablewithtaxitops
2/23/05 - Fast Company Magazine Names New Publisher:
NEW YORK, -- Russell Denson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Gruner + Jahr USA Publishing, names Matthew T. Barba, former associate publisher of Atlantic Monthly, to the position of publisher for Fast Company magazine effective March 1.
pr newswire
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050223/nyw037_1.html
2/23/05 - Match.com Launches Happen Magazine(TM):
DALLAS, -- Match.com today announced one of the most significant online launches for America's 80 million single people with the premiere of Happen Magazine(TM) (www.happenmagazine.com) -- the first and only online magazine focused exclusively on dating and relationships. Offering unique, original and provocative editorial content, the magazine is masterminded by Editor-in-Chief Janet Siroto, who comes from executive editor positions at Redbook and Cosmopolitan.
pr newswire
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050223/sfw074_1.html
2/23/05 - Can The Tabloid Format Save Newspapers?:
As consumers have increasingly turned to television and the Internet for news, the circulation of paid newspapers has declined by 2% to 4% annually for more than a decade in most developed markets.
forbes
http://www.forbes.com/commerce/2005/02/22/0222mckinsey.html?partner=yahoo&referrer=
2/23/05 - Stopping The Presses:
NEW YORK - A decade or so ago, pre-Internet, a McKinsey consultant told me that the future for serious newspapers wouldn't be to sell hundreds of thousands of copies for 50 cents each but to have their journalists talking on the phone to readers for $500 an hour. This reductio ad absurdum of personalization sounded nuts at the time. Almost ten years into the Internet revolution, it doesn't seem so daft, though not for the reasons originally advanced. Online news sites (including our own), free from print's constraints of time and space, are using the medium to aggregate and deliver information tailored to each user in a way a newspaper never can. Where does that leave the printed word?
forbes
http://www.forbes.com/home/business/2005/02/22/cx_pm_0222news.html
2/23/05 - All The Loyalty That's Fit To Print:
NEW YORK - The New York Times Co. just bought the world's biggest blog. OK, About.com isn't technically a blog, but it is a massive collection of content produced by non-journalist experts. For a small salary, 500 About.com guides produce myriad Web pages that the company turns into cash by selling ads. Together the guides have amassed 1 million pages covering 55,000 topics, from fly-fishing to cross-stitching.
forbes
http://www.forbes.com/ebusiness/2005/02/23/cx_pp_0223nyt.html
2/23/05 - Edinburg newspaper stops daily production:
EDINBURG — The Edinburg Daily Review will no longer be daily, starting today. he 91-year-old publication has been scaled back from a five-day newspaper to printing Wednesday and weekend morning editions. The revamped eight-page Edinburg Review will now be free and no longer delivered door-to-door to residents. The circulation figure was unavailable.
the monitor
http://www.themonitor.com/SiteProcessor.cfm?Template=/GlobalTemplates/Details.cfm&StoryID=5841&Section=Valley
2/23/05 - Transporte Latino Magazine Celebrates Its Fourth Year in the Trucking Industry:
LOS ANGELES, -- The first and only audited magazine dedicated to serving the expanding Hispanic community within the trucking industry goes nationwide. Just four years ago Ricardo Rodriguez-Long and Edgardo Iorio, both working in the trucking sector launched a magazine in Spanish to cater to over 500,000 Spanish speaking commercial truck drivers over the road.
the auto channel
http://www.theautochannel.com/F/news/2005/02/22/000795.html
2/23/05 - MagazineLaunch.com Website Launched to Provide Online Resources for Magazine Startups in a Dynamic & Interactive Format:
The 2005 MagazineLaunch.com website provides articles, resources, forum topics, magazine launch announcements, and a growing publisher resource directory.
pr web
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/2/prwebxml211061.php
2/23/05 - New Look for 'Savoy' Magazine's Relaunch:
News & Notes with Ed Gordon, February 22, 2005 · If you're browsing through magazines on your local newstand this week, you may notice that Savoy magazine is back. Once dubbed "the black Vanity Fair," the new Savoy is a slightly heftier and glossier magazine than the one that disappeared two years ago. Monique Carridine on the rebirth of Savoy.
npr
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4508282&sourceCode=RSS
2/23/05 - Good Design is Good Design -- Or is it?:
Good design is functional design, whether we talk about toasters, fishing rods or newspaper pages. Good design allows the product to do what it was created to do efficiently, effectively and elegantly. A well designed toaster, for instance, should toast the bread (or many kinds of bread) to the degree desired, quickly and with minimal fussing with dials and knobs. Looking good in the process is a not inconsequential plus.
business journalism
http://www.businessjournalism.org/content/6209.cfm
2/23/05 - Mags Plan $40 M Ad Blitz:
WE'VE heard the mantra for decades now, print is dead, newspapers and magazines are in peril. Now the Magazine Publishers of America, in an aggressive bid to put the industry's best foot forward, is kicking off a massive $40 million, three-year ad campaign.
ny post
http://nypost.com/business/41053.htm
2/23/05 - Europe Teems With Web Dailies That Twit the Mainstream Press:
PARIS - The brothers David and Alfonso Rojo are pioneer publishers who monitor the heartbeat of their Spanish digital "newspaper of newspapers" with periodic glances toward tiny numbers on a computer screen in Madrid. Mornings are the most satisfying for David Rojo, who labels his competitors the "traditional and rotten press." His Web portal, Periodista Digital, is one of the most widely read digital dailies in Spain, with 115,000 registered subscribers.
ny times
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/21/business/worldbusiness/21rags.html?
2/23/05 - N.Y. Times boss: We'll adapt, fix mistakes:
The closest thing to newspaper royalty stopped by St. Petersburg on Tuesday evening to express his surprise at the speed of change in journalism, acknowledge past faults in his newsroom and himself, and boast that his paper is ready to deliver news to his readers in whatever form they want.
stpetersburg times
http://www.stpetersburgtimes.com/2005/02/23/Columns/NY_Times_boss__We_ll_.shtml
2/23/05 - V Life uploads style onto Net via new site:
Variety inaugurated on Tuesday a Web site, VLifeMag.com, as an online companion to its V Life magazine.
variety
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117918349?categoryid=21&cs=1&s=h&p=0
2/23/05 - B-to-b publishers face imminent hike in paper prices:
Due to a combination of factors, including a strike at a paper mill in Canada, prices for 100 pounds of No. 5 coated groundwood stock are expected to rise about $3, or roughly 5%, on March 1, according to industry observers. International Paper and MeadWestvaco have already announced price hikes. "Every indication that we have is that all the others will follow suit, and it will stick," said Ron Brockman, production director for Vance Publishing Corp.
btob
http://www.btobonline.com/article.cms?articleId=23412
2/22/2005 - Who's Buying Print Advertising?
2/22/05 - SinoFresh HealthCare, Inc. Announces Plans for First National Advertising Campaign:
ENGLEWOOD, Fla.-- SinoFresh HealthCare, Inc. (OTC BB: SFSH) today announced that it has teamed with AdSouth Partners, Inc. (OTC BB: ADPR) of Boca Raton, FL to drive the launch of its first national advertising campaign for SinoFresh(TM) Antiseptic Nasal & Oral Care. The integrated campaign will feature television, radio and print elements, and aims to generate consumer brand awareness and trial of the nasal spray prior to spring allergy season. SinoFresh(TM) Antiseptic Nasal & Oral Care is the first over the counter nasal spray proven to kill the bacteria, germs and mold that can contribute to upper respiratory disorders. ... Print advertising placements are planned for March, April, and May issues of popular consumer magazines including Cosmopolitan, Prevention, US Weekly, and National Enquirer. Total combined readership for the campaign is estimated at over 85 million.
pr newswire
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050222/225304_1.html
2/22/05 - UPS Delivers More in New Advertising Campaign:
ATLANTA-- Airing for the first time today is an aggressive new advertising campaign designed to demonstrate the expanded capabilities beyond package delivery that UPS is bringing to the global marketplace. ... Created by McCann Erickson, the campaign is rolling out in 23 countries with a total of five commercials: two 60-second spots ads and three 20-second commercials. The campaign also includes print, outdoor and online advertising as well as additional television commercials planned later this year.
business wire
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050221/215217_1.html
2/22/05 - GM Unveils New Hispanic Advertising Campaign:
General Motors Corp. announced the launch of “Sólo GM” a new corporate advertising campaign targeted to the U.S. Hispanic market. “Sólo GM” highlights the company’s leadership in areas including safety and security, innovation, quality and customer satisfaction. ... The Spanish language announcement of the “Sólo GM” campaign launched February 7 in the top 25 U.S. Hispanic newspapers. Print ads will appear starting March 3 in national Hispanic magazines.
hispanic ad
http://hispanicad.com/cgi-bin/news/newsarticle.cgi?article_id=16015
2/22/05 - Fort Franklin Scores With International Brands:
BOSTON Seeking a higher profile in the crowded high-end scotch category, International Brands has hired Fort Franklin and plans to increase ad spending this year behind its three whiskies, the distributor said. ... Sources said $5 million would support a fall campaign from Fort Franklin, which client vp Kai Anderson said would probably employ a new tagline and revamped strategy. Previous efforts from various design shops have included point-of-purchase and print ads tagged "Small distillery. Big scotch."
adweek
http://www.adweek.com/aw/regional/new_england/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000809105
2/22/05 - Budweiser Select, a "new kind of beer" brewed for a "crisp taste and no aftertaste.":
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Budweiser Select is "a new kind of beer brewed for a crisp taste that finishes clean." Budweiser Select, with its clear plastic label and upscale imagery offers beer drinkers a sophisticated drink option. The new brew, available nationwide Feb. 21, is the company's newest entry in a long line of innovative beers, including the No. 1 and No. 2 selling beers in the world, Budweiser and Bud Light. ... Budweiser Select is priced on par with Budweiser and Bud Light and supported by a full line of point-of-sale and merchandising materials in addition to television, outdoor, radio and print advertising. Ad agencies for Budweiser Select include DDB Chicago, TBWA\CHIAT\DAY Los Angeles and Modernista Boston.
pr newswire
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/02-21-2005/0003064850&EDATE=
2/22/05 - Battle over Social Security heats up:
NEW YORK - A group that has funneled millions of dollars into Republican policy battles is now taking on one of the nation's most powerful lobbying groups -- the AARP -- in the battle to overhaul Social Security, a news report said Monday. The group, USA Next, plans to spend up to $10 million on commercials and other tactics to support the campaign for private Social Security accounts, which are adamantly opposed by AARP, the largest lobbying group representing middle-aged and senior Americans, the New York Times reported. The AARP has already spent $5 million on print advertisements in major newspapers opposing private accounts and plans to spend another $5 million on a new print advertising campaign beginning this week, according to the paper.
cnn money
http://money.cnn.com/2005/02/21/news/economy/socialsecurity_battle/?cnn=yes
2/22/2005 - Daily Print Media Business News:
International Print Media News:
2/22/05 - Fairfax First-Half Profit Rises 26% on Advertising:
John Fairfax Holdings Ltd., Australia's second-biggest newspaper publisher, said first-half profit increased 26 percent as the company benefited from rising retail and employment advertising demand.
bloomberg
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000081&sid=aBStS37BaYx4
2/22/05 - Fairfax still watching television:
John Fairfax Holdings Ltd is positioning itself for a move into television amid expectations of continued growth in its Australian and New Zealand newspaper publishing businesses.
the age
http://www.theage.com.au/news/Breaking-News/Fairfax-still-watching-television/2005/02/21/1108834719468.html
2/22/05 - When is the right time to put a magazine under the knife?:
To redesign or relaunch, that is the question facing editors and publishers. Do they go ahead when a title’s on top of its game or when it’s facing terminal decline?
mediaweek uk
http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/articles/folder2005/Feb05/22/magazineknifetime
2/22/05 - Trinity Mirror unveils free Citizen:
Today sees the launch of Trinty Mirror’s Kenilworth Citizen, a new free weekly newspaper delivered to over 9,000 homes in the North Warwickshire Town.
mediaweek uk
http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/articles/folder2005/Feb05/trinitymirror-kenilworthcitizen
2/22/05 - Metro International posts £6m loss:
Metro International, which publishes free newspapers outside the UK, has plunged further into the red with a net loss of £6.0 million for the 2004 full year but recorded a healthy operating profit.
mediaweek uk
http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/articles/folder2005/Feb05/metrointernational-results
2/22/05 - Fast Car gets Juiced for major gaming promo:
Fast Car magazine has teamed up with computer game manufacturer THQ to integrate the launch of a new product into the next edition of the magazine.
mediaweek uk
http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/articles/folder2005/Feb05/fastcar-juiced-THQ
2/22/05 - Reveal forced into ABC release:
The National Magazine Company has bowed to industry pressure and released circulation figures for its new title Reveal earlier than planned.
mediaweek uk
http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/articles/folder2005/Feb05/22/revealabcrelease
2/22/05 - Belgium/The Netherlands: Scientific American with a Dutch language edition:
The popular US and international magazine Scientific American will appear in Dutch language edition. Published by Cascade N.V, the publisher of EOS Magazine, another popular science and technology title, the Dutch version of Scientific American will be issued bi-monthly with a print-run of 40'000 copies.
publicitas
http://www.publicitas.com/display.asp?id=6.8&chp=6.3&foot=6.9&cpny=*&PARAM1=13631
2/22/05 - France: Match du Monde hits the newsstands:
Match du Monde, the new magazine created by Hachette Filipacchi Médias after the suspension of Bon Voyage, is on newsstands today.
publicitas
http://www.publicitas.com/display.asp?id=6.8&chp=6.3&foot=6.9&cpny=*&PARAM1=13634
2/22/05 - Sunday Times ponders tabloid:
The Sunday Times is considering turning several of its sections tabloid following the format change at its sister title.
media guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,3604,1419656,00.html
2/22/05 - Trinity Mirror struggles to find headline growth:
Despite extensive cost savings and a rising share price, doubts persist on group’s future.
times online
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2095-1491277,00.html
2/22/05 - The building blocks of magazine publishing:
Publishing a magazine is best described as negotiating a tightrope set between two tall buildings. A fine balancing act is required to ensure that happy readers and advertisers deliver healthy returns, and ultimately happy shareholders. Publishing a youth magazine is as above, with the added complication of a tightrope that's under construction! A successful youth magazine - and by successful we refer to a magazine that is commercially viable - requires a clear strategy in terms of circulation and editorial.
bizcommunity
http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/39/5824.html
2/22/05 - Advertising industry spend in the GCC touches $4 billion in 2004:
The advertising expenditure in the GCC in 2004 has witnessed a major increase of 38% compared with 2003 when it recorded only a 16% increase, mainly due to the prevalent war situation in the region which had a negative impact on advertising activities. However, 2004 recorded more growth and the expenditure rose from $2.8 billion in 2003 to $3.9 billion in 2004, almost touching $4 billion.
strategiy
http://www.strategiy.com/anews.asp?id=20050222031927
National Print Media News:
2/22/05 - New York Times to Buy About.com for $410 Million:
The New York Times Co. on Thursday said it will buy online information portal About.com for $410 million from publisher Primedia Inc. as it looks for new ways to build advertising revenue over the Internet.
reuters
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=599&ncid=802&e=2&u=/nm/20050221/media_nm/media_about_newyorktimes_dc
2/22/05 - Web Executive Sees Online Video Ads Taking Off:
Online video advertising is poised for takeoff in the next three years as consumers seek out more video material on the Internet, but marketers need to learn quickly how to adapt to the commercial format, according to Internet marketing company Viewpoint Corp.
reuters
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=599&ncid=802&e=3&u=/nm/20050221/media_nm/media_viewpoint_advertising_dc
2/22/05 - Random House Joins Media Rush to Mobile Phones:
Following its brethren in the music, video game and television industries, book publisher Random House is venturing into the burgeoning market for delivering content over mobile phones.
reuters
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=599&ncid=802&e=4&u=/nm/20050218/media_nm/media_randomhouse_dc
2/22/05 - Detroit Newspapers Hires New Business Development Director:
DETROIT, -- Detroit Newspapers, the business agent for The Detroit News and Detroit Free Press, has hired Darrin Russell as the new Business Development Director. Russell, formerly of Aspen Marketing, takes over for Richard Harshbarger who assumes the role of Director of Marketing.
pr newswire
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050221/nym059_1.html
2/22/05 - USA TODAY Sports Weekly Publishes Special Edition Fantasy Baseball Guide '05:
MCLEAN, Va., -- A special edition of USA TODAY Sports Weekly devoted to the 2005 fantasy baseball season hits newsstands today. The Sports Weekly Fantasy Baseball Guide '05 will serve up the latest competitive advantage for fantasy baseball players.
pr newswire
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050221/dcm008_1.html
2/22/05 - Berlin Cameron to Bow 'WSJ Weekend':
NEW YORK WPP Group's Berlin Cameron/Red Cell has been tapped to create advertising around the launch of the The Wall Street Journal's Weekend Edition, the client said. ... In a statement, Wall Street Journal publisher and svp at its parent, Dow Jones & Co., Karen Elliott House said, We are delighted to have the opportunity to work with an agency the caliber of Berlin Cameron to create a campaign for the launch of the Weekend Edition.
adweek
2/22/05 - Newspaper holds Latino round tables:
The monthly round tables give community members an opportunity to talk about local issues and concerns with other residents as well as with the newspaper's editors and reporters; to bring stories of interest to the attention of the newspaper; and to learn more about the paper's operations.
nc times
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2005/02/22/news/community/22105194500.txt
2/22/05 - Muslim newspaper debuts, seeks new staffers:
ANAHEIM — A new newspaper aimed at Muslims around Southern California so far has one full-time employee. But the creator of the monthly In Focus said she hopes to soon form a staff that will offer Muslim and non-Muslim perspectives.
ap via press telegram
http://www.presstelegram.com/Stories/0,1413,204~21474~2724922,00.html
2/22/05 - The Nation, Fox Spar Over Ad Buys:
Fox News Channel and The Nation magazine seem clearly aligned on opposite ends of the editorial media spectrum. But their advertising sections had been cross-pollinating — until Fox blocked The Nation's attempt at a commercial buy last summer.
cbs news
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/02/18/national/main675091.shtml
2/22/05 - Hispanic Print Will Grow the Fastest in 2005:
WASHINGTON-- One of the most reputable sources on the advertising and media industry in the country, Ad Age Magazine, announced that Hispa