What journalists can leave behind on our way to the Promised Land
I often refer to the journalism community as a diaspora. Like the Jews in the biblical story of Moses, we’ve left. Most people know the…
From content providers to experience makers, in 7 easy steps
A Mr. Magazine™ Musing Almost every magazine and magazine media company today has a Chief Content Officer and Chief Revenue Officer. I think those media companies…
Retiring media legend warns, ‘stay independent’
Today the news media have to find their audience with quality content and develop “an immense foundation of trust What better model of Spanish eloquence…
Condé Nast opens Vogue café in Shanghai, its second venture in China
Vogue Café Shanghai has opened its doors as Condé Nast’s second branded property venture in China. The Café opens at the luxury shopping destination, Galeries…
Filecoin award $5M grant to Freedom of the Press Foundation
The Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) has awarded a $5.8 million grant to the Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF). The FPF will use the grant – by far the largest the organization has ever…
US Media Consumption trends: Tectonic shifts emerge
Attest, a consumer research platform, has released its third annual US Media Consumption Report and the findings show further seismic shifts in the way Americans…
Former EMPIRE Editor in Chief Terri White on why she left the ‘best job in the world’
“The reality is, if I hadn’t have had my baby, I would still be editing EMPIRE now,” Terri White tells us in the latest episode of…
Afghanistan’s media landscape: Before and after the Taliban takeover
The future of the achievements of the last 20 years is unclear Under Taliban rule from 1996-2001 Afghanistan’s media landscape basically didn’t exist. Television, music…
Big Tech lost the WFH battle, newsrooms should give in too
Less meetings, more emails and audio The return to the office has been suspended so many times we should simply accept the home office as…
Paid content prices, in local Big Mac equivalents
A digital subscription to the New York Times currently costs US users $18.12 per month. People in Germany only pay €8.76 per month. The Swiss…
Zines: What are they? Why are they important? And how do you create one?
The term “zine” is hard to define. The more I have learned about them, the more I believe that is part of their charm. Zines…
How can small teams balance deadlines with creative thinking?
Each month the International Magazine Centre poses a question to the brilliant Peter Houston, co-host of the Media Voices podcast, magazine publishing consultant, who will answer…
5 tips to make “work from home” work for publishers
WFH is here to stay. Media managers need to find a way to make the model work. Transitioning to work (effectively) from home was one…
Autovia reveals the secret behind car promotion videos (and it’s not what you think…)
Sleek images of fast cars hugging tight bends impact the viewer’s mind less than seeing relevant people talking about the vehicle. That’s the surprise research…
Dealing with imposter syndrome, one magazine at a time
A lot of what we do – and what I love most – at the International Magazine Centre involves connecting people. Sometimes that’s one-on-one through…
Squirrel News, a new home for solutions-focused news
First came Tortoise Media in 2019, now comes Squirrel News, another animalis-named news outlet but this time of the furry variety. Launched in Berlin by…
How a little-known Nashville company grew to play a pivotal role in transforming global book publishing
Ingram Content Group’s fiftieth year of operation has been no ordinary year. In 2020, Ingram Industries, like practically every business, found its usual operations seriously disrupted by the…
Climate crisis: Publishers can lead by example
The media are an important resource on the journey to raise awareness of environmental issues. But taking a closer look, the publishing industry is, in…
New UK freelance tax rules – how publishers can prepare
The concept of ‘what is new in publishing’ ordinarily involves the excitement of a Pulitzer Prize nominee, a merger between successful media independents, or news…
Publishing is believing, and I do believe… A Mr. Magazine™ musing
New Magazines: The Life Blood Of The Magazine Industry At Least 4,730 New Magazines Launched In The Last 20 Years… In any industry or profession, without…
