When Felix Dennis brought THE WEEK to the United States in 2001, it was not the first attempt at curating the news, but it was first time curation in the 21st century was done well and was done in print. Needless to say that “curation” is the in-word in the digital age, but still no one does it the same way The Week does. I asked Steven Kotok, THE WEEK’s CEO, about the secret behind The Week’s curation and success… Click on the video below to reveal the secret of THE WEEK’s content and curation in this Mr. Magazine™ Minute:
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Mr. Magazine™ Minute: Keith Kelly, New York Post’s Media Reporter: The Biggest Problem with Media Today Is……
March 10, 2013There is nothing more fun to me than turning the table on a journalist–and media reporter. Asking a media reporter his or her opinion on the status of the industry is a challenge that most reporters prefer to avoid. After all, they are in the business of asking questions.
Keith Kelly, the feared media reporter of the New York Post, was gracious enough to accept my one minute question for the Mr. Magazine™ Minute. I asked him what is the main problem he sees with the media today? His answer will surprise you. Click on the video below to listen to the pleasantly surprising answer:
Mr. Magazine™ Minute: Michael Rooney, Chief Revenue Officer, The Wall Street Journal, on the Launch of WSJ’s New Print Magazine & The Power of Print in a Digital Age
March 7, 2013The Wall Street Journal is launching a new quarterly magazine called WSJ.MONEY on Saturday. I asked Michael Rooney, the Journal’s chief revenue officer about why the Journal is launching a new print title just a few months after killing Smart Money magazine? His answer, and his take on the power of print in a digital age are in this Mr. Magazine™ Minute:
Mr. Magazine™ Minute: Mary Berner Identifies the Place of Print in Magazine Media
March 6, 2013When Mary Berner was named president and chief executive officer of MPA – The Association of Magazine Media last September, one of her first edicts was to ensure that the word “media” followed the word “magazine” every time it was used. I asked Ms. Berner about the place of print in the magazine media mix. Her answer appears below in the Mr. Magazine™ Minute. Enjoy.
Mr. Magazine Minute™: Richard Stengel on TIME Magazine’s Next 90 Years…
March 5, 2013The very first entry on the Mr. Magazine™ blog in March 2007 was on Richard Stengel’s reinvention of TIME magazine. Last Sunday, March 3, TIME celebrated its 90th anniversary. So, in honor of TIME’s anniversary and the Mr. Magazine™ blog’s sixth anniversary, I have opted to introduce a new quick v-blog entry called the Mr. Magazine™ Minute. The first entry, you’ve guessed it, is with Richard Stengel, TIME’s managing editor. I asked him about the next 90 years of TIME. His answer is in the following raw, unedited Mr. Magazine™ Minute:
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