Sample of Partyline Newsletter #2621, JUNE 2, 2010
The Boomer Brief, is an information and entertainment site for the 80 million baby boomers living in the US today. They are considered to be the largest and most influential market segment in America. This boomer guide covers the latest in movies, music, books, food, fashion, beauty, gadgets, gardening and travel. It was launched in 2009 and the blog is written by boomers for boomers. Featured columns include DVDelicious (reviews of the newest DVDs); MyPod (new music with a boomer appeal); Dust Jacket (books that boomers will love); Here's the Dish (healthy and fun recipes); Fridge Finds (prepared food recommendations); Out of the Closet (fashion finds); Beauty Bar (make-up and style suggestions); Remotely Possible (must have gadgets); Boomer Box Office (new movies); Dig This (gardening how-tos) and Taking Off (travel tips). Suggestions of almost anything that is appealing to boomers are accepted. Bob and Charlotte Hill, the baby boomers behind the blog, can be reached at: The Boomer Brief, 4113 Gateway Dr., Ste. 100, Colleyville, TX 76034. E-mail: bob@boomerbrief.com or charlotte@boomerbrief.com. They emphasize that they do not want anything that is geared to seniors. The youngest baby boomers are 46 years old. Their philosophy is summed up in its masthead: 'It's a Baby Boomer World Baby.'
MinnPost.com which is also known as Minn.Post is a nonprofit new Web Site in Minneapolis, Minnesota, which focuses on investigative journalism and news about Minnesota. They offer front page news stories and interactive posts by reporters and readers based on original reporting in the newspaper. This new project is in part the result of the buyouts and layoffs at major newspapers in the Twin Cities and a general decline in the quality of journalism. The Web Site has been started by Joel Kramer, who was formerly the publisher of the Star Tribune, who is the CEO and editor. Other staffers involved with the Web Site are John Camp and Chris Ison, both Pulitzer Prize winners. Susan Albright is the managing editor, Roger Buoen is also managing editor, and Corey Anderson is Web editor. Don Effenger and Casey Seliz are news editors. Their official site is MinnPost.com, and their Web Site is www.minpost.com. They are located at 900 6th Avenue, SE, Ste. 220, Minneapolis, MN 55414, (612) 455-6950; Fax: (612) 455-6960; info@minnpost.com. More detailed information is available on their Web Site, with E-mail addresses. Space does not allow us to offer all of this information.
A Night Out With the weekly column in the Sunday Styles of The New York Times is getting a make over and name change. The now-bi-weekly is a feature in which a Times writer has dinner or drinks with a celebrity and writes up the item, and details all the things that they saw. While the new name is undecided, the new name will give them more flexibility to cover subjects during the day. Another feature Boite which is about going to a hot new club will be moving to the Thursday styles section. Both columns are under the direction of Styles Editor, Stuart Emmrich. You can reach Emmrich at The New York Times, 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018, (212) 556-1234; E-mail him at: emmrich@nytimes.com. Other New York Times changes: Managing Editor Jill Abramson will run the Web operation for the next 6 months. To fill in for Jill Abramson when she heads the Web operation are 3 top Times editors: Dean Baquet, Washington bureau chief; Larry Ingrassia, business editor, and Susan Chira the Times foreign editor. Speculation about the Abramson new assignment is that they are doing this prior to their plans to charge for their Web presence in January. Other speculation is that Executive editor Bill Keller is 61 and will face mandatory retirement at age 65,clearing the way for Abramson to become the papers first female executive editor. Also, Jeremy Peters will replace Richard Perez-Pena on the newspaper beat, covering both newspapers and magazines. He begins his new assignment on June 1.
Rachel Maddow is the host of The Rachel Maddow Show which airs Monday to Friday at 9PM, Eastern on MSNBC-TV and is re-broadcast on MSNBC at 11PM and 2 A.M.. The show is a fast-paced, sometimes amusing show with an accent on current affairs and politics. Maddow and her guests look at the political happenings of the day, pop culture, and other top news. They feature headlines and headliners from the world of politics, current events, sports, science, health, crime, and have interviewed such newsy people as Al Gore, Jane Fonda, Pat Buchanan, etc. They have regular segments such as The Interview on the days hottest topics; Ms Information which features interesting stories that do not make the headlines, and Just Enough. Andy Dallas books guests on the show and he is reached at (212) 664-4444. Check Maddow out at her official Web Site: www.rachelmaddow.com.
The 2010 New England Book Festival has issued a call for entries for its annual competition which honors the best books of the holiday season. They will accept entries in the following categories: nonfiction, fiction, biography and autobiography, childrens books, young adult, how-to, cookbooks, science fiction, photography and art, poetry, spiritual works, compilations and anthologies, gay, unpublished stories and wild card, books that do not fit elsewhere. All entries must be in English. For more information contact NewEnglandBookFest@abcglobal.net or call them at (323) 665-8080. The 2010 New England Book Festival is part of the JM Northern Media family of festivals.
The 2010 London Book Festival has also issued a call for entries to its annual competition which honors the best of international publishing. They will consider books in English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Italian. The works may be published, self-published or independent publisher nonfiction, fiction, childrens books, poetry, art and photography, teenage, how-to, audio/spoken works, comics, graphic novels, e-books, wild card, science fiction, romance, and biography and autobiography works. Entry forms are available Online at: www.londonbookfestival.com or may be faxed or mailed by calling their office at (323) 665-8080.
PARADE Magazine, the weekly Sunday magazine with a circulation of 33,000,000, has named Maggie Murphy, maggie-murphy@parade.com their new editor. She had been at Time Magazine. Lamar Graham is their executive editor; lamar-graham@parade.com and Dakila D. Divina is managing editor; dakila-divina@parade.com. The news editor is Daryl Chen; daryl-chen@parade.com. Each week they carry news about celebrities, health, food, the home, and entertainment on a national basis. They are reached at 711 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017, (212) 450-7000; Fax: (212) 450-7023. Check out their Web Site for more detailed information at: www.parade.com.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) which is best known for national documentaries and programs like Frontline will begin to report local news, indicating that cutbacks at local newspapers have cut into hometown coverage. In a partnership with PBS and NPR, they will be starting new projects to incorporate more local programming. Examples: KOCE, Orange County, CA started a show to elevate its profile and offer news coverage of the Los Angeles market; Maryland PTV will launch Newsnight Maryland in November, co-anchored by former Baltimore reporter Camilla Carr. Pittsburghs WQED will launch its own weeknight show sometime within the next year; WGBH began a show in January called Greater Boston, and KCET, Los Angeles has raised funds to upgrade Life & Times in January, and will expand it to a 60-minute version a year later. More information to come as it is available.
The St. Petersburg Times has promoted Neil Brown to be editor of the newspaper. He had recently served as executive editor and Vice President.
Harpers Bazaar, for the first time in its history, will combine the June and July issue.
INC. has hired Matthew Quinn to be their new senior Online producer, covering daily news, social media and technology news. He can be reached at: mquinn@inc.com.
UPTOWN MAGAZINE, the magazine for affluent African-American readers, publishes a national, Chicago, Atlanta, Washington, DC, Charlotte, NC ,and New York City issue four times yearly. Editorially they concentrate on travel, social events, restaurants, entertainment, and personalities. Keija Minor is their editor-in-chief and she is reached at their headquarters at UPTOWN MEDIA GROUP, 113 E. 125 St., New York, NY 10035, (212) 360-5073; kminor@uptown-magazine.com.
Forbes Media has agreed to acquire True/Slant, a Web-based news platform. Lewis Dvorkin, True/Slants founder and CEO joins Forbes as chief product officer, leading all editorial areas at Forbes. He will be redesigning Forbes.com and Forbes Magazine.
Media Business publishes a special report 10 Great Media Websites in July and they are seeking nominations in tech, trade (nontech) general business, paid subscription, launch, relaunch, portal, video/multimedia, Web 2.0/IT, and Web 2.0/Non-It. The deadline is June 4, and nominations are accepted at: www.btobonline.com/greatsites.
At the New York Daily News close to 30 people chose to take voluntary buyouts..
