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Reader's Digest Moves To NYC As Part of Restructuring Plan - Posted 3 days, 22 hours ago
After filing for Chapter 11 this August, Reader's Digest Association has been working on a restructuring plan to get itself out of debt. Some of this has been the unfortunate (but par for course) shuttering of titles, like Rick Warren's ill-fated The Purpose Driven Connection magazine. Yesterday, editor-in-chief Peggy Northrop mentioned... [FishBowlNY]

ASME Luncheon: "35 Ways To Win A National Magazine Award" - Posted 4 days, 21 hours ago
The American Society of Magazine Editors is gearing up for submissions to its 2010 National Magazine Awards. For the first time ever, the awards will include a separate ceremony for digital media, which last year included four categories. This year, they have been expanded into 12 different awards, including blogging and... [FishBowlNY]

min Honors Magazines, Editors At First Editorial & Design Awards - Posted 4 days, 23 hours ago
Even as the media industry is seeming falling apart all around us, the industry still insists on honoring its members. There's no better time than the present to look on the bright side, we suppose. This morning, min announced the winners of its first Editorial & Design Awards, awarding prizes in 27... [FishBowlNY]

More Web Focus: More.com Names Site Director - Posted November 9, 2009
Jodie Green joins Meredith Corp.'s More brand as director of its Web site, More.com. Lesley Jane Seymour, the magazine's editor-in-chief, announced the appointment today. The former vice president of editorial at Waterfront Media, Green will be charged with the overall editorial direction of the site, including developing traffic-building content and strategic... [FishBowlNY]

More Web Focus: More.com Names Site Director - Posted November 9, 2009
Jodie Green joins Meredith Corp.'s More brand as director of its Web site, More.com. Lesley Jane Seymour, the magazine's editor-in-chief, announced the appointment today. The former vice president of editorial at Waterfront Media, Green will be charged with the overall editorial direction of the site, including developing traffic-building content and strategic... [FishBowlNY]

Reader's Digest Names New Integrated Sales VP - Posted October 23, 2009
Reader's Digest Association is making good on its promise of major restructuring after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier this year. Despite layoffs late last month, today the news is good at the Reader's Digest publisher, with Maureen Polo announced as the new VP of Integrated Sales and Marketing for... [FishBowlNY]

Breaking: Layoffs At Reader's Digest? - Posted September 30, 2009
We've heard that they have been doing some restructuring over at Reader's Digest's Web site, RD.com, resulting in layoffs. It looks like Gawker has been hearing from the same people. We tried to reach out to Beth Turner, the executive editor of ReadersDigest.com as recently as July, but an operator at the... [FishBowlNY]

Breaking: Layoffs At Reader's Digest? - Posted September 30, 2009
We've heard that they have been doing some restructuring over at Reader's Digest's Web site, RD.com, resulting in layoffs. It looks like Gawker has been hearing from the same people. We tried to reach out to Beth Turner, the executive editor of ReadersDigest.com as recently as July, but an operator at the... [FishBowlNY]

ABC Report Shows Single-Copy Sales Continuing To Drop - Posted August 31, 2009
The Audit Bureau of Circulations released its important report for the first half of the year today, and the findings are not that surprising: total paid and verified circulation, single-copy sales and verified subscriptions are down overall. However, the ABC said total paid subscriptions were basically flat in the past year.... [FishBowlNY]

Reader's Digest Files For Ch. 11 - Posted August 25, 2009
One week after announcing its intention to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, Reader's Digest Association Inc. filed the necessary paperwork with the bankruptcy court yesterday. In a release about the filing, the Reader's Digest publisher said that 80 percent of its senior secured lenders had already agreed to the restructuring plan... [FishBowlNY]

Reader's Digest Plans To Restructure Debt Through Ch. 11 - Posted August 17, 2009
Reader's Digest Association announced a plan today to restructure its $2.2 billion in debt through a pre-packaged Chapter 11 filing. The company said it had reached an agreement with a majority of its lenders, which include JP Morgan, Ares Capital and GE Capital, that would reduce its debt to $550 million. RDA... [FishBowlNY]

Journalism Online Has Deals With 506 Papers & Mags|Some iPhone App Ideas For Mags|Nina Garcia's New TV Role|Reader's Digest May Miss Debt Payment|Too Many Media Gossip Sites? Never. - Posted August 14, 2009
WebNewser: Journalism Online, the start-up founded by Steven Brill, Gordon Crovitz and Leo Hindery Jr. aimed at helping media outlets monetize content on the Web, claims that it has made deals with 506 newspapers and magazines. Each publication will reveal its association with the company in separate announcements, the owners said. minOnline:... [FishBowlNY]

Economist Group Picks Up CQ|Swine Flu Hits AOL|Vogue Loses Met Gala Planner|Reader's Digest Moves To The Right|Rival Magazines Set To Debut In FBNY Editor's Hometown - Posted June 19, 2009
FishbowlDC: Congressional Quarterly will join Roll Call under the Economist Group umbrella. Daily Intel: Swine flu reported at AOL. WWD: Vogue's director of special events Stephanie Winston Wolkoff has stepped down. Who will take her place to help Anna Wintour plan the Costume Institute Gala? New York Times: Struggling to find its footing,... [FishBowlNY]

Ladies' Home Journal Names Entertainment Director - Posted May 28, 2009
Ladies' Home Journal named a new entertainment director today: Susan Pocharski, a 20-year industry vet with experience wrangling celebrity interviews for magazines like People and Us. Pocharski most recently worked for Reader's Digest, booking their entertainment coverage. She also worked as a senior editor at People, where she produced the magazine's first... [FishBowlNY]

Ladies' Home Journal Names Entertainment Director - Posted May 28, 2009
Ladies' Home Journal named a new entertainment director today: Susan Pocharski, a 20-year industry vet with experience wrangling celebrity interviews for magazines like People and Us. Pocharski most recently worked for Reader's Digest, booking their entertainment coverage. She also worked as a senior editor at People, where she produced the magazine's first... [FishBowlNY]

Times Square A Huge Target | MTV To Pimp Dubai | Reader's Digest's $150M Fumble | Kaplan To Save Katie? | Thai Queen Cracks Down On Coyote Ugly Dancers | Ford Not A 'Klutz' - Posted December 28, 2006
Reader's Digest: Fumbled $150 million on its sale price; new owners look to revive brand. [Folio: | TheStreet.com] Times Square NYE Ball Drop: Brought to you by Target in 3-D. [Daily News] MTV: Looks to pimp Dubai. [Variety] Ex-MSNBC Head Rick Kaplan: To rescue Katie Couric? [Page Six] Thai Queen:... [FishBowlNY]

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