Revolving Door Newsletter: 12.28.07
Fewer Mags, Big Sports Bets, NBC's Agency Moves
December 28, 2007
Apparently it's not just us: There really are fewer and fewer magazines launching. On a slow holiday Friday,
Keith Kelly checks in with
Samir Husni, who confirms that there were only 650 new titles launched in 2007, the lowest number since 1991, the last time the country was in a prolonged recession. Kelly rightfully fingers the Internet for the dearth in launches, although Husni blames a maxed-out newsstand... In case you missed it,
The New York Times reported on Christmas Eve that now is a good time to be a sports reporter, as ESPN, Yahoo! Sports, and to a lesser extent,...
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