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"I do think that the quality which makes a man want to write and be read is essentially a desire for self-exposure and is masochistic. Like one of those guys who has a compulsion to take his thing out and show it on the street." - James Jones

Magazines

Tuesday Jul 22, 2008

Vanity Fair Parodies New Yorker Cover

From here:

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Thursday Jul 17, 2008

Carr Looks Back

The New York Times' Sunday Magazine is available online and it features a piece adopted from David Carr's forthcoming book, "The Night of the Gun."

Here is what I deserved: hepatitis C, federal prison time, H.I.V., a cold park bench, an early, addled death.

Here is what I got: the smart, pretty wife, the three lovely children, the job that impresses. ...

Today I am a genuine, often pleasant person, I do solid work for a reputable organization and have, over the breadth of time, proved to be an attentive father and husband. But drugs, it seems to me, do not conjure demons; they reveal them. So how to reconcile my past with my current circumstance? Which, you might ask, of my two selves did I make up?

As a veteran journalist, I decided to report the story. For two years on and off, I pulled medical and legal documents and engaged in a series of interviews with people I used to run with. By turns, it became a kind of journalistic ghost dancing, trying to conjure spirits past, including mine.


Tuesday Jul 15, 2008

U.S. News Gets Redesigned

...and, yet, somehow the cover still manages to include a story about Best Hospitals, so I guess some things never change:

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U.S. News' Brian Kelly welcomes readers to the new format and design.

Wednesday Jul 02, 2008

Hitchens Gets Tortured!

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Vanity Fair scribe Christopher Hitchens -- continuing his trend of being the magazine's guinea pig -- gets tortured, just so he can write about it. His conclusion? "Believe Me, It's Torture."

Tuesday Jul 01, 2008

How To Get On Air, All The Time

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A little self-promotion about...self-promotion! It's the Washington circle of life...

I've penned the cover story in Campaign & Elections' Politics magazine (July issue), entitled "Get On-Air, All the Time."

In a world where communication avenues and opportunities are simultaneously more available and more clogged than ever, busting through the chattering masses in order to make your work rise to the top is almost as important as the quality of your work itself. In other words: Should your tree fall in the woods, you had better make sure that someone hears it.

But how exactly does that happen? Although there are plenty of people in Washington who gain radio, television and print exposure thanks almost entirely to the credibility afforded them by their day jobs (say, the Washington Post, MoveOn.org, Republican National Committee, AARP, Heritage Foundation, Georgetown University, National Rifle Association, etc.), D.C. is also packed with people who achieve similar publicity without such supporting institutions, resources and PR assistance. Instead, they've made these opportunities happen for themselves.

Making a name for yourself, however, is hardly a simple recipe. In fact, the practice of pitching yourself-and succeeding when opportunity knocks-is a fine art indeed, one with ever-changing rules and practices that can mean the difference between promise and peril.

The money quote, however, comes courtesy of Hotline's Nora McAlvanah:

"You definitely don't want to be considered a media whore," says Nora McAlvanah, a senior editor at National Journal's Hotline. "Like any industry, this field has its fair share of pimps and whores. It's okay to be a pimp: You're just getting your best product out there in the hands of people who want it. A whore, however, is un-picky and doesn't discriminate. And when you're on the receiving end of someone like that, who isn't a bit more selective in their pitches, it can come off as pushy and unwanted."

Read the full thing here.

Thursday Jun 26, 2008

The Legal Times Is Shooting For The Polo Player Demographic

How marketing dollars get spent: The Legal Times is sponsoring a polo team.

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Tuesday Jun 24, 2008

Just What This Town Needs: Another Glossy Magazine

If you ever get the feeling that you can't tell one Washington glossy magazine from the other (C-List stars have to appear somewhere after all...), the dilemma is going to get even worse: Thanks to the Washington Post, it looks like we'll have more pictures of Rima al-Sabah, Ashley Taylor, Jim Kimsey, Carlos Gutierrez and Joe Roberts to stare at:

And this fall, in a move that echoes competitors such as The Wall Street Journal, the Post will introduce a glossy called Fashion Washington in a bid for luxury ad spending. "There's a huge market for that and there's a lot of our readers that I think would love it," Ms. Weymouth said. "It's just never been our forte."

Friday Jun 20, 2008

Campaigns & Elections Celebrates Its Rising Stars

The magazine recently held an event honoring some of the individuals included in its "Rising Stars" issue.

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Louis Levine

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Steve Marchand

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Robert Bluey

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Mike Bober

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Meredith Chaikey

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Justine Lam

Thursday Jun 19, 2008

'People' Honors Tim

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Says Maureen Orth: "I had no idea Tim meant so much to so many people he didn't even know. ... Tim was a happy man. ... He realized all of his dreams."

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And a classic Russert photo:

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The issue goes on sale tomorrow.

Tarbox Leaves Washington Life

Washington Life Editorial Director Katie Tarbox is leaving the glossy magazine. She has not determined what's next for her professionally.

The departure hurts the magazine in one key respect: Tarbox was Washington Life's key conduit to many in D.C.'s young and preppy set (the magazine's "Young and the Guest" list was largely her pet project).

No replacement has been named.


Previously

Matt Labash: The FishbowlDC Interview

U.S. News Moves To Biweekly Frequency

Congrats Sacha and Peter!

A Journo Heavy Power List

Washington Monthly / Common Cause Merger Falls Apart

Jay Newton-Small: The FishbowlDC Interview

U.S. News Turns 75

Jenny 8. Lee Praises Katharine Graham

Mike Shepard Update

Linda Kramer: The FishbowlDC Interview

Governing Magazine Never Works

Jaffe: Should U.S. News Still Be Considered a Newsweekly?

Glossy Mag Wars Continue

Ellies Are Tonight!

Russert Makes Time 100 List

28 Years Worth of Covers

Washingtonian, Washington Life Duke It Out In Glover Park

Lorrie Lynch: Why Am I The Worse Person In The World?!?

Washington Welcomes Ted

NYT: Hell, It's Out There Already

Leibovich Dishes On Matthews

Isabella Rossellini Does It With Monkeys

The Washingtonian Has A Nice Rack

Greg Mitchell: The FishbowlDC Interview

Forthcoming? NYT Mag Piece on Matthews

Christopher Dorobek: The FishbowlDC Interview

National Magazine Awards Coverage

Well, Gee, That's Not Very Nice

Politics' New Face

Washington's Glossiest, Listiest Journos

Vote For The Best / Worst Time Covers

This Ain't Yo Daddy's Atlantic

Do You Hate Hitchens?

Atlantic Launches "The Current"

Weekly Standard Sees Traffic Boom

Seriously?!?

A Marketer Markets Herself

Who Gets To Party At Capitol File Parties?

TNR Weighs In On NYT Piece

Alter Coming To Town

Newsweek Announces Three New Blogs For "The Ruckus"

O'Neal Parker Scores Magazine Fellowship at WaPo

Counting At Capitol File

Binn Gets More Stylish

The Latest Washingtonian

The Latest Washington Life

Moeller Joins Capitol File As Editor in Chief

Uh-Oh...It's Happening Again

It's Somebody's Birthday Today...

Ken Silverstein: The FishbowlDC Interview

Rosenbaums Are Washingtonians of the Year

C&E Parties Down For Its Redesign

Jeffrey Goldberg: The FishbowlDC Interview

Robert Kaiser Will Spell Huckabee However He Darn Well Pleases

Jennifer Sergent: The FishbowlDC Interview

The Latest Washingtonian

C&E Unveils New Logo, Design

Brooks Gives Props To Labash

Nick Gillespie: Mama-said-you're-dangerous

Krauthammer, Kristol Leave Time

Achenbach Is No Buffy Cafritz

Atlantic Changes Made Official

TechDaily Folds

Big Changes At Atlantic

USA Today Launches "Open Air"

TNR: No Longer Able To Stand By Their Man

One Potential Reason Why Fox May Not Be Showing Thompson The Love

Been There, Done That?

The Latest Washingtonian

Don Graham's New Crib?

"Christopher Hitchens Is Totally OK With You Fondling His Balls"

Newsweek Hires Rove

The Latest Capitol File

Norah O'Donnell Can Tell You A Thing Or Two About Camisoles

Changes at C&E?

The Latest Washington Flyer

How The Atlantic Has Changed Since Moving to D.C.

That's Professor Graff To You

Green on Colbert

TNR, Beauchamp, Drudge & Kurtz

UPDATE: Drudge & TNR

TNR & Beauchamp

American Heritage To D.C.

Wash Monthly: Help Us

Stu Rothenberg Can Take A Hint

Easily The Sexiest NJ Cover Ever (Or Just The First Sexy One)

What Was It About?

Stengel: Wrong

MoJo Parties Like A (Very Environmentally Friendly And Socially Conscious) Rockstar

Atlantic Stepping Up Its Political Coverage

Washingtonian Interns: Take Your Pick

Capitol File Parts Ways With Gibbs

TNR Mourns AOL's Departure From Virginia

The Nation Gets A New Look

Palm Unveils New Media Faces

Separated at Birth

How To Improve Morale At The Washington Post

Folio Awards Announced

Is D.C. -- Gasp! -- Cool Again?

Living In The Shadow Of Friedman, MoDo, etc.

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