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<title>Reality Weekly to Go Tablet Only</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-62614" title="Screen Shot 2012-06-20 at 8.25.10 AM" src="http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/files/2012/06/Screen-Shot-2012-06-20-at-8.25.10-AM.png" alt="" width="206" height="240" />Congratulations America, <em>Reality Weekly</em> is officially a flop. <em>The New York Post</em> <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/draconian_ad_edict_mXP81ZvHPSwQvV9mLBMJaJ/1">reports</a> that the magazine hasn&#8217;t been selling on newsstands, so its being yanked and turned into a tablet only publication due late this summer.</p>
<p>When <em>Reality Weekly</em> <a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/reality-weekly-sets-bar-low_b49313">debuted in December of last year</a> we were worried for our nation. Would you accept such a bad idea into your lives? After all, you already made <strong>Flo Rida</strong> a success. Then, after some time went by and there were <a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/a-reality-check-for-reality-weekly_b51562">mixed reports</a> about its success, we started to feel hopeful. Now we feel energized to hear that the print version of the magazine has been denied.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/David-Pecker-profile.html">David Pecker</a></strong>, AMI&#8217;s CEO, told the <em>Post</em> that he was confident the tablet version would work, because he only needed to guarantee 25,000 downloads to advertisers. But Pecker is underestimating you once again.</p>
<p>Rise up America! Stand up for your right to not read dumb things. We believe in you, dammit.</p>
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<dc:creator>Chris O'Shea</dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2012 09:10:01 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>The Drama of Reality Weekly</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-56867" title="Screen Shot 2012-03-28 at 10.45.52 AM" src="http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/files/2012/03/Screen-Shot-2012-03-28-at-10.45.52-AM-258x300.png" alt="" width="206" height="240" />Just what is going on at <em>Reality Weekly</em>, the recently-launched mag from AMI? People outside of the magazine have been saying that <a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/a-reality-check-for-reality-weekly_b51562">it&#8217;s a flop</a>, that the debut issue sold only 100,000 copies despite there being 500,000 available, and every issue since has failed to hit that mark.</p>
<p>However, AMI says that everything is going great. A spokesperson <a href="http://www.wwd.com/media-news/fashion-memopad/reality-check-5830983">told <em>WWD</em></a> that each of its 13 issues so far have sold 100,000 copies and that the magazine is already raking in a profit. The person also said there are even talks of creating a news show centered on <em>Reality Weekly</em>.</p>
<p>So who do we believe? A news program based on a magazine that&#8217;s based on reality TV? Is there really a demand for that? We&#8217;re not so sure. Although we have to be honest, if <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/mtvbananas">Johnny Bananas</a> is an anchor of that show, we&#8217;ll definitely watch.</p>
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 11:45:09 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>A Reality Check for Reality Weekly</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-51569" title="Screen Shot 2012-01-23 at 1.07.44 PM" src="http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/files/2012/01/Screen-Shot-2012-01-23-at-1.07.44-PM-260x300.png" alt="" width="234" height="270" />America has the shame of Guantanamo Bay, the ridiculousness of Apple fanaticism and the sadness of <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/LILBTHEBASEDGOD/status/161286637282795520"><strong>Lil B&#8217;</strong>s Twitter account</a>, but we are not accepting <em><a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/reality-weekly-sets-bar-low_b49313">Reality Weekly</a></em>, and we should all be proud of that.</p>
<p>Official numbers aren&#8217;t yet available, but sources told <em>WWD</em> that sales for the magazine <a href="http://www.wwd.com/media-news/fashion-memopad/harsh-reality-5547897">have been terrible</a>. Apparently the debut issue sold only about 100,000 copies, despite 500,000 being available at newsstands. From there things got worse, as following issues sold even less.</p>
<p>AMI, <em>Reality Weekly&#8217;</em>s publisher, is disputing <em>WWD&#8217;</em>s report; they say that the numbers are higher. But FishbowlNY believes that the magazine has been a dud. We believe that for once, we all have chosen to ignore the ubiquitous reality TV celebrity world. We believe that people — despite their downfalls — are inherently good. And dammit, we believe in America.</p>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:10:50 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>The Kardashians to Launch Magazine Dedicated to Themselves</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright" src="http://www.inquisitr.com/wp-content/2011/12/keeping-up-with-the-kardashians-20080306085041322_640w.jpg" alt="" width="307" height="248" />New year, more Kardashian. Despite <a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/the-kim-kardashian-effect-hits-a-slump_b48474"><strong>The Kim Kardashian Effect</strong> losing its power</a> toward the end of 2011, 2012 is starting with rumors that the family has reached out to several media companies about launching a magazine dedicated to the family.</p>
<p><em>The New York Post</em><a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/kashing_in_with_glossy_lTC5cQFKKrE58m6pwptuPN"> reports</a> that the Kardashians are close to a deal with American Media Inc., which makes sense, since the company already <a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/reality-weekly-sets-bar-low_b49313">publishes <em>Reality Weekly</em></a>, a magazine that makes us hate America.</p>
<p>Details about the Kardashian magazine are few and far between, but sources say that the women will be intensely involved editorially and <strong>Kris Jenner</strong> won&#8217;t be the Editor-in-Chief. Of course she won&#8217;t. She&#8217;ll merely be the Overlord-Selling-Each-Part-of-Her-Family-Until-It-Withers-and-Dies-in-Chief.</p>
<p>Can&#8217;t wait for the debut issue! A couple quick cover story ideas: Kim&#8217;s &#8220;sexy revenge&#8221; on waffles, Kourtney can&#8217;t find her favorite socks and what Khloe <em>really</em> thinks about giraffes.</p>
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<dc:creator>Chris O'Shea</dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:15:03 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Reality Weekly Sets Bar Low</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-49314" title="6a00d8341c630a53ef0153930d34bc970b-600wi" src="http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/files/2011/12/6a00d8341c630a53ef0153930d34bc970b-600wi-261x300.jpg" alt="" width="235" height="270" />Ladies and gentlemen, we have a new low in the magazine industry. <em>Reality Weekly</em>, a magazine dedicated to reality TV and its &#8220;stars,&#8221; launched Wednesday. <em>WWD</em> <a href="http://www.wwd.com/media-news/fashion-memopad/reality-check-5447546">reports</a> that the magazine is $1.79 an issue and features the queen of reality TV, <strong>Kim Kardashian</strong>, on the debut cover.</p>
<p>What&#8217;s inside? A weekly column from <strong>Victoria Gotti</strong>, contributions from <strong>Simon Cowell</strong> and &#8220;exclusives&#8221; from West Coast Editor <strong>Omarosa</strong>. There&#8217;s also sections titled &#8220;Fights of The Week&#8221; and &#8220;Hottest Shots.&#8221; But that&#8217;s not all! There will surely be more crap.</p>
<p>We all have American Media Inc. to thank for blessing us with this new publication. However, if it does well, maybe we should all thank/blame ourselves.</p>
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