Magazine and mag editor news from the NY Post within the past week...
TIME INC.'S UNION REJECTS 1% OFFER
Riled-up journalists at Time Inc. delivered a big thumbs-down to the magazine giant's offer of a paltry 1 percent pay hike to its unionized editorial workers, voting to reject the company's "last and best offer" 133-0. The proposal contained...
www.nypost.com/seven/06232007/...th_j__kelly.htm
MIN TAKING HER TIME IN US CONTRACT TALKS
NEGOTIATIONS for a new contract for Us Weekly Editor-in-Chief Janice Min may go down to the wire. Jann Wenner, the boss at Wenner Media, had been putting the squeeze on business-side executives but - and surprisingly - he has opted not to do that...
www.nypost.com/seven/06222007/...th_j__kelly.htm
ONLINE CATFIGHT
Glam Media, a Web upstart aimed at women, is starting a catfight with longtime leader iVillage. In an ad campaign starting today, Glam boasts it has overtaken iVillage, part of media giant NBC Universal, as the top online destination for women...
www.nypost.com/seven/06182007/..._m__sanders.htm
TINA IS NOT INTO MAGS RIGHT NOW
Tina Brown, basking in the glow of her hot-selling Princess Diana book, appears to be so over the magazine business. "I really don't see any magazine out there," she said while gearing up for a summer-long blitz to promote "The Diana Chronicles,"...
www.nypost.com/seven/06172007/...th_j__kelly.htm
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Fashion Week Daily's magazine staff updates for the past week...
Sara Moonves has been named a contributor at Vogue. She had been a contributor at Teen Vogue.
Leith Speer Barton has been named assistant to senior market editor Meredith Melling Burke at Vogue.
Justin Davidson has been named classical music and architecture critic at New York. He had been the classical music critic at Newsday.
Michelle Reneau has been named senior market editor at Nylon. She had been associate market editor at Marie Claire.
Ashley Baker has been named fashion features editor at Glamour. She had been associate editor, style there.
Michelle Yoo has left her position as associate photo editor at Allure.
Blythe Simmons has been named editorial assistant at O, The Oprah Magazine. She had been special projects intern at Seventeen.
Jasmine Snow has been named fashion assistant at Seventeen.
Francesca Mills, style editor at Elle, has resigned to freelance.
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Mediabistro's staff updates for the past week...
Doug Crichton has been named executive editor at BHG.com. He had been editor-in-chief/vice president at Health.com.
Matthew Guemple has been named creative director at Surface. He had been interim art director at Rolling Stone.
Davida Sidrane has been named lifestyle director at Woman's Day. She had been home editor at All You.
Michael Scowden has been named art director at Small Biz. He had been deputy art director at Men's Journal.
Perry Nelson has been named online editor at W. She had been online director at Dwell.
Sandi Wiseheart has been named editor at KnittingDaily.com. She had been managing editor at Interweave Knits.
Josh Weinberger has been named managing editor at CRM. He had been managing editor at Plum.
Joseph Galarneau has been named chief technology officer at Thomas Publishing. He had been chief technology officer at New York.
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All of WWD's reported staff changes for the past week...
Audrey Razgaitis has been named creative director at Cocktail. She had held the same position at In Touch.
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Cision Navigator's reported staff changes and mag news for the past week...
Jill Dobson exited Star Magazine on Monday.
Chicago Home merged with Chicago Home & Garden magazine.
Lindsay Benjamin exited Life & Style Weekly as assistant editor.
Yesenia Almonte moved from beauty director at Latina to beauty director for Seventeen, replacing Ying Chu (now beauty director at Marie Claire.
Sonal Dutt moved from Woman's Day as senior home & lifestyle editor to her new position as lifestyle director for Every Day with Rachael Ray.
Liz Halloran was promoted to senior writer, and Silla Brush was promoted to associate editor at U.S. News & World Report.
Robert King is the new editor in chief of ESPN.com.
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