Top Industry Award For Joe Quinn

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Richard Grainger

Joe Quinn – Political Editor of Scottish PA

Joe Quinn, has picked up a top industry accolade.

The former Scottish political editor of the Press Association who retired last year after almost 35
years with PA, picked up a lifetime achievement honour in The Herald’s Scottish
Politician of the Year 2011 awards.

Speaking about his shorthand skills, which he became well known for, he said: “My shorthand skills
are greatly exaggerated. They used to be quite good, but that was in a more
forgiving era when people spoke more slowly”.

Uclan students note – that’s what shorthand can do for you.

£18 million pre-tax loss at Future

Posted on November 24, 2011 by stuartrobertson

Mark Wood, new Future chief executive

The publishers of Total Film and Metal Hammer magazines, Future, has announced a pre-tax loss of £18 million in
the last financial year, according to Press Gazette.

The company have put the severe loss down to a poor performance in the US division where income fell by 16 per cent.

Mark Wood, the head of Future UK, said that the company would take steps to ensure that US business returns a profit next year and would accelerate its transition to a digital business model.

Rankin launches ‘Hunger’

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Hugh

Cover for first edition of Hunger magazine

British photographer Rankin is launching a new arts and fashion magazine this week called Hunger. It is being published by Dazed Group, who also have Dazed and Confused, AnOther and AnOther Man magazines in there stable. The first edition of the bi-annual magazine comes 20 years after the first edition of Dazed and Confused.

The magazine has a current print run of 47,000 and will cost £4 each. Each magazine will feature a male and female cover version and will launch alongside Hunger.TV, an online site featuring fashion films, interviews and updates throughout the year. Cheryl Cole and Sky Ferreira have been the first stars of Hunger.TV giving exposure to the start-up magazine through mediums such as YouTube.

Rankin says that Hunger will celebrate the “innate drive that we all possess and that, with a bit of creativity, can be used as an impetus for cultural change”, and provide “creative beings with a new platform for uncompromised self-expression, innovation and discovery. The Hunger is an idea that was born from the realisation that, more than two decades into my career as a photographer, I am still inspired by what I do every day. I named my first retrospective exhibition Visually Hungry – that’s how I felt. In a lot of ways, it is how I think I’ll feel until I die.”

Dennis Publishing launches iPad version of The Week

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Katy Gillett

The rise of digital publications and iPad apps has reached The Week. Dennis Publishing, one of the UK’s leading independent publishing companies who are responsible for magazines such as Auto Express, Evo and Maxim have launched an iPad version of The Week, a weekly news publication.

iPad version of The Week now available

Each issue will be available to download on the morning the magazine is published, with the content specifically formatted for the iPad. It will also include additional photography, sharing and readability features.

The weekly issues will be available for free to App Store customers during the app’s first four weeks and print subscribers will automatically gain complimentary access for a 12 week trial period. New customers will be able to download individual issues for £2.99 in iTunes or buy an iTunes subscriptions for £24.99 every 3 months.

US titles cause £19 million losses at Future Publishing

Posted on November 24, 2011 by mayadibley

Future Publishing

Future Publishing has reported a £19 million loss in revenue, citing its US titles as its major area of decline.

The publisher, which in only 2010 saw a £5.5 million rise in profits, says its UK titles have remained resilient.

They aim to move most US titles onto a digital model to avoid further losses from the decline in print income.

Bauer launches Take a Break recipe magazine

Posted on November 24, 2011 by kayleighhooton

Bauer has launched the UK’s first user-generated cookery magazine ‘My Favourite Recipes’.

The first issue of the newest magazine from the Take a Break family is released on the 3^rd of November and will be on sale for eight weeks. From January, it will be available monthly, costing £1.

Bauer managing director David Goodchild says: “My Favourite Recipes is very much the product of an enthusiastic Take a Break audience. Readers have been sending in their favourite recipes and ideas…for years so this is a chance for us to share these.”

The magazine features recipes handed down through generations, classic recipes and home baking.

The new magazine

Sarah’s NME thing test

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Amy Binns

story in here about the cool list and how great it is. It’s about NME’s cool list.

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Who is Emma Rigby?

Posted on November 22, 2011 by emmajanerigby

Visiting the Lakes in August 2011

A 20 year old aspiring journalist trying to get her foot in the door.

Despite studying in Preston, I remain firmly based in St Helens, Merseyside. I understand that not many people know where St Helens is unless they have a keen interest in Rugby League, glass or…I think that’s about all we’re famous for actually.

It may be a cliché but I really have wanted to be a journalist for as long as I can remember. Writing has always been a passion of mine and I especially love writing about Rugby League, entertainment and lifestyle.

I’ll soon be doing two weeks work placement at the St Helens Star followed by one week at Lancashire Publications (Wigan Evening Post and Wigan Observer) and then one week at Lancashire Life. Despite being extremely nervous, I’m also really excited to get out there into the world of journalism and make my mark on the industry.

Contact me on twitter @emmajanerigby or email me at emmarigby1991@gmail.com

Louise Crowther

Posted on November 22, 2011 by louiserebecca

I’m currently studying magazine journalism at the University of Central Lancashire in Preston.

I enjoy writing about lifestyle, entertainment and style.

I currently write for the features section in the university newspaper and the style section in the university magazine.

In February 2011 I took part in a university organised research trip to Kenya. The trip was to write and research for a geography book about Kenya, aimed at key stage 3 children.

I will be completing a four week work placement at Leeds Guide magazine.

Follow me on twitter @LBC_23 or contact me at: louise_rebecca@hotmail.co.uk

Georgia Smith

Posted on November 22, 2011 by georgiasmith

I am currently an undergraduate journalism student at the University of Central Lancashire. I enjoy writing about entertainment, lifestyle and showbiz, but am keen to try my hand at most subjects.

I’m soon to be starting a two-week work placement at Lancashire Life magazine, followed by two weeks at Female First.

You can follow me on Twitter: @georgiaalice18, or contact me by email georgia-alice@hotmail.co.uk.

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