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May 23rd 2013

Today in History: 1533: The marriage of King Henry VIII to Catherine of Aragon is declared null and void; 1829: Accordion patent granted to Cyrill Demian in Vienna. Holidays: Labour Day, Jamaica; World Turtle Day.

Day 141 there are 222 days remaining this year.

People born today:
Philip I of France, 1052-1108;
Douglas Fairbanks,
Swashbuckler, 1883-1939;
Nigel Davenport, Actor, 1928-;
Karen Duffy, Actor, 1961-;
Asenate Manoa, Runner, 1992-.

People died today:
Fat-Tone, Rapper, 1981-2005;
William Kidd, Pirate, 1645-1701;
Henrik Ibsen, Writer, 1828-1906;
William Wampler, Politician, 1926-2012
Hazel Hawke, Author, 1929-2013;
Demchugdongrub, Politician, 1902-1966.

'Print is not dying' says Shweiki Media who surveyed 387 students recently in conjunction with Study Breaks College Media - to review the results, click here.

The all-new, all-digital Newsweek is coming to a tablet near you. 'Baba Shetty, CEO of The Newsweek Daily Beast Company, has lofty ideas for Newsweek's all-digital relaunch' reports Maura McGowan. 'Newsweek will feature one advertiser per article, in glossy, attention-grabbing spreads. Shetty was inspired by NPR's sponsorship messages, which he sees as "a reasonable exchange between the audience and the brand that sponsors the content."' For more, click here.

Businessweek Offers 12 Free Issues to Deadbeat Millennials

'Revenues at the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday declined 6% to £287,000,000 in the six months to the end of March, as print ads and circulation declined, while the Mail Online juggernaut continued with a 61% year-on-year revenue surge to £20,000,000. For more, click here.

'Three editor roles are to be made redundant and replaced by two executive editor positions in a newsroom shake-up at Archant London' reports holdthefrontpage.co.uk as the publisher 'announced a restructure of its East London and Essex newsrooms which will see the current individual newsrooms combined into two teams.' For more click here.

'Rick Segal, president worldwide and chief practice officer of ad agency gyro, has been elected chairman of the board of directors during the BPA's meeting today in New York. Segal will serve as chairman for fiscal year 2013-2014' reports audiencedevelopment.com. For more click here.

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Privacy concerns and irritation with social media marketing has led Facebook use in the UK to drop by nine per cent year-on-year.	Both suspects in the killing of a serving soldier in London were known to security services, senior Whitehall sources confirm to the BBC.	US singer-songwriter Carole King has become the first woman to be awarded the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.
LexisNexis Legal & Professional announced today that, together with Reed Elsevier Properties, it has acquired the publishing brands and businesses of Sheshunoff and A.S. Pratt from Thompson Media Group.

May 22nd 2013

Today in History: 1826: HMS Beagle departs on its first voyage; 1848: Slavery is abolished in Martinique. Holidays: Abolition Day, Martinique; Republic Day, Sri Lanka; National Sovereignty Day, Haiti.

Day 142 there are 223 days remaining this year.

People born today:
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle,
Writer, 1859-1930;
Laurence Olivier, Actor, 1907-1989;
Charles Aznavour, Singer, 1924-;
Sir Menzies Campbell, Politician, 1941-;
Apolo Ohno, Skater, 1982-.

People died today:
Pope Alexander VII, 1599-1667;
St. Bobo, Knight, ???-985;
Victor Hugo, Author, 1802-1885;
Cecil Day-Lewis, Poet, 1904-1972;
Margaret Rutherford,
Actress, 1892-1972.

The Saturday Evening Post 'has a prominent spot in the history of American magazines' writes Anthony Ha at techcrunch.com. 350,000 copies are published bi-monthly, and now 'it’s taking the next step with the release of its iPad and iPhone app, which was built by digital publishing company Yudu.' For more of Mr. Ha's report, click here.

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'Hearst and Oz may be off to see the printers' says Keith J. Kelly at the New York Post and that is Doctor Oz, not the wizard. It seems as though the powers that be at Hearst are pretty close to a deal to launch a new magazine sans ruby slippers and yapping dogs all based around the good doctor. For more, click your heals twice... or just click here.

Last Latitudes & Attitudes publisher
talks about magazine's demise

Dorian Grinspan
Talks Fashion and
Founding Out of Order Magazine

'The publisher of Total Film, Total Guitar and T3,' consumer magazine publisher Future 'has reported a narrower pre-tax loss for the first half of 2013 compared with last year of £1.5 million in the six months to the end of March 2013, down from a £2.2 million loss in the same period 12 months ago.' Revenue was also down slightly according to a report at pressgazette.co.uk.

'The women’s weekly market has suffered another blow' reports pressgazette.co.uk 'with the closure of Full House after eight years.' For more, click here.

Jann Wenner Discusses Putting His Son in Charge as 22-year-old takes the reins of Rolling Stone website By Lucia Moses

Yesterday we reported Bonnier purchasing a number of motorcycle magazines, today we are pleased to announce that Andrew Leisner has been promoted to vice president, group publisher of the new Bonnier Motorcycle Group - vroom vroom!

Lauren Indvik at mashable.com reports that 'Wired is debuting a new look for its June issue' and says 'the new edition of Wired, which feels more like Wired meets T: The New York Times Style Magazine meets The New Yorker.' For more, click here.

Abby Carvosso who was managing director for lifestyle and advertising at Bauer Media has been promoted to 'group managing director, where she will assume responsibility for all London brands, including heat and Closer' reports thedrum.com.

'Paul Keenan, chief executive at Bauer Media UK said: “Abby and the London team’s focus is to constantly develop our brands to be the most influential and trusted in their markets, providing content that is always engaging, targeted and relevant, everywhere that matters, when it matters."' For more, click here.

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Venezuela's National Assembly backs plans to import 39 million rolls of toilet paper, in an effort to relieve a chronic shortage.
Ziff Davis has purchased NetShelter.	MPA Rolls Out Pilot Program for Digital Measurement Standardization.	Rioters light fires and stone emergency services in the suburbs of the Swedish capital for the third night running after a police shooting death.

May 21st 2013

Today in History: 1856: Lawrence, Kansas is captured and burned by pro-slavery forces.; 1881: The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton. Holidays: Navy Day, Chile; Day of Patriots and Military, Hungary.

Day 141 there are 224 days remaining this year.

People born today:
Henri Rousseau, Painter, 1844-1940;
Fats Waller, Singer, 1904-1943;
Leo Sayer, Singer, 1948-;
Al Franken, Politician, 1951-.

People died today:
Christian I of Denmark, 1426-1481;
Henry VI of England, 1421-1471;
Rajiv Gandhi, Prime Minister, 1944-1991;
John Gielgud, Butler, 1904-2000.

ELLE has become the first magazine
brand to launch an app for Google Glass

'Rolling Stone owner Jann Wenner has a knack for picking talent' opines gawker.com, so we wish the gentleman on the right all good wishes on 'heading up the overall operations of RollingStone.com' who coincidentally is also called Wenner, Gus Wenner, and why not... I worked in my Dad's shop when I was young. For more, click here.

You have to wonder whether the Village Voice is losing... well... it's voice. 'Mere days after The Village Voice fired Michael Musto and others' reports mediabistro.com, ' the paper has lost two more writers. The only difference is that Tejal Rao and Nick Pinto quit. Rao and Pinto both tweeted that they have resigned from the Voice, making the paper even more hollow than it already is.' For more on this, click here.

Have the powers that be at Bonnier reached a midlife crisis? Having recently divested themselves of Parenting and Babytalk, the staff must now don the leathers as the publisher has recently purchased nine, yes nine magazines all about motorcycles. 'Motorcyclist, Sport Rider, Dirt Rider, Motorcycle Cruiser, Hot Bike, Baggers, Super Streetbike, Street Chopper and ATV Rider' were purchased from Source Interlink says medialifemagazine.com who 'in return, is getting seven of Bonnier’s titles.' For more details click here.

William Fine, the publisher of many magazines back in the 1960s 'succumbed to multiple atrophy syndrome' last week, he was 86. According to webpronews.com 'Fine published magazines for the Hearst Corporation including Harper’s Bazaar, Cosmopolitan, and Town & Country.' For more, click here. The New York Times said in 2002, 'The Irish Times... praised him as one of the five people most responsible for reaching a tentative peace among Ireland, Northern Ireland and Britain.' For the New York Times obituary, click here.

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Ray Manzarek, the keyboardist who was a founding member of The Doors, has died. He was 74.
Yahoo! Japan, the biggest web portal in the country, has conceded that up to 22 million of its 24 million Japanese user IDs may have been pilfered following an attack on its servers.	Denmark won the Eurovision Song Contest. Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev has ordered an inquiry into why his country failed to give Russia any points at Saturday's Eurovision Song Contest.	Yahoo May Bring Ads to Tumblr Blogs.
The Atlantic Media Company has hired Kevin Baron to run Defense One, a digital-only publication concentrating on defense and national security launching this summer.		Yahoo to Move Into Old ‘New York Times’ Building.

May 20th 2013

Today in History: 1840: York Minster is badly damaged by fire; 1862: Abraham Lincoln signs the Homestead Act into law; 1873: Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis receive a U.S. patent for blue jeans with copper rivets. Holidays: National Day, Cameroon; Independence Day, Cuba and East Timor.

Day 140 there are 225 days remaining this year.

People born today:
Honoré de Balzac, Novelist, 1799-1850;
Betty Driver, Barmaid, 1920-2011;
Mike Crapo, Politician, 1951-;
Karin Molander, Actress, 1889-1978;
Pietro Bembo, Cardinal, 1470-1547.

People died today:
Pope John XXI, 1215-1277;
Jon Pertwee, Scarecrow, 1919-1996;
Gilda Radner, Comedian, 1946-1989;
Archbishop Damaskinos, 1891-1949;
Thomas Sprat, Writer, 1635-1713.

'Lifestyle magazine i’i Shetland has been selected by the Professional Publishers Association in the United Kingdom to be a part of the 100 Years of Scottish Magazine Publishing exhibition at the National Library of Scotland' reports shetnews.co.uk. 'The exhibition will first be on display as of May at the national library, in Edinburgh. The exhibition will then tour several universities and libraries over the next two years.' For more, click here.

Last Wednesday 'Rodale’s Men’s Health magazine threw a party for its annual grooming awards' reports wwd.com. 'Champagne flowed freely, and waiters passed around the kind of unwholesome apps, like mini grilled-cheeses, that aren’t normally part of six-pack diets. The glitz factor was as if Dave Zinczenko had never left.' For more, click here.

'Rodale is entering the online retail business' reports mcall.com. 'Rodales.com, where shoppers can find more than 500 clothing, beauty, household and fitness products selected to appeal to the stylish, eco-minded consumer.' For more, click here.

'Richard Beeston, foreign correspondent and later foreign editor of The (London) Times has died of cancer. He was 50 years old.' For more, click here.

'Guideposts has announced the retirement of Richard V. Hopple, 66, as President and Chief Executive Officer, and as a Trustee' reports christiannewswire.com. The report continues 'Mr. Hopple, who had held the post since 2007, will continue in a consulting capacity with the organization until August 31.' John F. Temple will act as interim CEO.

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The Financial Times website was hacked on Friday with the message appearing, "Syrian Electronic Army Was Here."
Chatelaine released four flip covers, eight covers in total, for its 85th anniversary June double-issue.	Yahoo to buy Tumblr for $1.1 billion - £725m
More than 50 people are killed and many more wounded by car bombs in the Iraqi cities of Baghdad, Basra and Samarra.
Rod Stewart tops the UK album charts for the first time in 34 years, going straight to the top with his new release, Time.	President Thein Sein of Burma is set to meet President Barack Obama	Justin Bieber was booed at the Billboard Music Awards.

May 17th 2013

Today in History: 1900: British troops relieve Mafeking; 1970: Thor Heyerdahl sets sail from Morocco on the papyrus boat Ra II to sail the Atlantic Ocean; 1536: George Boleyn, Viscount Rochford and four other men are executed for treason. Holidays: Navy Day, Argentina; National Famine Memorial Day, Ireland.

Day 137 there are 228 days remaining this year.

People born today:
Edward Jenner, Scientist, 1749-1823;
Erik Satie, Composer, 1866-1925;
Maureen O'Sullivan, Actress, 1911-1998;
Simon Hughes, Politician, 1951-;
Howard Hampton, Politician, 1952-.

People died today:
Randy Turpin, Boxer, 1928-1966;
Frank Gorshin, Riddler, 1934-2005;
Donna Summer, Singer, 1948-2012;
Tony Randall, Actor, 1920-2004.

Nothing to do with publishing, this is a the latest TV ad for Polycell, a crack filler, about to play on British television. It made us laugh, but is also clever, we offer it as our Friday funny - play at your own risk - it may put you off crumpets for life!

'After Commander Hadfield was a Space Oddity, the latest thing to go viral across the web is a video of Abercrombie and Fitch clothing being given to homeless people in the US' reports wallblog.co.uk. 'More than 4.3 million watch Abercrombie & Fitch get a YouTube adjustment' says the report, this is what it is all about.

For more on this story, click here.

Howard Stern asked '“do they still have Grit? When I was a kid I’d open up a comic book, and it said ‘You can sell Grit door-to-door.’ It was some sort of newspaper. They were always trying to recruit children to sell it.”' They do still have Grit, but jimromenesko.com points out over the years Grit is not the Grit you recall from Boys' Life advertisements. Click here for details.

Is a digital magazine worth more than a cup of coffee?

If you 'want to buy the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Baltimore Sun and six other daily newspapers' for real, then perhaps you can. Really this is not just a Koch and Bull story. For more on what some people are doing to 'prevent the Koch brothers, Rupert Murdoch' and other billionaires out there bidding for a newspaper or two, click here. Photograph by Bebeto Matthews/AP Photo

At the New York Post, Keith J. Kelly says 'Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes is nearing the home stretch in his search for a successor to lame duck Time Inc. CEO Laura Lang — and with little more than a month to go, no clear front-runner has emerged.' For more insight ito Time Inc's woes, click the clock.

WH Smith named and shamed as Britain’s worst retailer

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According to new data from the Office for National Statistics, more than seven million, or 14 per cent, of UK adults over the age of 16 have never used the internet.
Magazines Canada has named Darlene Storey, vice president of consumer marketing and production for St. Joseph Media, as its 2012 Volunteer of the Year.	Former England captain David Beckham is to retire from football at the end of the season.
Emeli Sande has scooped two prizes at this year's Ivor Novello songwriting awards.
Sun paywall set at £2 with access to Premier League football highlights.	Zinio has added a flat-rate, multi-title subscription option to its platform.
To avoid getting caught with their pants down, Venezuelan officials say they will confront a toilet paper shortage by importing 50 million rolls to meet demand.

May 16th 2013

Today in History: 1532: Sir Thomas More resigns as Lord Chancellor of England; 1943: The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising ends; 2007: Nicolas Sarkozy takes office as President of France Holidays: Teachers' Day, Malaysia; National Day, Southern Sudan.

Day 136 there are 229 days remaining this year.

People born today:
Henry Fonda, Juror, 1905-1982;
Liberace, Pianist, 1919-1987;
Roy Hudd, Actor, 1936-;
Bill Smitrovich, Actor, 1947-;
Pierce Brosnan, Spy, 1953-.

People died today:
Eliot Ness, Agent, 1903-1957.

You may have heard that Bloomberg LP might have monitored what their clients were doing when using the Bloomberg terminals and then using that information to report news stories. Now, according to the Wall Street Journal, 'J.P. Morgan Chase [has] sent a letter to Bloomberg LP this week asking that the financial news and information company show logs of all staff members since 2008 who used the company's data terminals to search activities of J.P. Morgan subscribers.' For more on Bloomberg-gate (yes, you heard it here first) click here. It sort of makes you wonder just how much sugar and caffeine is in the drinks being consumed at Bloomberg house doesn't it?

Jack Marshall at digiday.com says 'content marketing’s got a quality problem' and to prove it says 'headlines can be misleading. “PGA Pro Tells All,” reads a Taboola ad on Politico. It isn't by Golf magazine, but by golf instructional service Square to Square Method, which asks for their email address to access the tips.' Mr. Marshall says 'readers are frustrated by the methods being used' For more, click here.

Yesterday, 'The New Yorker launched Strongbox, an online place where people can send documents and messages to the magazine.' The New Yorker says 'Strongbox is a simple thing in its conception' and if you click here you can read all about it and view a rather illuminating graphic explaining the whole thing.

Mary Morgan, publisher/chief revenue officer and stalwart of Hearst's Redbook is retiring. She has been at Redbook for the last ten years or so and will be retiring to Cape Cod.

Frankly we are surprised it is not there already, but ppa.co.uk reports 'Condé Nast Traveler will launch in the Middle East in the next 12 months and the travel title will be published under licence, following an agreement with Arab Publishing Partners.' For more, click here.

'The Atlantic Journalism Awards,' reports mastheadonline.com, said 'Saltscapes took home the Best Cover award for its January/February 2012 issue.' For more, click here.

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The BBC Trust has ruled that Radio Four programme Thinking Allowed should not have said the words ‘cox sackers’ on air when reading out a letter.	Kiplinger has named Rebecca Dolan as its community editor.	Russia's FSB: Another alleged US spy expelled.	Arizona jury begins to weigh death penalty in Jodi Arias murder case.
Union members will call on Trinity Mirror shareholders to take urgent action to tackle stress among the company’s journalists amid a “crisis” in staffing levels.	Google’s Northern European boss, Matt Brittin, faced MPs at the public accounts committee this morning over the way in which Google operates in order to minimize its UK tax bill.	Fred White, who was a sports broadcaster for the Royals, has died from complications of melanoma just a day after announcing his retirement. He was 76 years old.
	A man in his 60s has shot himself with a sawn-off shotgun in front of a dozen children at a nursery school in Paris, French officials say.
Hearst Launches Digital Cross-Country Sales Division.

May 15th 2013

Today in History: 1536: Anne Boleyn, Queen of England, stands trial in London on charges of treason, adultery and incest; 1567: Mary, Queen of Scots marries James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell. Holidays: Teachers' Day, Mexico and South Korea; Slovenian Army Day, Slovenia.

Day 135 there are 230 days remaining this year.

People born today:
Richard J. Daley, Politician, 1902-1976;
James Mason, Actor, 1909-1984;
Vera Gebuhr, Actress, 1916-;
Mike Oldfield, Musician, 1953-;
Zara Phillips, Royal, 1981-;

People died today:
Niwa Nagahide, Warlord, 1535-1585;
June Carter Cash, Singer, 1929-2003;
Eric Porter, Actor, 1928-1995;
Valentinian II, Emperor, 371-392.

As Keith J. Kelly points out at nypost.com, Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter will be 64 in July and has held his job since 1992, no mean feat in this day and age. Mr. Carter's contract is up for renewal and as Keith writes in his piece 'for the first time in his 21-year tenure, the talks are not being handled by the company’s aging family patriarch S.I. Newhouse Jr.' thus begins the rumor mill. Perhaps it is time for former Vanity Fair editor to come back, one Tina Brown, although in fairness there is no talk whatsoever about closing or even going digital-only at Vanity Fair, something some editors are better at, than others. For more on Mr. Kelly's story click here.


	Scott Sassa Lands Gig at El Rey Network Following Sexting Scandal

Boots 'Health & Beauty pledges to stop 'airbrushing'

Back in January we reported that Gillian Gorman Round was to be the Lucky person to make Lucky... well... Lucky. Gillian has not wasted any time and the brand new Lucky will hit the newsstand with the June/July issue, and who wants to bet that Anna Wintour helped out as well? For more, click here.

If you follow CircSpot.com on Facebook, you will already know Meredith purchased Parenting and Babytalk magazines from Bonnier. Sadly, having purchased the magazines, they are going to close them down. For more on this, click here for Lucia Moses's article at adweek.com.

However, it is not all bad news for recently purchased magazine staff, we hear from whatsnewinpublishing.co.uk that 'The Christmas Magazine' will be purchased by Kelsey Publishing... now surely, they can't cancel Christmas, can they?

'A digital magazine for plus-size women, Dare, was launched by Ryerson University fashion communications student Diana Di Poce. The mag started as Di Poce's final-year school project' reports mastheadonline.com. For more, click here.

In this age of news being delivered a nanosecond after it has happened, it is surprising that in Europe newspapers have been banned from reviewing the re-make of The Great Gatsby, a movie already released in the USA and available on the black market everywhere! The film opens at the Cannes film festival tonight, but this rule seems to be changing as the Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail and The Guardian in the UK are refusing to obey the ban.

Just in case there are similar bans in Europe on other news matters CircSpot.com is pleased to let our European colleagues know that a man has landed on the moon, Mary Crosby shot J.R. Ewing and if you have any shares in Enron...

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David Cameron, Britain's PM visited the Boston bombing site.	Future has appointed Tino Cennamo as Managing Director of International Businesses.	The publisher of Crain's New York Business, Advertising Age and others will move its New York headquarters from 711 Third Avenue to 685 Third Avenue, next door to where it currently is.
A US man trying to dribble a football from Seattle to Brazil in time for the 2014 World Cup dies days into his trip after being hit by a truck.	Atlantic Media is preparing to roll out its fifth brand and second "digital-first" property.

May 14th 2013

Today in History: 1796: Jenner administers the first smallpox vaccination; 1925: Virginia Woolf's novel Mrs Dalloway is published. Holidays: Hastings Banda's Birthday, Malawi;
National Unification Day, Liberia.

Day 134 there are 231 days remaining this year.

People born today:
Henry McGee, Actor, 1929-2006;
Prentis Hancock, Actor, 1942-;
Bob Woolmer, Cricketer, 1948-2007;
Chris Evans, Politician, 1958-;
Sofia Coppola, Director, 1971;
Sarbel, Singer, 1986-;
Taruni Sachdev, Actor, 1998-2012.

People died today:
Henry IV of France, 1553-1610;
Louis XIII of France, 1601-1643;
Sir N. G. Chandavarkar,
Politician, 1855-1923;
Denys Finch Hatton, Hunter, 1887-1931;
Rita Hayworth, Actress, 1918-1987;
Taruni Sachdev, Actor, 1998-2012.

According to the Sherman Report, and according to mediabistro.com, 'Michael Hiestand is leaving USA Today after 24 years [and] has accepted a buyout from the paper. Hiestand said that he decided it was time to try something new.' For more, click here.

'Print subscribers this morning finally got what they had been clamoring for' says talkingnewmedia.blogspot.com which apparently is 'free access to the tablet edition through their print subscription accounts' for Macworld and PCWorld magazines. For more, click the covers.

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Dr. Gosnell found guilty on three counts of first-degree murder.	Search ends in Bangladesh; death toll put at 1,127.
Truck accident snarls traffic at GWB after steel beams strike toll booth.
TV pioneer, famed psychologist Joyce Brothers has died.
Model and actress Angie Everhart, 43, has been diagnosed with thyroid cancer.	Facebook Home is looking like a high-profile disappointment for the social network so far. The volume of consumers downloading the smartphone app called "Home" has fallen dramatically in recent weeks, says Siliconvalley.com.

May 13th 2013

Today in History: 1848: First performance of Finland's national anthem; 1939: The first commercial FM radio station in the United States is launched in Bloomfield, Connecticut. Holidays: Rotuma Day, Fiji.

Day 133 there are 232 days remaining this year.

People born today:
Pieta van Dishoeck, Rower,1972-;
Travis Zajac, Sportsman, 1985-;
Pope Innocent XIII, 1655-1724;
Horace Coignet, Composer, 1732-1821.

People died today:
R.K. Narayan, Novelist, 1906-2001;
Leopoldo Alas, Novelist, 1851-1901;
Tubby Hall, Drummer, 1895-1945.

You (And Your Company)
Are Unique.

So Why Is Your Marketing Strategy
The Same As Everyone Else?

asks

Paul B. Brown

Headlines that editors probably wish they could take back

'Immediate Media Co has unveiled a brand new look for Craftseller magazine' says ppa.co.uk with 'a new logo, updated fonts, revised colour palette, new content and is printed on new matt paperstock.' For more, click here.

'A new report has revealed an untapped opportunity available to brand advertisers who want true access to mobile audiences' reports Julie Strawson at thewall.co.uk. She says that a study in the UK 'finds that a remarkable 93 per cent of [online consumer publishers] have yet to offer brands a complete, cross-platform digital experience.' For more, click here.

Roger Black is a well-known magazine designer, possibly the best known and he is off to Hong Kong to 'head design for the Swiss publisher Edipresse in Asia, best known for its Tatler series of high-end society magazines' reports Lucia Moses at adweek.com. For more, click here. And while we are talking about people changing jobs, well you know what we mean, 'Connie Anne Phillips has left InStyle, where she was publisher of four years' in the never ending changes at Time Inc. For more on that, read Lucia Moses's report here.

Not a good day over at Bloomberg News according to New York Times reporter Amy Chozick who says 'reporters at Bloomberg News were trained to use a function on the company’s financial data terminals that allowed them to view subscribers’ contact information and, in some cases, monitor login activity in order to advance news coverage, more than half a dozen former employees said.' For more on this practice defined as terminal snooping, click here.

Georgina Gustin at the St. Louis Post Dispatch has reported that 'Lee Enterprises Inc. announced Saturday that two editions of its weekly Suburban Journals newspapers would cease print publication to focus efforts online.' The two journals concerned The Suburban Journal West and the Suburban Journal South will produce their last issue this Wednesday. For more, click here.

Meanwhile over in the UK, FourFourTwo magazine has launched an iPad edition of the magazine and according to ppa.co.uk 'will bring tablet readers the same magazine and also incorporate video content, meaning readers will be able to view clips and listen to players talk about the beautiful game in their own words.' For more on this, click here.

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The Duchess of Cornwall, or is it, Cambridge... well, Will's wife... her baby is due on Saturday July 13... or something close to it.
UK Prime Minister David Cameron is in Washington for talks with President Obama on Syria, Iran, trade and the forthcoming G8 summit.
Agency network QUISMA has announced the appointments of Markus Plattner and Frank Schmidt to its executive board.	Archers actor Arnold Peters, who played businessman Jack Woolley in the Radio 4 soap, has died at the age of 87 at a care home in Northamptonshire.
Kenyan police launch a manhunt after 40 mentally ill patients escape from Nairobi's Mathari Mental Hospital after overpowering guards.

May 10th 2013

Today in History: 1774: Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette become King and Queen of France; 1824: The National Gallery in London opens to the public. Holidays: Mother's Day, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Mexico.

Day 130 there are 235 days remaining this year.

People born today:
Sid Vicious, Singer, 1957-1979;
Craig Mack, Rapper, 1971-;
Emperor Fushimi of Japan, 1265-1317;
Max Steiner, Composer, 1888-1971.

People died today:
Sylvia Syms, Singer, 1917-1992;
King Louis XV of France, 1910-1774;
Walter Wink, Theologian, 1935-2012.

Dylan Byers at politico.com reports the Politico web site is to test 'a metered subscription system in six states and internationally for at least six months.' The test will be on different price points and also page limits, for more, click here, unless you are in Iowa, North Dakota, Vermont, Mississippi, New Mexico or Wyoming as you might have to pay - just kidding - for now!

'Women's lifestyle title Easy Living is the latest consumer magazine to close its print edition and go online-only' says whatsnewinpublishing.co.uk. 'Easy Living's publisher, Condé Nast, announced that it would "suspend publication" of the eight-year-old title due to challenging newsstand conditions. The move will put 30 jobs at risk.

'Print brings in 78% of consumer mag revenue' according to a survey of senior magazine executives in the United Kingdom, although this falls to just 40% for B2B publishers. For more, click here for the report at whatsnewinpublishing.co.uk.

AOL has hired Cyndi Stivers to join their team as Editor-in-Chief of AOL.com. Says a report on aol.com, 'she will drive all editorial and programming across the AOL homepage, all associated apps and syndicated feeds.'

It has been such a long time since we even looked at aol.com, it was news to us there were serious stories that needed editing! Ms. Stivers was at the Columbia Journalism Review and prior to that with Entertainment Weekly, Martha Stewart Omnimedia, Time Out New York, and Premiere. For more, click here.

The Village Voice is not full of love and joy as 'Will Bourne, who became editor last November, and Jessica Lustig, the deputy editor since January, met with the staff at 11 a.m. on Thursday to announce their departure.' This occurred apparently after 'Christine Brennan, executive editor of Voice Media Group, had told them to lay off, or drastically reduce the roles of, five employees on the 20-person staff.' For more, click here. While all of this was going on at the Village Voice, Say Media, was laying of 10% of their staff says a report on techcrunch.com. For that, click here.

'The biggest newspaper groups in the country, including those that publish the Daily Mail and the Sun, have conceded they must abandon their plans to have a veto on appointments to a new press regulator if they are to get the support of the entire industry' says guardian.co.uk. Chris Blackhurst, editor of the Independent said it was a significant shift in position. For more, click here.

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Angus burger is burgerred as McDonald's cuts Angus burgers from its menu.
Prince Harry arrives in Washington wearing clothes.
A woman is pulled alive from the ruins of a building that collapsed 17 days ago in Bangladesh, as the army says the death toll has risen above 1,000.	The first few chapters of a new book by author Candace Bushnell are leaked on her own Twitter feed by a hacker.	Action drama '24' is to return to US screens,

May 9th 2013

Today in History: 1092: Lincoln Cathedral is consecrated; 1901: Australia opens its first parliament in Melbourne. Holidays: Independence Day, Romania; Liberation Day, Guernsey and Jersey.

Day 129 there are 236 days remaining this year.

People born today:
J. M. Barrie, Author, 1860-1937;
John Brown, Abolitionist, 1800-1859;
Richard Adams, Author, 1920-;
Candice Bergen, Actress, 1946-.

People died today:
Tenzing Norgay, Sherpa, 1914-1986;
Ezio Pinza, Singer, 1892-1957;
Alice Faye, Actress, 1915-1998;
Lena Horne, Singer, 1917-2010.

David Zinczenko who seems to be getting more and more famous met Diane Clehane of mediabistro.com for lunch along with 'his business partner Stephen Perrine and Patrick Connors, the new publisher of Men’s Fitness.' They talked of many things, click here to get 'the real story behind his leaving Rodale' as well as other bits of juicy Zinczenko nibbles.

T.J Raphael over at audiencedevelopment.com has a chat with Liz Schimel, EVP and chief digital officer at Meredith where they believe data reigns supreme. For more, click here.

Meanwhile over at digiday.com Ash Nashed, CEO of Adblade says that consumers ignore display banners and we need to overhaul. For that, click here.

Photographer: Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images

Yesterday was not a good day at the Daily News in Manhattan. Joe Pompeo writes 'multiple insiders tell Capital that layoffs have hit the newsroom today. Several sources put the total number of pink slips at around 15.' It has been confirmed that veterans of the tabloid 'columnists Albor Ruiz and Joanna Molloy' are off the full time staff list, but will continue on a freelance basis. For more, click here.

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If you missed MagNet's cutoff for early bird registration last week, well, you didn't. The deadline has been extended to this Friday, May 10.
Jeanne Cooper, who played Katherine Chancellor on "The Young and the Restless," has died. She was 84.	Hearst Magazines, has created a new position, president of digital media. The job will go to Troy Young.	LinkedIn continues its evolution as a media entity with the launch of magazine-style news channels.
		Film director Bryan Forbes has died.

May 8th 2013

Today in History: 1899: The Irish Literary Theatre in Dublin produced its first play; 1984: Thames Barrier officially opened. Holidays: Parents' Day, South Korea, Truman Day Missouri, USA.

Day 128 there are 237 days remaining this year.

People born today:
David Attenborough, Naturalist, 1926-;
Phyllida Law, Actress, 1932-;
Felicity Lott, Soprano, 1948-;
David Keith, Actor, 1954-.

People died today:
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Actor, 1909-2000;
Pope John II, 470- 535;
U Saw, Politician, 1900-1948;
LaVerne Andrews, Sister, 1911-1967;
Dirk Bogarde, Actor, 1921-1999.

'Every age gets the publishing industry it deserves' writes Alexander Nazaryan at newrepublic.com which is why he supposes 'today we have imprints from the comedienne Chelsea Handler, ... chef Anthony Bourdain and actors Viggo Mortensen, and Johnny Depp, not to mention mystery writer Dennis Lehane and former Men’s Health editor David Zinczenko.' For more on 'When Celebrities Take Over Publishing Companies' click here.

Talking of celebs, Gwyneth Paltrow who rather mysteriously was just named by People as the World’s Most Beautiful Woman seems to be exciting Keith J. Kelly over at the New York Times... for more on Mr. Kelly's excitement, click here.

Hearst Magazines has announced rate base increases for its two newest titles, HGTV Magazine and Food Network Magazine. HGTV Magazine, which raises rate base to 800,000 with the July/August 2013 issue, will increase again, to one million, with the January/February 2014 issue. Food Network Magazine, which will increase to 1.55 million with the July/August 2013 issue, will raise its rate base twice in 2014: to 1.6 million in January/February, and then to 1.65 million with the July/August edition. Both titles are published by Hearst Magazines in partnership with their respective Scripps cable television networks, HGTV and Food Network.

'The final print edition of Auto Trader will be published in June, nearly four decades after the motoring weekly first hit the streets of London' reports guardian.co.uk. 'Another four titles owned by Trader Media Group – Top Marques, Truck and Plant, Van Trader and Farm Trader – will also close their print editions as part of the move to digital.' For more, click here.|

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The signing of the UK government's Royal Charter on press regulation has been hit by a delay as the newspaper industry prepares to make an application to the Privy Council for an industry-led Royal Charter.
Jamaican saxophone player and influential roots-reggae musician Cedric Brooks died Friday of cardiac arrest at New York Hospital Queens. He was 70.	'Oldest dinosaur' found in Canada - not a member of Stephen harper's government!	Fifty-five people have been killed in a raid by Islamist militant group Boko Haram in Nigeria's north-eastern Borno state.
		Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson announces he is stepping down, after winning a record 38 trophies in 26 years at the club.

May 7th 2013

Today in History: 1920: Soviet Russia recognizes the independence of the Democratic Republic of Georgia only to invade the country six months later; 1974: West German Chancellor Willy Brandt resigns; 2000: Vladimir Putin is inaugurated as president of Russia. Holidays: None.

Day 127 there are 238 days remaining this year.

People born today:
Robert Browning, Poet, 1812-1889;
Gary Cooper, Actor, 1901-1961;
Hans-Peter Bartels, Politician, 1961-.

People died today:
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Actor, 1909-2000;
Guy Williams, Astronaut, 1924-1989;
Tristan Egolf, Writer, 1971-2005.

A Magazine or a Living Fossil?
By Dennis Oberbye.

Down under where the summers are hot and the Roos are scared, Greg Hywood, CEO of Australia's Fairfax Media says that newspapers published by Fairfax will all be digital within the ten years. 'In a stark, "real world" assessment of the challenges facing newspapers in Australia, Fairfax Media chief executive Greg Hywood also signaled the potential for more sharing of editorial content between The Australian Financial Review and the company's general tabloid titles, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age in Melbourne' says a report on theaustralian.com.au.

Up in Canada where we were over the weekend, we learned that 'She magazine, published by the Canadian Women's Foundation, aims to promote its mission as a nonprofit by amplifying the voices of Canadian women and girls' as reported on masthead.com.

The new digital magazine will come out twice a year and 'features personal success stories and practical how-tos.' For more cliquez ici!

As Mark Lusky says, as indeed we have said, to quote Mr. Twain "reports of my death are greatly exaggerated." The good news is that not only does print live, in some circles it is positively thriving. For more, click here.

Coming to grips with a digital magazine being a real magazine has been a rough road for some to travel. 'Too many publishers treat digital product launches like brand extensions rather than true magazine launches' writes talkingnewmedia.blogspot.com - which many would say that is exactly what a digital magazine is. For reasons as to why a digital magazine is more than that, click here.

Congrats to Hearst who according to mashable.com now have 1,000,000 tablet subscribers. This figure of course is spread across several titles with Cosmopolitan having 175,269 copies and O has the second largest circulation. For more, click here for Lauren Indvik's article at mashable.com.

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Mario Machado, a Los Angeles TV reporter famous for portraying reporters in movies, has died at the age of 78.
Comedian Jimmy Tarbuck has become the latest celebrity to be arrested on suspicion of child sex abuse in relation to a claim he assaulted a young boy in the 1970s.	The Onion has become the latest publication to be hacked.

May 2nd 2013

Today in History: 1194: King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter; 1568: Mary, Queen of Scots, escapes from Loch Leven Castle; 1885: Good Housekeeping magazine goes on sale for the first time. Holidays: National Education Day, Indonesia; Teachers' Day, Iran; Flag Day, Poland.

Day 122 there are 243 days remaining this year.

People born today:
Brian Lara, Cricketer, 1969-;
Catherine the Great, Russian empress;
1729-1796;
Hedda Hopper, Columnist, 1885-1966;
David Suchet,
Belgian Detective; 1946-;
Josh Bolt, Actor, 1994-.

People died today:
Lynn Redgrave, Actor; 1943-2010;
Osama bin Laden, Terrorist, 1957-2011;
George Pal, Director, 1908-1980;
Blanche of Artois, 1248-1300;
Martin Bormann, Nazi; 1900-1945;
Ludwig Stumpfegger, SS, 1910-1945;
J. Edgar Hoover, Director; 1895-1972.

When it started in November 1974, it was a monthly, later it changed to bi-weekly, or fortnightly as they say in the magazine's homeland, now - it is a weekly! For more on The Crediton Courier's success, click here.

'The Atlantic is launching a new line of ebooks, “The Atlantic Books,” which will include both “original long-form pieces between 10,000 and 30,000 words, and curated archival collections that span the magazine’s 155-year history' reports paidcontent.org. “The launch of The Atlantic Books reflects our commitment to innovation in publishing in the service of great journalism and storytelling,” The Atlantic president M. Scott Havens said in a statement and paidcontent.org further notes 'in other evidence of The Atlantic‘s focus on long-form journalism, the company recently partnered with Longreads to feature Longreads content across its sites.' For more, click here.

Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett will join Fortune for a very social conversation on women, work, and more. Buffett will talk with Patricia Sellers -- and an audience of students and VIPs -- at the University of Nebraska Omaha this Thursday at noon EST. Watch the chat live on CNNMoney.com.

Toronto Life magazine has 29 nominations at this year's National Magazine Awards Foundation, with 'the mag is up for Magazine Website of the Year and Best Single Issue, along with a nod for May Jeong in the Best New Magazine Writer field for her story "The Cult of Pastor Song"' reports mastheadonline.com. L’actualité did quite well in the number of nominations as did The Walrus. For all the details, cliquez ici!

Tim Rogers writes 'if I stepped down to spend more time with my family, I think my family would go into hiding. I love my family too much to do that to them.' However, he is stepping down from editing D Magazine, click here.

At Glamour magazine, Yvonne Lao has been hired to 'oversee product design across Web, mobile and social' as the magazine's 'first digital art director' reports adweek.com. For more, click here.

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Oxfam and Action Aid have criticized the UK after ministers announced that direct aid to South Africa will stop in 2015.
Coronation Street star William Roache is arrested on suspicion of raping a 15-year-old girl in the 1960s.	Three college classmates of the Boston bombings suspect have been arrested on suspicion of hindering the police investigation.	The number killed in the collapse of a factory building in Bangladesh passes 400, as thousands march to demand better working conditions.
Chris Kelly, half of the 1990s kid rap duo Kris Kross has died; he was 34.		North Korea says it has sentenced a US citizen to 15 years of hard labor.
Timeless Communications Corp. Acquires Symphony Publishing

May 1st 2013

Today in History: 1851: Queen Victoria opens the Great Exhibition in London; 1751: The first cricket match is played in America. Holidays: May Day, Walpurgis Night, celebrated before dawn, Central and Northern Europe; Law Day, U.S.A.

Day 121 there are 244 days remaining this year.

People born today:
Creagen Dow, Actor, 1991-;
Rita Coolidge, Singer, 1945-;
Manna Dey, Singer, 1919-;
Calamity Jane,
Frontierswoman, 1852-1903.

People died today:
Hylda Baker, Actress, 1905-1986;
David Livingstone,
Missionary, 1813-1873;
Yi Un, Prince, 1897-1970;
Shanmugasundari, Actress, 1937-2012.

'Neal Vitale, president-CEO of 1105 Media, took over Monday as 2013-14 chairman of American Business Media at the organization's annual conference' at Amelia Island in Florida, reports btobonline.com. The other officers are: Douglas Manoni, James Casella and Marion Minor. For more, click here.

In Canada, the National Magazine Awards Foundation announced 'Stephen Trumper as the recipient of the 2013 Foundation Award for Outstanding Achievement. Trumper has worked at several of Canada's top magazines' reports mastheadonline.com including Chatelaine, Toronto Life and This Magazine. For more, click here. 'A wheelchair-user who has been on the advisory board of CBC-TV's Disability Network, Stephen also had a five-year stint as an executive editor at what is now Financial Post Business magazine, for which several of the pieces he edited were nominated for National Magazine Awards' says ryerson.ca. For more on Mr. Trumper's work at Ryerson University, click here.

'Rance Crain, president of Crain Communications Inc. and editor-in-chief of Advertising Age, was inducted into the American Advertising Federation's Advertising Hall of Fame during a ceremony' on Monday night reports btobonline.com. For more, click here.

Time Inc. Keeps Shrinking, Peter Kafka explains why this is not so good for the former giant.

Well done to the New York Times, who had a circulation gain of 17.6% according to figures just out by the audit bureau AAM - Alliance for Audited Media. The Wall Street Journal did pretty well posting a 12.3% increase which means it is still on top, NYT second and USA Today is in third position, its circulation fell 7.9%.

The Orange County Register rose 26.8%, Honolulu Star-Advertiser rose 27.8% and the biggest percentage increase rose to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution with a whopping 32.6%.

Rule changes allowing copies of the same day's publications on different formats may have assisted in these increases, a person who accesses USA Today on a personal computer, a smartphone and a tablet in a single day would be counted as three readers. For the top 25, click here.

'Bonnier Corp.' according to adweek.com 'is taking another whack at its portfolio' as Bonnier's Mountain Group is sold to Active Interest Media. Also changing hands, John Georges made all the right moves and now owns Louisiana's 'The Advocate.' While we are talking about Louisiana, 'The Times-Picayune will launch an additional print publication' reports blog.nola.com, and the new publication called 'TPStreet' will appear three times a week, at a cost of $0.75c. On a sadder note, 'The Rhinoceros Times' an alternative weekly in North Carolina is folding, the editor and publisher John Hammer said "we have simply run out of money."

'Esquire is publishing five exclusive covers for its latest issue, each featuring classic images of modern-day heroes' reports ppa.co.uk. The "modern-day" heroes are 'Jack Nicholson, David Bowie, Clint Eastwood, Keith Richards, and Michael Caine' who will probably sell more copies than real "modern-day" heroes like fire-fighters, police, rubble clearers in Bangladesh, Nelson Mandela, nurses, doctors and everyone's parents. For more, click here.

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President Barack Obama pledges a new push to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.		At least 13 people have been killed and many more injured by a powerful explosion in Syria's capital.
Jack Shea, who directed "The Jeffersons" and other TV hits has died at age 84.
Tony nominations: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play Tom Hanks, Lucky Guy, Nathan Lane, The Nance, Tracy Letts, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? David Hyde Pierce, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, Tom Sturridge, Orphans	Tony nominations: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play. Laurie Metcalf, The Other Place, Amy Morton, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Kristine Nielsen, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, Holland Taylor, Ann, Cicely Tyson, The Trip to Bountiful.
Actress and singer Deanna Durbin, has died aged 91.

April 30th 2013

Today in History: 1812: The Territory of Orleans becomes the 18th U.S. state under the name Louisiana; 1927: Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford become the first celebrities to leave their footprints in concrete at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood. Holidays: Reunification Day, Vietnam, National Persian Gulf Day, Iran.

Day 120 there are 245 days remaining this year.

People born today:
Franz Lehár, Composer, 1870-1948;
Mary II of England , 1662-1694;
Sergey Nikolsky, Mathematician, 1905-;
Al Lewis, Actor, 1923-2006;
Bobby Vee, Singer, 1943-;
Kirsten Dunst, Actor, 1982-.

People died today:
Thomas Cooke, Bishop, 1792-1870;
Tabinshwehti, King of Burma, 1516-1550;
Adolf Hitler, Dictator, 1889-1945;
Wim van Est, Cyclist, 1923-2003;
Sicelo Shiceka, Politician, 1966-2012;
George Balanchine, Dancer, 1904-1983.

'Grazia magazine has announced an exclusive partnership with BlackBerry to sponsor its latest fashion talent search. The search will see fashion students, budding designers, milliners, shoe designers and jewellers showcase their designs before a judging panel of Grazia senior editors, fashion designers and industry experts and buyers.' The report at ppa.co.uk continues 'entries will be judged in two womenswear categories - clothing and accessories - with the winning designs photographed and featured in Grazia magazine.' For more, click here.

'The Economist magazine' says nytimes.com 'is headed to campuses around the country to encourage students, teachers, professors and others in the academic community to become readers.' The effort began yesterday and says the Times 'will carry the theme “Dare 2 Go Deep With The Economist” – the numeral, presumably, echoing how so many members of the intended audience use shorthand when they communicate online and on mobile devices.' For more click here.

'Jane Pratt wowed and inspired the audience at SXSW this year when she revealed all kinds of fun secrets about her life as a publishing legend' says saydaily.com. If you need to know, and frankly even if you DON'T need to know why she needed to photoshop 'Ashton Kutcher's nipples, or get the skinny on Drew Barrymore....' oh come on now, you know you want to! Click here for the video.

What many suspected has been confirmed, by Newsweek's owner no less: “I wish I had not bought Newsweek. It was a mistake" opined Barry Diller on television yesterday. For more, click here.

Lucy Kaylin has been promoted to O magazine's Editor-in-Chief. Kaylin has a solid background in the genre having previously been at Cosmo and Marie Clair before becoming deputy editor of O four years ago. In another move in a different genre, Mark Jannot who was editor-in-chief at Popular Science is moving to Audubon.

Archant a regional publisher in the United Kingdom, 'has suspended dividend payments to shareholders, its annual general meeting was told.' Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs may be due a payment of £13,000,000 and provision for this payment was made in the '2012 accounts' says holdthefrontpage.co.uk. 'The meeting was held after last month’s preliminary statement for the year saw Archant’s profits fall from £10,400,000 in 2011 to £6,300,000 last year.' For more, click here.

The Western Fulfillment Management Association, Inc. (WFMA) has introduced a new brand identity and association name - Association for Audience Marketing Professionals (AAMP). The new name reflects the transformation of the publishing and support services industries in the last decade to include digital and other media. This new brand identity will broaden the association’s reach and reinvigorate its original commitment to provide information, education and networking resources for all audience marketing professionals regardless of platform.

'Newspaper industry's royal charter will fail without David Cameron's support' reports The Guardian in the United Kingdom and a 'constitutional expert warns that publishers' proposals are 'doomed to failure' if ministers stick with their own plan. For more, click here.

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In one of the biggest advertising upsets of the year Procter & Gamble is moving the global men's Gillette grooming account to Grey Global Group.	App downloads on smartphone devices are significantly higher than downloads on tablet, according to research from Kantar Media.	Afghan President Hamid Karzai admits his office received secret payments from the US.	Botswana President Ian Khama has received stitches after a caged cheetah hurt him in a "freak accident" at an army barracks.
Google acquires Wavii, a service that offer customized news streams to users, for roughly $30,000,000 in cash.
Willem-Alexander becomes new Dutch king.
Dennis Publishing has appointed Chris Herbert to head up its Automotive Insights division.			The Guardian has become the latest high-profile hacking victim after its Twitter account was hijacked by a pro-Syrian government militia called the Syrian Electronic Army.
Membership Approves ABM Merger with SIIA.
McGraw-Hill company is planning to change its name to McGraw Hill Financial.

April 29th 2013

Today in History: 1770: James Cook arrives at and names Botany Bay; 1945: The Dachau concentration camp is liberated by United States troops. Holidays: Queen's Night, the Netherlands.

Day 119 there are 246 days remaining this year.

People born today:
Alice Keppel, Mistress; 1868-1947;
Daniel Day-Lewis, Actor, 1957-;
Toots Thielemans, Musician, 1922-;
Celeste Holm, Actor, 1917-2012;
David Icke, Weirdo, 1952-;
Uma Thurman, Bill Killer, 1970-;
Julian Reus, Sprinter, 1988-.

People died today:
Alfred Hitchcock, Director, 1899-1980.

Newsagents in the United Kingdom are not happy with publisher Newsquest 'after cover price increases at two further titles were not passed on' reports holdthefrontpage.co.uk. The price of the 'Hampshire Chronicle has gone up from 70p to £1' says holdthefrontpage.co.uk and the Bournemouth Echo added 20p to their cover price, yet 'retail terms have been slashed so newsagents will receive a smaller cut for each copy sold.' For more, click here.

'Journalist and feminist Mary Thom, a former executive editor of Ms. magazine, was killed Friday in a motorcycle accident in Yonkers, N. Y.' reports npr.org. She was 'a prominent feminist who was an editor of Ms. magazine in its early years' said cnn.com, and became executive editor in 1990. She lived and worked in Manhattan but was born in Akron Ohio.

In Canada, The Dance Current magazine has a new improved web site. Mastheadonline.com reports the web sight will 'include event listings, videos, columns, features and news. Along with online exclusives, the site also houses the print mag's 140-issue archive, with back issues available for purchase in digital format.' For more, quick step here.

When is a good advertising insert, not a good advertising insert? When you have to call homeland security - which apparently several people did. It was a Forbes promotion with Microsoft and Keith J. Kelly at the New York Post says 'the Feds then called Forbes, who put them in touch with the printer, Quad Graphics. The device contained a T-Mobile router that included an electronic chip, a tiny LED light and some wires — all concealed within the ad insert that was sent to an unknown number of addresses.' For more, click here.

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Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi has survived a car bomb attack.			A vote in the EU means the European Commission will ban pesticides linked to bee deaths in scientific studies.
At the Laurence Olivier Awards, Dame Helen Mirren is crowned best actress again for playing the Queen.
Powerful blast injures up to 40 in Prague.	Aircraft crashes at base in Afghanistan.	Tebow era over in New York after Jets waive QB.	Media engagement company Shazam has appointed Rich Riley as CEO as Andrew Fisher steps up to the newly created role of executive chairman as it moves towards an IPO.