Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Are magazines dying?

Are all magazine dying? No. Only the ones that deserve to, according to The Big Money from Slate. The essay by Gabriel Sherman says that the magazines being closed don't have a reason for being, and he blames greedy publishers. "Great magazines have built enduring relationships with their readers that Facebook and Tumblr still aspire to. But in a race to grow their businesses, publishers put advertising first and editorial excellence second," he writes. An interesting look at the magazine business.

1 comment:

Sara J. Martinez said...

Thanks for linking to the Journal Web site, Dr. Byers. I'm wondering why you don't Twitter yet...?