Sick of living in a magazine?

Posted by Colin Crummy on 1 March 2006 at 17:53
Tags: Journalism, Magazines

Salon.com offers some advice to those whose day job is starting to grate.

Indian police detain editor over Danish cartoons

Posted by Colin Crummy on 24 February 2006 at 18:03
Tags: Issues, Magazines, Muhammad cartoons

New Delhi police have detained Senior India editor, Alok Tomar, after he republished the Danish cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed, according to Voice of America, contrary to a government warning against publication.

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Irish Mirror hack ’squiggles’ out of conviction

Posted by Colin Crummy on 21 February 2006 at 16:11
Tags: International, Newspapers, Sunday Mirror

An Irish Sunday Mirror journalist was acquitted of ten counts of forgery after filling her own prescription, signing it with a “squiggle” and presenting it to five different pharmacists.

Naomi McElroy said her editor read an article in a medical journal that anyone can fill in a prescription pad and get one from the printers; she was merely chasing the story.

Dublin circuit criminal court acquitted her of forgery last week after her counsel argued that she had not tried to replicate any particular person.

Did no one think to tell pint sized popstar Prince, formerly known as “squiggle”, of this?

Emap makes small killing on Smash Hits

Posted by Colin Crummy on 16 February 2006 at 13:24
Tags: Magazines, Smash Hits

Emap closes Smash Hits! but doesn’t forget that nostalgia for the 28-year-old mag pushes sales. Usual price: £2.10. Final issue price: £2.50. A snip!