U.S. magazine launches in 2008 were booming...maybe not

[This post has been updated] Though much of the activity predated the financial meltdown, it is still heartening to see that publishers in the U.S. launched 335 new magazines in 2008, according to a story in MediaDaily News, based on data from MediaFinder.com. Biggest growth was in health (31 titles), regional (25 titles) and cooking and epicurean (17 titles).[Update: But, according to a story in