Guardian plans monthly magazine

Guardian Newspapers Limited, which publishes the daily Guardian newspaper, the Guardian Weekly and the Sunday Observer, is now to launch an international monthly magazine from the end of the year called Guardian Monthly. It was reported in the U.K. Press Gazette, although there have been broad hints for months.It is to be edited by former Independent journalist Jessica Moore (pictured) and will

Broadcaster Kevin Shea named OMDC chair

For those in the magazine industry who feel that the Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC) is too focussed on film, television, or any cultural industry other than magazines, then it won't be welcome news that Kevin Shea, a broadcaster to the bone, has been appointed as the new chair.Shea is owner and president of SheaChez Inc., a consulting firm whose clients include the CBC, Telus

Education exemption to copyright law a terrible idea says Geist

Michael Geist, the Canada Research Chair of Internet and E-commerce Law at the University of Ottawa, has some stern words about the so-called "education exemption" for copyright. It appeared in the Law Bytes column that he write for a number of outlets, including the Toronto Star and later posts on his website. Geist is a frequent commentator on internet law and copyright issues.He points out

Xerox announces paper that's 25% lighter

For those very short-run magazines that can economically use high-grade photocopying rather than offset printing, there comes news through Folio: that Xerox has announced it has created a coated paper that is 25% lighter than any previously available.Xerox said it is the industry's lightest and delivers 20 per cent more pages per inch of paper than the next lightest digital paper on the

Chocolat preview

Chocolat, the joint venture between Rogers Media and Canada Post, is previewed tonight (Wednesday) at a press bash at the tony, uptown furniture store Art Shoppe. The invited VIPs and press will see the first issue, which appears on newsstands September 12.In a release, publisher Kerry Mitchell, vice-president of Rogers Consumer Publishing, says: "We're very excited about introducing Chocolat to

Ambitious young editors find a place to network at Ed2010

One of the things that makes working in this business such a pleasure is being around friendly, funny, ambitious young people who believe in what they're doing. There may be some awful sourpusses in the business, but it's generally a pretty vibrant place. Case in point is an intriguing and enjoyable website called Ed2010 (that's Ed twenty-10). It's overwhelmingly U.S.-focussed, but it has a

Will these become known as the "foodies"?

The winners of the inaugural Cuisine Canada Food Media Awards will be announced on Sept. 18 in Winnipeg, from more than 50 entries in the various classes of visual and writing. The one sure thing is that well-known Canadian magazines will win.The awards are part of the Cuisine Canada national conference Sept. 16 to 19. (For a number of years, this conference had been called Northern Bounty but