A world of differences between editors and freelancers

Editors and freelancers can have very different perspectives. Recently there were a number of responses to the Toronto Freelance Editors and Writers list about the way editors treat writers. Here's some of what was said by some freelancers and some editors:I know every editor is overworked, but why isn’t it a high priority to deal in a timely fashion with queries – from the people who fill your

Deadline for CSME awards looms -- two weeks to go

Only two weeks left for entries to the Canadian Society of Magazine Editors awards. That's March 14. There are five categories:Magazine of the YearBest Display WritingBest Front-of-BookEditor of the YearBest Trade Magazine (new category)To find out more and download an entry form, go to the awards page on the website.

British journalists union calls for government probe of exploitation of interns

The National Union of Journalists in Great Britain has called for a government investigation into the exploitation of people on "work experience" in the British media; this is what we tend to call "internships" here. According to a story in the Guardian, Jeremy Dear, the NUJ general secretary, said the union had collected evidence that "some very big names" in the media sector were in breach of

Nuvo cover features Sophia Loren

Nuvo magazine is trumpeting its coup of having Sophia Loren as its cover subject in its spring 2007 issue, just published; the rather tenuous hook for the supporting story is that the 78-year-old sex and glamour icon is the oldest woman to be in the much-sought-after Pirelli Calendar. Nuvo's press release provides us with the factoid that only 100 copies of this calendar are allocated to Canada.

CanWest buys out editor-in-chief at The New Republic

CanWest now owns 100% of the New Republic. When it bought control, editor-in-chief Martin Peretz was said to be retaining a 25% stake. But according to a story in the New York Observer, that was just a negotiating hiatus and Peretz has now sold his stake, which means that, for the first time in 30 years, he owns nothing of the magazine he edits (at least for now).There are no guarantees in the

Bob Mercer back in the business at Vancouver lifestyle book

Nice to see Bob Mercer back in the game. The magazine publishing instructor at Simon Fraser University (a role he will continue to play) has become editor and art director of VLM (Vancouver Lifestyle Magazine), a glossy, upscale mag, according to a story in mastheadonline (sub req'd).Mercer was once editor of Vancouver magazine and Calgary magazine, back when they were owned by Comac

Transcon information magazines acquired by IT World Canada

[UPDATE: A very good summary of Transcon's entry into and exit from, the world of IT publishing, is provided on Mastheadonline (sub req'd).]IT World Canada, a division of technology publishing giant International Data Group (IDG), has announced that is has acquired all the assets of Transcontinental Media's information technology division.The Transcon titles moving under the IT World banner are