A few weeks ago, I did a group project in my Introduction to Magazines class, where we wrote a proposal to revamp Where magazine. Currently Where is in over 100 countries, with each magazine created locally. The New York Where for some reason is half the size of a regular magazine, so I was surprised to see this orange, full-sized Where magazine in Sydney, Australia. … [Read more...] about Where Magazine, Australia
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Fun(ny) Copyright Cases
Learning about publishing law may be a lot of work, but it sure is entertaining. In my last class, we discussed a couple of particularly interesting cases, one of which involves the video you see above. South Park is no stranger to lawsuits. But their most recent one concerns copyright infringement upon a hit YouTube video from 2007. In 2008, South Park released an episode … [Read more...] about Fun(ny) Copyright Cases
11/29/10: Publishing This Week
California, as a way to save money and improve education, is going to use open source, free textbooks (yay!). Since there's not enough money to give every student a laptop, there's some skepticism as to how well this will work. But it's the first state to try this and something is better than nothing (California K-12 education was ranked 49th in 2009). As a side note, Michelle … [Read more...] about 11/29/10: Publishing This Week
What a LIFE
I work at LIFE.com, which is the online version of what once was the most prestigious and iconic photojournalistic publication, Life magazine. It's a pretty sweet job. I have access to millions of photos, including some of the most famous photos of all time (think anonymous sailor kissing a nurse when WWII ended), all of which appeared in Life first. I've only been … [Read more...] about What a LIFE
