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Sports Illustrated Lays Off All Remaining Staff Photographers (FishbowlNY)
This is the kind of news the National Press Photographers Association wishes it never had to report. But Friday morning, the organization confirmed that the six remaining staff photographers at Sports Illustrated were laid off the day before. New York Post The surprise move, which comes just over a week before the Super Bowl, the premier sporting event in the U.S., is believed to be part of ongoing budget cuts at Time Inc. Poynter / MediaWire The company plans to provide visual coverage of events including the Olympics and the NCAA basketball championship, said Sports Illustrated director of photography Brad Smith. Sports Illustrated will now rely increasingly on submissions from contributing photographers, said Scott Novak, a spokesperson for the magazine. HuffPost The magazine has undergone layoffs in the past, including hits to its photography staff in 2012. The layoffs are reminiscent of events at the Chicago Sun-Times, which cut its entire photography staff due to an increasing demand for “multimedia”; some 20 to 30 photographers were dismissed in April 2013. Capital New York Two senior writers, some copy staffers and two editors at Sports Illustrated Kids also made an exit the same day. Some of these employees took buyouts, a Time Inc. spokesperson said, characterizing the layoffs as part of a reorganization to direct funds toward new enterprises. Sports Illustrated previously let 12 staffers go in February.
Michael Bloomberg Tried to Buy NYT (New York / Daily Intelligencer)
For years now, it has been speculated in media circles that Mike Bloomberg could be a white knight and save The New York Times. Now it appears he may actually have tried to do it. FishbowlNY New York reported that Bloomberg tried to buy the company, but Times publisher Arthur Sulzberger rebuffed him. As with any rumor of this size, both sides deny this happened. A Times spokesperson told New York that Sulzberger “can’t remember the last time he spoke with Bloomberg.” New York Post The former mayor — who founded financial news agency Bloomberg News in 1990 — reportedly told Sulzberger near the end of his tenure that he wanted to buy the struggling paper. Bloomberg’s longtime political adviser Kevin Sheekey is said to be the driving force behind a potential deal. Re/code The Times may not be for sale today, but that could change soon. The company’s executives, including CEO Mark Thompson, have done a deft job of managing costs and paying down debt, but they still had to lay off staff after its app strategy wasn’t quite working.
Joe Franklin, Local Talk Show Pioneer, Dies at 88 (NYT)
Joe Franklin, who became a New York institution by presiding over one of the most compellingly low-rent television programs in history, one that even he acknowledged was an oddly long-running parade of has-beens and yet-to-bes interrupted from time to time by surprisingly famous guests, died on Saturday in a hospice in Manhattan. FishbowlNY Franklin, a veteran of WJZ-TV, WOR-TV and most recently the Bloomberg Radio Network’s Bloomberg on The Weekend, was 88. The cause of death was cancer. THR Franklin, who often is credited with developing the standard TV talk show format, started out with the afternoon show Joe Franklin — Disk Jockey on the ABC local station in 1951 and did his last show, then airing on WOR after midnight, in 1993. Deadline He continued to work in radio until just last Tuesday. Franklin played himself in several features, including Manhattan, Ghostbusters, Twenty Ninth Street and Broadway Danny Rose. He also appeared regularly on The Late Show With David Letterman and other talk shows, all spiritual descendants of his original program. Variety He earned a lifetime achievement award from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in 1991. Most recently, Franklin had a celebrity interview show on Bloomberg Radio.
Theodore Ross Joins The New Republic as Features Director (FishbowlDC)
In a staff email Friday, editor-in-chief of The New Republic Gabriel Snyder announced Theodore Ross would be added to the newly created position of features director — reflecting the unification of digital and print within the editorial team. Poynter / MediaWire Ross will work with writers, designers and developers to shepherd in-depth stories appearing in print and online. Ross, a longtime editor at Harper’s, was most recently a freelance writer for The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, Vice and others. Politico / Dylan Byers on Media Reporter Jessica Schulberg is leaving The New Republic for the Huffington Post, marking the sixth departure from the beleaguered magazine in the last two weeks.
As Last Paid Editors Depart, Modern Farmer’s Future in Doubt (NYT)
Modern Farmer, the quirky 100,000-circulation quarterly and website that tried to link effete urban farmers’ market culture with the practicalities of actual farming, became a magazine without an editorial staff on Friday, when its remaining paid editors walked out its doors. Mashable The magazine was lauded early on as a bastion of stylish execution of a niche topic, proof that magazines and print media could survive in the digital world when done well. Cara Parks, Modern Farmer’s executive editor, confirmed the news. “It just wasn’t a good fit,” Parks said, noting a clash of “ideas about the publication and what our strengths were.” Parks departed, along with a senior editor and an editorial fellow. A second editorial fellow is expected to leave this week. There are four other non-editorial staffers still working there. Poynter / MediaWire Founder and editor Ann Marie Gardner left the magazine in December. Adweek The quarterly magazine was targeted at readers who, despite not necessarily being farmers themselves, had developed an interest in food politics and agriculture. It was a critical hit right out of the gate, as well as the occasional subject of mockery. FishbowlNY Meanwhile, at the Twitter end, @ModFarm is re-tweeting wistful snippets from present and former contributors as well as fans.
Sony Animation Production President Steps Down (Variety)
Michelle Raimo Kouyate, production president of Sony Pictures Animation, is leaving the slot and taking a first-look producing deal with the studio. Her new deal will cover animation and live action at Sony. Deadline Prior to joining Sony Pictures Animation in 2010, she had been a production executive at DreamWorks Animation. She also held SVP production posts at Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies. Studio officials wouldn’t say why she’s leaving.
Gina Sanders Adds Role at Condé Nast (FishbowlNY)
Gina Sanders, who was appointed president of global development for Condé Nast last September, is adding “developing investment strategies” to her role. WWD / Memo Pad The London-based Condé Nast International, which is run by Jonathan Newhouse, will fill Sanders’ role in the global development group. Before her appointment as global head of development in September, Sanders, who is related by marriage to the Newhouse family, served as president and chief executive officer of Fairchild Fashion Media, a position she held since 2010. Sanders moved back to Condé Nast following the sale of FFM to Penske Media Corp. in August.
Chuck Todd Scores Best Ratings Since Taking Over Meet The Press (TVNewser)
CBS’ Face The Nation was the top-rated public affairs program on Jan. 18, up 52 percent in total viewers and 62 percent in the key adult 25-54 demo, compared to the same day last year. Face The Nation beat runner-up Meet The Press by more than a million total viewers, posting its largest audience since an Emmy award-winning JFK episode in November 2013. TheWrap Chuck Todd drew his highest-rated show on Jan. 18, drawing 3.051 million total viewers and 927,000 25-54 demo viewers. It was the highest rating for Meet The Press in 10 months, dating back to David Gregory’s embattled last few months as moderator.
Tensions Rising Over White House Press Corps Access in India (Politico / Dylan Byers on Media)
Tensions between Indian and White House officials over press access are heating up, as the White House Press Corps tries to preserve its ability to cover President Barack Obama on his trip to India. Reporters who wish to cover Obama attending the Republic Day parade will have to give up all electronics, wireless access and even bathroom breaks for upwards of eight hours.
CBS Sunday Morning Has Biggest Audience in 21 Years (TVNewser)
Just as the weekday CBS morning show sees momentum, the venerable CBS Sunday Morning With Charles Osgood, too, is seeing strong growth. On Jan. 18, the 90-minute program averaged 6.79 million viewers and a 1.6/08 in the adult 25-54 demo, its largest audience since Jan. 23, 1994.
Politico Pro Announces Promotions, Additions (FishbowlDC)
Politico Pro has announced a “reorganization” of Pro Technology, as well as five additions to its health care team. The news came in an email Friday morning from Politico Pro editor Marty Kady.
CNN Unveils Digital Short-Doc Series (THR)
As CNN finds ratings success with a news/documentary combination, the cable news network on Friday launched a digital short-film series by emerging and established documentary makers.
Longtime ESPN Exec John A. Walsh to Retire (Deadline)
John A. Walsh, a fixture at ESPN since 1988, will retire Feb. 1, sources there confirm. A veteran sports journalist, Walsh is chairman of ESPN’s editorial board and helped launched ESPN The Magazine and ESPN Radio.
Vice News Debuts ‘Virtual Reality News Broadcast’ of U.S. Millions March (The Guardian)
The current wave of interest in virtual reality technology may be fueled by games, but Vice News is hoping that VR can play a role in news broadcasting too. The online broadcaster has teamed up with digital artist Chris Milk and filmmaker Spike Jonze for a “virtual reality news broadcast” filmed at December’s Millions March protest rally in New York.
Republicans Call on FCC to Release Net Neutrality Proposal Before Vote (Variety)
House and Senate Republicans are asking the FCC to release chairman Tom Wheeler’s net neutrality proposal before it comes to a vote on Feb. 26.
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Pour le titre « Never Knew » de Sunken Foal & Si Schroeder, le réalisateur Kevin McGloughlin a tourné un clip psychédélique jouant avec la symétrie de lumières et de motifs abstraits. Le vidéaste a voulu rendre compte de la distorsion de notre perception du temps par des illusions, des émotions et le cadre spatio-temporel dans lequel nous nous trouvons.
Voici une série de bijoux réalisée par la designer française Gaïa Anastasio. Ces bijoux « made in Paris » sont entièrement confectionnés à la main et ornés d’or fin. Les styles « art déco » et « oriental » s’entrelacent pour former des boucles d’oreilles et des colliers à l’allure géométriquement minimale et raffinée. Les différentes pièces sont disponibles sur le magasin en ligne de l’artiste, Les Tatillonnes.
Dutch artist Maarten Baas will be the first resident of this studio with a spiral staircase, created by interior architects i29 on top of the De Bijenkorf department store in Amsterdam (+ slideshow).
The Dutch design studio was invited to create the artist’s residence – called Room on the Roof – inside a small tower on the roof of De Bijenkorf, for a new program being launched by the department store in partnership with the Rijksmuseum on 27 January.
A series of artists, writers, musicians, architects and designers will occupy the space, using it as a base to work on their projects. Baas will be the first and his residency starts tomorrow.
“Room On The Roof wants to offer the artist a unique experience,” said i29 in a statement. “This was the starting point for i29 to realise an installation that brings together two worlds in one space; playing with scale and perception as in the universe of Alice in Wonderland.”
The tower’s double-height interior has been divided into two distinct spaces. The smaller half contains the main intervention – a wooden installation of pinewood panels that spans the full height of the space, shaped like a shallow box turned on its side.
The addition lines one wall and also encompasses the entrance, which is a round opening in the floor at the top of an original spiral staircase.
A series of boxes and levels providing sleeping and working areas have been stacked on top of each other, projecting out from the back wall. These contain a desk, a pantry with a sink and hidden storage in the wall, and a daybed enclosed in a cantilevered cube.
A small ledge on the back wall is created by a more shallow box, like an oversized picture frame.
Each area within the wooden installation is outlined with a white square on the outer edge.
The upper level and boxes can be accessed via flat wooden ladders. Seating is provided with a Pila chair by the Bouroullec brothers.
“The functions have been stacked on top of each other as a kind of ‘living cabinet’ in order to experience the tower on different levels,” explained the designers.
“Via small ladders you can climb up in the cabinet. Each level gives a new perspective and view to the outside world.”
The larger portion of the space features two big windows, one on either side of the tower, and has been painted white but kept free of any fittings aside from four oval-shaped pendant lights by Jasper Morrison.
Free standing furniture and accessories in this area are all white, and include a lounge chair from Hay, a wardrobe from Leitmotiv, a coffee table and a telescope for viewing the city.
In the centre, a second staircase made from black iron spirals up to the cupola at the top of the tower.
“All accessories like a telescope, armchair and lamps, are just like the space itself – all white to make a contrast with the wooden volume,” said the designers. “The monumental spiral stairs leading to the cupola has been restored and adds to the fairytale-like atmosphere.”
i29’s previous projects include a Paris apartment with a super slim kitchen island and a north Holland home with plywood walls, furniture and surfaces in every room.
“The project has a relation to our previous work in the sense that it has simplicity and contradiction within one space,” the designers told Dezeen. “This provides energy to the space itself, and leaves you with a charismatic environment.”
Work created by the artists living in the space will be exhibited publicly, either through installations or window displays in the department store, or online.
Photography is by Ewout Huibers.
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The cover of the Spring 1997 debut issue of More magazine heralded content for ‘Smart Women.’ Two decades later, the preferred moniker is ‘Fabulous.’
Per a Women’s Wear Daily report by Alexandra Steigrad, the February issue hitting newsstands Tuesday is part of a one-two 2015 redesign punch. A revamp of the website is to follow. From her piece:
“We are not a magazine for all women between the ages of 35 and 54,” publisher Jeannine Shao Collins said. “We are a magazine for who we like to call ‘the fabulous women.’ We like to keep it to those women who are professional, managerial, with a really high income.”
The publisher said that income hovers around $110,000 a year, which is the highest average income of any women’s magazine.
The new and improved More, printed on better paper stock, gives EIC Lesley Jane Seymour some 20 more editorial pages to assign as well as a trio of new coverage areas: travel, hotels and food. In conjunction with the redesign, the annual subscription rate has been raised and the rate base, halved.
[Cover image courtesy: more.com]C’est au Midway Ice Castles situé dans l’Utah que le photographe Sam Scholes a capturé ces images d’une rare beauté. Grâce à une technique de longue exposition, il a photographié les mouvements du feu au sein de cet empire de glace, produisant un véritable feu d’artifice coloré. À découvrir en images.
Dans cette série de peintures, Ali Cavanaugh a représenté de façon réaliste de jolis portraits de femmes revêtant des chaussettes à motifs. La série trouve aussi son originalité à travers les modèles qui se cachent le visage et adoptent une attitude presque enfantine. À découvrir dans la galerie.
Two intersecting volumes create this house of two parts by Israeli architect Pitsou Kedem – one side is dedicated to family life while the other is an entertainment area featuring a six-metre-tall wine cooler (+ slideshow).
Located in Savyon, a neighbourhood near Tel Aviv, House of Parties was designed by Pitsou Kedem as a T-shaped building with a swimming pool located in its crook.
The brief was to combine a family home for a couple with three young children with a space for entertaining guests.
“When we want to go to a party, we usually have to leave the house,” said the architect. “This couple wanted to combine two functions into the same space.”
The two-storey family home is housed within a white-rendered block that borders one side of the pool, while the double-height party space stretches out to one side. It features glass walls flanked by a white lattice framework.
Spanning one wall of the space is a vast glass-fronted wine cooler. A bright yellow ladder leans against the fridge, providing access to bottles on the upper shelves, and adding an accent of colour.
The wine wall sits to the rear of a glossy black bar, featuring a wedge-shaped front that gives guests knee-room when seated at the counter. “The bar is built using unique angles that allow guests to sit together informally,” said the team.
Glass walls can be pulled back from either side of the social area, connecting with a tree-lined courtyard at the rear of the house and a pool-side patio for outdoor eating.
“The central space was constructed as a unit that allows for the total nullification of the walls between the space and the outside,” said Kedem.
The glass hood of the structure is covered in criss-crossing latticework. A pergola made up of thicker lines angles out to cover the outdoor dining area, designed to create “shadow projections that correspond with the play of shadows within the house”.
From the centre of a wooden wall at the opposite side of the space, a wide door pivots into the separate living room and kitchen for the family. Bedrooms and bathrooms are located on the storey above.
Photographer Amit Geron sought to capture both the everyday nature of the house and its appearance during parties.
Project credits:
Design team: Pitsou Kedem, Nurit Ben Yosef
In charge architect: Nurit Ben Yosef
Lighting design: Orly Avron Alkabes
Styling for photos: Eti Buskila
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