The original version of this article stated that Laura Payton arrived on the Hill in 2009. She has covered Parliament on and off since 1999. The Review regrets the error.
Max iPad
Paul Michelman over at Harvard Business Review is worried publishers are going to fail with the iPad in the same way they failed online. Taking the print product and making it digital didn’t work online, and it won’t work with the iPad, wrote Michelman. “The publishing industry’s strategy: create products and experiences that so mimic print that… Continue reading Max iPad
The Selling of Sarah
The decision was a year in the making: If a viable woman ran for the Toronto mayoralty in 2010, Women’s Post would promote her. And when that woman turned out to be Sarah Thomson, the magazine’s owner (and, until recently, publisher and CEO), the plan didn’t change at all. First, she teased her intentions in… Continue reading The Selling of Sarah
Cuban ethical dilemmas
I was just in Cuba. You all know this because I blogged about it here before I left. Well, there were no issues with the custom agents; most of them were young and female and attractive and more interested in finishing their evening shift than sifting through our bags. The reception we received from the Cuban public… Continue reading Cuban ethical dilemmas
Bewildering
Get this—a post that doesn’t lead with the words “layoff,” “severance,” “grim,” or “death!” (Simple pleasures, for us folks at the Review; just let us have it.) No, today it’s good news! A new online fashion mag has just been launched! Yes, you read that right—growth. The Style Notebook is the new sister site to Torontoist and promises to go… Continue reading Bewildering
