Industry Section
| Small Magazines Pushed Aside | By James Shea Since a magazine has only a fraction of a second to catch a potential customer’s eye, especially the eye of a fast-moving commuter, a magazine’s location on the rack can make all the difference.
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| Change in the House of Heritage | By John Smylie with files from Jamie Griffith The Department of Canadian Heritage is restructuring the Canada Magazine Fund (CMF), as well as the Publications Assistance Program (PAP), in an effort to address apparent inequities. Changes could involve the amount of funding received, how assistance can be spent, and even program eligibility. Read More
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By Amanda Gomes Coda, one of Canada’s oldest music magazines, has been reinvented several times since it was founded by John Norris 50 years ago. Read More
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| Maclean's and Macleans | By Rebekah Williams Macleans.ca, one of the first Canadian magazines to go online, wants to do more than just mimic its print counterpart, although emulating the print magazine is vital to the website’s success says Sheldon Sawchuk, general manager. He wants the website to attract a different kind of reader. Read More
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| She's got FLARE | By Greg Coyle When she was in the eighth grade, Stephanie Trendocher’s closet doors were plastered with cutout images of fashion trends from magazines like Teen, Elle Girl and Cosmo Girl. But it wasn’t until she began studying at McMaster University that she started loyally reading Flare, and, when she did, Trendocher knew she had found the publication she dreamed of working for. Read More
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| Griffith on the Go | By Jamie Griffith From the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission’s (CRTC) strict rules regarding Canadian content on the airwaves to federal funding for filmmakers and musicians, there are many aspects of Canadian culture and art that receive money from tax dollars via the Department of Canadian Heritage.
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| Freelancing 101 | By Mandy Ross When Toronto freelance writer Paul Lima received a $10 cheque for the first article he sold, he wanted to put it on his office wall as a reminder of his accomplishment. Unfortunately, Lima needed the money to pay for transportation to an event he was covering, so he cashed the cheque and settled for a framed photocopy. Read More
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