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    Magazine Publishing OfficiallyDead

    By encinoman

    Not quite official yet, I guess.  I&;m still awaiting the publication of some pieces I&;ve submitted in the last few weeks and, of course, some checks.   And I&;d love to keep selling my work, although that seems less and less likely. But when the Western Publishing Association (home of the Maggie Awards) cancels their annual publishing conference because of low registration, that&;s a pretty big nail in the coffin.  When my magazine won its one and only Maggie in 1992, the conference went on literally days after the LA Riots ravaged the city. Not this time. An annual event for the media publishing community in the western United States, the conference has, in prior years, drawn upwards of 230 people, offering more than two dozen educational sessions covering all areas of print, digital and event media. In addition, vendor tabletop exhibits were available as well as other vendor sponsorships. &;It was an extremely difficult decision to make,&; said Jane Silbering, Executive Director. &;We have a responsibility to our sponsors to deliver attendance worthy of their expectations and dollars spent, and to our speakers, to deliver an audience worthy of the time and effort spent in preparing their presentations.&;

    Tags: death-of-newsmagazines, death-of-print, Maggie-awards, Western-Publishing-Association

    This entry was posted on March 26, 2009 at 5:19 am and is filed under death-of-magazines, Journalism.

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