Janet CollinsMagazine Catches on to Cut-and-Paste Trend
October 31st 2008 11:21
Cutting and pasting has long been a trend in internet circles. Blog sites or bookmarking sites thrive on our insatiable appetite for news, current affairs, humour, sport and anything that is happening in the world. Now the magazine publisher of “The Week” has thrown its hat into the ring in Australia.
The magazine came out today and gives us all the news and political and whatever other interesting information can be found in Australia and around the world - more like promoting the best reporting rather than reporting itself. Like most things,its been available in the UK and the USA already. It started off in the UK thirteen years ago. Apparently the publishers believe the mag now has potential in Australia.
“The Week’s” tagline is The Best of the Australian and International Media. Our own Andrew Denton backs the magazine on its cover with a quote “If, like me, you wish to appear deep without actually being so, THE WEEK is your perfect read”.
How true. I know I like to know what’s going on in politics, news, world affairs and the celebrity scene but not only that what’s been written about them. I can then feel comfortable in the knowledge that I will at least be able to join in conversations and pretend to know what I am talking about.
I picked up a copy today out of curiosity and was pretty impressed. It reprints articles on what happened here and internationally, what the editorials said and what the commentators said. There are also sections with best articles from Australia, best articles from US and UK and best articles from international media. There’s even a great article in this first issue on how American elections actually work.
ABC radio did much the same when it launched the station News Radio which basically cuts-and-pastes news and information from all around the globe. I stumbled upon this station last year and have become a keen listener ever since. The decision to broadcast Parliament sittings, minute by minute, gets a little tiresome though. But outside of Parliament sitting days it’s incredibly informative.
The publishers of "The Week" have probably gambled on there being a market for those who like to get the information you can on the internet in a glossy magazine. Maybe with petrol prices the way they are and more people catching public transport it might be a good thing to take on the bus.
If you prefer to get all your information on the internet, “The Week” hasn’t limited itself to the magazine format. It is on the internet as well. So if you want to take a look, check out its site:
Really Long Link
Maybe there may be a revival in hard copy publishing. The internet has certainly alienated a lot of people who either have no access to it or no desire to learn it but that doesn't mean they aren't keen on gettng information. There's also something in the human psyche about reading it first.
The magazine came out today and gives us all the news and political and whatever other interesting information can be found in Australia and around the world - more like promoting the best reporting rather than reporting itself. Like most things,its been available in the UK and the USA already. It started off in the UK thirteen years ago. Apparently the publishers believe the mag now has potential in Australia.
“The Week’s” tagline is The Best of the Australian and International Media. Our own Andrew Denton backs the magazine on its cover with a quote “If, like me, you wish to appear deep without actually being so, THE WEEK is your perfect read”.
How true. I know I like to know what’s going on in politics, news, world affairs and the celebrity scene but not only that what’s been written about them. I can then feel comfortable in the knowledge that I will at least be able to join in conversations and pretend to know what I am talking about.
I picked up a copy today out of curiosity and was pretty impressed. It reprints articles on what happened here and internationally, what the editorials said and what the commentators said. There are also sections with best articles from Australia, best articles from US and UK and best articles from international media. There’s even a great article in this first issue on how American elections actually work.
ABC radio did much the same when it launched the station News Radio which basically cuts-and-pastes news and information from all around the globe. I stumbled upon this station last year and have become a keen listener ever since. The decision to broadcast Parliament sittings, minute by minute, gets a little tiresome though. But outside of Parliament sitting days it’s incredibly informative.
The publishers of "The Week" have probably gambled on there being a market for those who like to get the information you can on the internet in a glossy magazine. Maybe with petrol prices the way they are and more people catching public transport it might be a good thing to take on the bus.
If you prefer to get all your information on the internet, “The Week” hasn’t limited itself to the magazine format. It is on the internet as well. So if you want to take a look, check out its site:
Really Long Link
Maybe there may be a revival in hard copy publishing. The internet has certainly alienated a lot of people who either have no access to it or no desire to learn it but that doesn't mean they aren't keen on gettng information. There's also something in the human psyche about reading it first.
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Yeh, I think it's a good one to put in your favourites sites. Time will tell if it will take off in the magazine format though. Plenty of them have died.
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