HOW HEADLINES CHANGE THE WAY WE THINK ?

Everyone knows that a headline determines how many people will read a piece, particularly in this era of social media. But, more interesting, a headline changes the way people read an article and the way they remember it. The headline…

WAR BY MEDIA & THE TRIUMPH OF PROPAGANDA

Why has so much journalism succumbed to propaganda? Why are censorship and distortion standard practice? Why is the BBC so often a mouthpiece of rapacious power? Why do the New York Times and the Washington Post deceive their readers? Why…

WILL THE FUTURE OF JOURNALISM MAKE US BETTER INFORMED ?

Imagine being able to set off your smartphone down a dangerous river, encased in a plastic bottle, to take photos that might prove the water is carrying disease or is not safe to drink. How about drone cameras that you…

THE LIMITS OF CENSORSHIP IN CHINA

Censorship in China is a strange thing, invisible but omnipresent. There is no official list of banned books, yet books get banned every day. There is no official list of "sensitive topics," yet everyone knows which topics are sensitive. And…

THISISPAPER: The Contemporary Polish Magazine

Based in Warsaw, Poland, Thisispaper is an interdisciplinary publication that launched with a focus on showcasing high quality, creative content. While featuring a wide range of visual arts subjects such as architecture, design, fashion, photography, and more, Thisispaper maintains a…

THE MIDORI TRAVELLER’S NOTEBOOK ARMY EDITION

Traveler's notebook Army edition was produced by Midori in collaboration with Nigel Cabourn. It has a leather cover branded with the British broad arrow military symbol. This symbol was used during World War II to symbolise government ownership of the…

HUGH HEFNER’S PLAYBOY: An Illustrated Autobiography

Edited by Taschen, Hugh Hefner presents an illustrated autobiography intimately covering his wildly successful career and personal life. Hugh M. Hefner presents an illustrated autobiography with chronological highlights from Playboy’s first 25 years. His personal life and career, from cartoon-drawing…

KOMFORT MAGAZINE : Prague’s Journal For Emerging Talent

Komfort Magazine was founded in 2008 by an industrious group of Czech creatives, including typographer Radek Sidun, graphic designers Olga Benešová and Robert V. Novák, editor and writer Pavel Turek and director Tomáš Luňák. All of the founding members had…

FOUR & SONS JOURNAL : The Digital Dog Loving Publication

The ever expanding interest in indy publications continues to create something for everyone, not matter how specialized their interest. And not just something, but something worth reading. Appealing to a rather large audience, Australia's Four&Sons takes aim at man, and…

KINDLING QUARTERLY : The Magazine For Hipster Dads

Paper Mag pointed us to Kindling Quarterly, a new magazine that celebrates fatherhood and hipster dads, with a comment that it’s ‘kind of cute and very well designed, even if it’s laughably Brooklyn (e.g., every dad pictured has facial hair…

PREMIUM ADVERTISING SOLUTIONS OR COMODITY ADVERTISING SPACE ?

Newspaper online advertising has not benefited greatly from the recent upswing in online ad spending, according to the New York Times and most of the recent newspaper company quarterly results. This is no surprise because most newspaper websites sell SPACE…

HOW VALUABLE IS A SOCIAL MEDIA AUDIENCE ?

Much has been said about the state of digital audiences today, and even more about the myriad ways to build and engage these loyal consumers across social environments like Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, Pinterest and more. Promises of overnight brand scaling,…