Feb 14, 2009 Posted by Kim Werker

CRAFT Nixes Print, Goes Digital: The Scoop

On Wednesday, 12th February, CRAFT magazine announced their current issue will be the last in print but that they’ll focus much energy on building their already robust website into something even bigger. I contacted Senior Editor Natalie Zee Drieu, and despite having a super busy week she answered some questions via email. KW: Can you tell us what you have planned for the site? Will you be publishing... read more

Feb 12, 2009 Posted by Kim Werker

Worth

Image via Wikipedia There is a ton of talk about yesterday’s announcement that CRAFT magazine will cease its print publication and will shift all production to craftzine.com. I’m hoping to post an interview with senior editor Natalie Zee Drieu in the next couple of days, but there are issues that transcend this one event that I’d really like to talk about. Sister Diane wrote a... read more

Aug 21, 2008 Posted by Kim Werker

Authenticity and Business Savvy = Mutually Exclusive?

Check out these (short) clips of recent Fox Business coverage of the magazine industry. I read Samir Husni’s Mr. Magazine blog, which is often very interesting. And I’m acquainted with Matt Kinsman, who recently invited me to speak at the Folio Show next month (the topic: Print/web content strategies). But I wasn’t compelled to blog about the clip until the very end of it, when the... read more