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A New New Republic
There’s a lot to like about The New Republic‘s redesign — it’s a bold, contemporary effort for a magazine that’s almost 100 years old. The Times has a look at what they’re doing to take on some their bigger challenges like circulation and, well, relevance.
29th Street Publishing and the Next Wave of Digital Publishing
It’s been quite a week for online publishing. Craig Mod published a great, thinky piece on the state of digital publishing today, setting what is sure to be a baseline for anyone thinking of starting an online magazine (that baseline, Mod argues, very much resembles Marco Arment’s The Magazine). Which …
The Guardian launches a new responsive mobile site
It’s an interesting approach: instead of going “full responsive”, they’ve opted for a responsive mobile site (with some server-side detection help) for smartphones and tablets up to seven inches. It looks great on a phone, it’s a bit more problematic on tablets. For one, detecting the difference between an iPad …
Winning the Election (Coverage)
With over a year of electioneering and politicking finally behind us and most everyone either finally getting over their collective schadenfreude or misery with the outcome, it’s time to ask the hard question: who covered it best. For the national media, presidential elections are that incredible combination of high stakes, …