Open Air Magazine Hits Newsstands

Inspiring millions of readers to find adventure and its rewards in their everyday lives, the premiere issue of Open Air Magazine will be on newsstands. Open Air will be available four times a year in Friday editions of USA TODAY. Additional on-sale dates are May 2, Sept. 5 and Nov. 7.

Open Air is published by USA TODAY, the nation's top-selling newspaper, and is geared towards the busy, well-informed, affluent consumer. Both inspirational and practical, and with expert writing, concise detail and colorful photography, Open Air offers a compelling new look at the possibilities for adventure that surround us each day -- from regular activities like improving your golf game with a stretch the pros use, or finding the best gear for your next softball tournament, to once-in-a-lifetime opportunities like a six-day hike into the spectacular Rio Grande Gorge in New Mexico.

In each issue editorial content will include stories on outdoor activities, travel features and articles that highlight everything from gear to nutrition to the psychological benefits of a healthy lifestyle.

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SUCCESS Magazine Relaunches

With its nationwide debut on March 4, 2008, the new SUCCESS magazine will launch as one of the largest magazine rollouts in publishing history with more than 1 million copies having been presold and more than 50,000 being distributed nationally on the newsstand.

The successful launch response is indication that the magazine is timed perfectly for a nationwide demographic seeking a reliable personal-development resource.

SUCCESS serves the growing entrepreneur and small-business markets. "In today's fast paced and ever-changing global marketplace, entrepreneurs and small-business owners have to be constantly learning, growing and improving to be successful," said Darren Hardy, publisher/editorial director of SUCCESS. "SUCCESS magazine delivers the leading personal-development thought leaders and profiles of today's extraordinary achievers with a window into their personal success philosophies and strategies. SUCCESS is where motivated business people can get the competitive advantage in life - both personally and professionally."

The parent company of SUCCESS Media, which publishes SUCCESS, is VideoPlus, a marketing and communications company supporting the direct selling industry. In anticipation of the all-new SUCCESS release, many of VideoPlus' clients enthusiastically promoted the magazine, which additionally helped create this extraordinary success.

This pre-eminent personal achievement magazine will be initially published bimonthly, then SUCCESS will increase its frequency to monthly in September 2008.

Website: http://www.success.com/

Vicki Wellington Named Publisher of CosmoGIRL! magazine

Vicki Wellington has been named publisher of CosmoGIRL! magazine. Wellington was most recently the founding associate publisher of domino magazine. She will assume her new role on March 10 and will report to Clinton. Wellington succeeds Kristine Welker, who has been named vice president of sales and marketing of Hearst Magazines Digital Media.

Emil Wilbekin Appointed Editor-in-Chief of GIANT Magazine

Emil Wilbekin, award-winning former Editor-in-Chief of Vibe, has been named as Editor-in-Chief of GIANT Magazine, a publication owned by Radio One, Inc. GIANT is a leading urban entertainment lifestyle bi-monthly magazine that celebrates the best of music, film and fashion.

Mr. Wilbekin will succeed Smokey D. Fontaine, who is being promoted to Chief Content Officer, overseeing content for Radio One’s new digital and cross-platform initiatives.

Mr. Wilbekin is best known for his work at Vibe as Editor-in-Chief, where he helped build the franchise from publishing to multimedia. During his twelve years at Vibe, Mr. Wilbekin garnered the 2002 National Magazine Award for General Excellence, helped build circulation to 825,000, and produced the first annual "Vibe Awards" on UPN. Mr. Wilbekin has also worked as Vice President of Brand Development at Marc Ecko Enterprises and consulted for Sean John, AXE, and Microsoft.

Website: http://www.giantmag.com/

Air France Revamps New Inflight Magazine

Air France Madame, the sophisticated French/English bilingual luxury magazine for women, has been given an ultra-contemporary makeover, with new editorial content and a new layout.

In a magazine, content and layout mutually sustain each other. So it's both content AND layout that drive the all-new title.

The new editorial line combines sophistication and girl-next-door informality.

The sophisticated take stems from the deliberately wide international angle, more finely-honed fashion choices, the decoding of global luxury trends, and the greater amount of space given over to the pages on fashion, design or art. The girl-next-door aspect is reflected in greater clarity in the organisation of subject matter, more personified articles (with more profiles and interviews), and increased reader-friendliness (shorter articles, a more incisive general tone). Whatever the area covered, all the information is selected so as to bring readers an ever-sharper vision of the world and its latest trends.

Mixing form and content in this way creates a magazine that is more glamorous, more chic, more modern and simply more real-world. It has a greater emphasis on the written word, while never playing down its refined elegance. It's all about PACE.

The focus in the layout is to pace the magazine, to create breaks, pauses, accelerations. The new rhythm is achieved within a more rational structure (typefaces, section headings, column layout, etc.), making it an altogether easier read.

The new-look Air France Madame features increased clarity and an uncramped layout, underpinned by powerful identity markers: lots of space for photos, full-page spreads for regular features, and a new typeface that allies clarity with modernity. The pages combine a deliberately spectacular layout with an approach to space in which even white is meaningful.

Air France Madame's readership is made up of women on the move. Whether that applies to their career or their lifestyle, they are cultivated and interested in the world around them. Sophisticated, aware of trends. They want to know what's happening in Paris, New York and Tokyo. They want references, and intelligent reading. They also want stunning images and well-informed choices.

New Magazine Launched for Aeromedical and Air Rescue Professionals

A new magazine has been launched to cater for the air medical and air rescue communities. Waypoint AirMed & Rescue was launched this week by Voyageur Publishing, and aims to cover all aspects of both rotary and fixed-wing air ambulance as well as other air rescue services. With an international focus, the magazine has a mix of news, analysis and features, with dedicated sections for providers, pilots, medical crew, commercial carriers, search and rescue, maintenance and cutting-edge technology.

The first issue has contributions from industry insiders, including Karen Chamberlain of Air Ambulance Professionals, who asks how to eliminate emotion from the decision to fly, aviation medicine expert Dr Terry Martin, with an article on cabin pressurisation, and Major Jeffrey Long, who tells of life as a US Army medevac pilot.

The magazine is published on a quarterly basis and is available through the Waypoint website, where readers can sign up for a subscription or download issue one for free.

Website: http://www.waypointmagazine.com/

Michael Egan Becomes Editor of The Oxfordian

The Shakespeare Oxford Society has appointed Professor Michael Egan, Ph.D, a renowned, award-winning Shakespeare scholar, as the new editor of The Oxfordian, the Society’s flagship scholarly publication.

Founded in 1957, New York-based Shakespeare Oxford Society is a nonprofit, educational organization dedicated to exploring the Shakespeare authorship question and researching the evidence that Edward de Vere, the 17th Earl of Oxford (1550 – 1604) is the true author of the poems and plays of "William Shakespeare."

Website: http://www.shakespeare-oxford.com/