LEAD Digital – Germany

I was interviewed for a story in the German magazine LEAD Digital. Here is my interview as a sidebar in the story (needless to say in German…)

Crain’s Chicago Business

I was interviewed for a story on Johnson Publishing Company that appeared in Crain’s Chicago Business June 25, 2012.
Here is my quote:

The magazines have a more upscale look, extending their reach beyond a traditional working-class audience, says Samir Husni, who leads the Magazine Innovation Center at the University of Mississippi’s Meek School of Journalism and New Media.

To read the entire article click here.

Publishing Executive magazine

My column Mr. Magazine’s M.O.: The ABCs of Publishing appeared in the May/June issue of Publishing Executive magazine. Here is the first paragraph:

My magazine alphabet starts with a C and ends with a C. Content, Customers, Clients, Consumers, Choice, Control, Constant and Change are but a few of the Cs that compose my magazine alphabet.

Read the entire column here.

Graph Expo 2012

I have been asked and I have accepted to speak at the Graph Expo conference in Chicago Oct. 6, 2012. Check the details here.

IRMA International Regional Magazine Association

I have been asked and I have accepted to be the keynote speaker at the International Regional Magazine Association Conference in Scottsdale, AZ September 28 – Oct. 2, 2012. Check the IRMA Conference details here.

The Baltimore Sun

I was interviewed for a story in The Baltimore Sun on June 11, 2012. Here are my quotes:

Samir Husni, professor of journalism at the University of Mississippi and a media industry consultant, said religious publications are coping with the same issues as the rest of the media, such as the instant availability of news and multiple competitors.

“For weeklies to survive, they almost have to deliver a collector’s edition every time,” Husni said. “If your message is too old in this era of instant news, it has to change. You may have to get out of the news cycle business and get into news analysis. That is harder and more time-consuming to create. But religious publications can survive, if they are willing to change.”

To read the entire story click here.

Missouri Association of Publications

I have been asked, and I have accepted, to keynote the Missouri Association of Publications June 13 and 14 in Columbia, MO.