Jessica Patterson

Chronicling the nation’s issues, events and history as it happens, Time magazine shies away from nothing and creates emotional impact in an instant. Time magazine is known for its iconic covers, something D.W. Pine, Time’s creative director, recently called “one of the most iconic pieces of real estate in journalism.”

In this industry, change is constant. Though, over the last number of years, we've seen increasing numbers of mergers and acquisitions on the media landscape. 2018 was no different, with magazine media marketplaces restructuring, consolidating and diversifying. 

In the year since new CEO Dan Hickey helmed suburban Milwaukee-based Kalmbach Media, he has been focused on the rapid transformation of the company from a traditional print publisher into a provider of high-quality media and related services for modern enthusiast audiences.  

The Site magazine is an independent magazine focusing on architecture and urbanism in Canada. It has editors, contributors, stockists, and subscribers in Canada, the US, Australia, Europe and India.

In the year since Dailymotion pivoted to a premium viewing experience for consumers, Vivendi's video-sharing website has seen an increase in audience growth, doubling year over year.

Departures, a magazine published by Meredith Corporation exclusively for American Express Platinum Card Members, has revealed a new print ad that animates organic light-emitting diode (OLED) taillights on a virtual Audi A8 when the page is opened for the first time or triggered by a remote control faux key fob. The interactive in-book experience is a brand first, according to Giulio Capua, vice president and publisher of Departures.

For a magazine brand that is published by the world's largest museum and research complex, Smithsonian magazine isn’t what one would expect. First published in 1970, the magazine is active across platforms, and focuses on live events to meet its audiences where they are, while being journalistically and editorially independent of its foundation. 

Misinformation was debated and explored by some of the industry's leading minds at a journalism talk hosted by The Canadian Journalism Foundation mid-October in Toronto.

Last month, New York magazine's ecommerce site The Strategist announced the November launch of a pop-up retail shop for the holiday season.

Meredith has completed the sale of the Time media brand to Marc and Lynne Benioff for USD $190 million. In a release dated November 1, the American media and marketing company announced the completion of the sale, which was first announced September 16, 2018.