Audio podcasts about magazine business launched by Magazines Canada

Magazines Canada is launching a series of audio podcasts called Audiomag, related to key magazine issues. The first, available now, features Paul Rossi, North American publisher of The Economist and a speaker at MagNet 2009. He talks about how he doubled his newsstand sales in just over one year.

In future,there will be episodes from

• Anthony Licata, Editor of Field & Stream, on how to keep service articles fresh
• Bryan Welch from Ogden Publications (Utne Reader) on why magazines and sustainability are the perfect match
• The editors of Geist on how they successfully mesh advertising and circulation strategies, and
  
• Zinio on the critical role digital editions can play for a print publication.

The podcasts are produced by Tina Pittaway, an award winning independent writer and broadcaster. Tina has been a contributor to CBC Radio and Television for more than 20 years. Her radio documentaries have been honoured with a 2007 Gabriel Award, 2008 Amnesty International Media Award, 2009 Gold Medal at the New York Festivals and a Science in Society Award from the Canadian Science Writers' Association.