tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11066657.post6771785445432525081..comments2024-02-08T09:27:27.492-05:00Comments on Canadian Magazines: Editorial management of Canadian Home & Country and Canadian Gardening mergedD. B. Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13959665689155236724noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11066657.post-15527750795290306612008-10-07T17:37:00.000-04:002008-10-07T17:37:00.000-04:00According to a post in Masthead magazine, McLaughl...According to a post in Masthead magazine, McLaughlin will take over the top editorial position for both titles, Suzanne Moutis, executive editor for <I>Home & Country</I>, will double up that role with <I>CG</I>, Jose Woertman, currently <I>Home & Country</I>’s art director will design both magazines and current <I>CG</I> art director Bonnie Summerfeldt moves to become art director for D. B. Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13959665689155236724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11066657.post-17579697678382053662008-10-07T17:20:00.000-04:002008-10-07T17:20:00.000-04:00I wonder what's going on with the rest of the CG s...I wonder what's going on with the rest of the CG staff? Who will stay and work for the, um, bold and confident McLaughlin? Who will be the real gardening expert now? I'm guessing CG's audience includes pretty high-level gardeners.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11066657.post-6936636917917830912008-10-06T13:23:00.000-04:002008-10-06T13:23:00.000-04:00I do not think the post stated or even implied you...I do not think the post stated or even implied you had been pushed out. The emphasis, as the headline demonstrates, was that the editorial management of the two magazines were being merged. On its face the post said Erin McLaughlin is replacing you, which is demonstrably true. Since the company memorandum made no other mention of your reasons for leaving, I simply quoted its reference to "moving D. B. Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13959665689155236724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11066657.post-59005501835175199212008-10-06T12:13:00.000-04:002008-10-06T12:13:00.000-04:00Whoa, D.B.! Your entry makes it sound as though I'...Whoa, D.B.! Your entry makes it sound as though I've been pushed out of Canadian Gardening. I know we're living in paranoid times, BUT IT'S ABSOLUTELY NOT TRUE. In fact, I gave notice more than a year ago of my intention to leave the magazine in January 2009. I really don't want to use the "R" word here, for I very much plan to continue freelancing, consulting and writing, but in a way that's Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11066657.post-16453382092232393642008-10-03T18:21:00.000-04:002008-10-03T18:21:00.000-04:00"Moves on to explore new opportunities next year" ..."Moves on to explore new opportunities next year" my ass.<BR/><BR/>Transcon got rid of a great editor and a nice person.<BR/><BR/>I am hoping for fatal heart attacks to those behind this move.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11066657.post-74210319559835894542008-10-03T16:49:00.000-04:002008-10-03T16:49:00.000-04:00Didn't they try something like this before? Shades...Didn't they try something like this before? Shades of Homemakers/Canadian Living all over again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11066657.post-46811237092149733812008-10-03T16:47:00.000-04:002008-10-03T16:47:00.000-04:00Thanks for the correction. I have changed the item...Thanks for the correction. I have changed the item.D. B. Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13959665689155236724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11066657.post-36549946322089239772008-10-03T16:34:00.000-04:002008-10-03T16:34:00.000-04:00Actually, Erin McLaughlin joined Transcontinental ...Actually, Erin McLaughlin joined Transcontinental in 2004 (not 2000), by virtue of Transcon buying Avid Media, for whom she worked. She joined Avid in 2000, as editor of Century Home. And it was at Avid that the magazine evolved into Cdn Home & Country, prior to the Transcon purchase.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com