Dan Popp wrote:

Surely I'm not alone in the impression that the overall quality of our
industry rags has declined quite precipitously in recent months. Some
have gone into political hackery and relegated audio to whatever space
is left over; some have become faux counter-culture tracts; and none
seems to care about preserving English as a means of communication..

Recent months? I think things declined when R/E/P went away and nothing
has been the same since.

Like government and wives, we may ultimately get the industry magazines
we deserve. Especially if we don't speak up. Next time you read
something that makes the hair on the back of your neck stand on end,
consider telling the editor your thoughts. After all, these good folks
work for us.

I can say that since 9-11, the page count on the various magazines that I
write for has been reduced substantially in order to cut costs, because
advertising revenue is down and newsstand sales are down. Everybody is
trying to find some way to shave a dime and folks are accepting some
advertising that they might not otherwise have taken. One of of the small
press high end publications that I write for may or may not even still exist.
I can't get a straight answer out of them whether the next quarterly issue
is coming out or not.

By all means, write in, but don't forget to buy magazines either.
--scott


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