The Business of Magazines

[axiomatic]

nypost.com
Dan Peres named new editor-in-chief of Ad Age
By Keith J. Kelly
2-3 minutes
July 16, 2020 | 7:21pm

Dan Peres, a longtime editor-in-chief of Details and a short-term editor of the never relaunched Gawker, has been tapped as the editor-in-chief of Ad Age.

He replaces Brian Braiker, the onetime executive editor at Digiday, who edited Ad Age from 2017 until April 2020.

In between Details and the failed relaunch effort at Gawker, Peres had a cup of coffee at Derek Jeter’s digital publication, The Players Tribune, and published a brutally honest memoir, “As Needed for Pain: A Memoir of Addiction.”

In the book, Peres said at one point he was taking up to 60 tablets of Vicodin a day to feed his nearly decade-long opioid addiction, which started after he had back surgery to repair a spinal disc that he ruptured in 1995 while trying to do a cartwheel to impress a woman.

“I had this great and exciting job in media that had me visible to the world and interacting with a lot of people but I had this huge secret: that I was a drug addict.”

By the time Condé Nast closed Details in 2015, he was sober again. A year before, Peres and his wife Sarah Wynter divorced.

“My sobriety now is as important to me as fueling the addiction was all those years ago,” Peres said in an interview with The Post when his memoir was published in Feb. “I am a dad with three amazing sons. They have known me only as a sober man. I have a lot of motivation for no one to ever see me addicted again.”

Of his new gig at Ad Age, he said, “The publication has such a rich history, and I’m excited to be a part of its future.”

Interesting move...

 

[caioherrero]

Where is Vogue Itália? Tell me that we don’t have a July issue be Farneti was fired.

 

[Starry]

Where is Vogue Itália? Tell me that we don’t have a July issue be Farneti was fired.

Most likely we will see a July/August combined issue, just like the old days in the 80s and 1990. Only if the quality would be like the old time...

 

[caioherrero]

Most likely we will see a July/August combined issue, just like the old days in the 80s and 1990. Only if the quality would be like the old time...

Anna Dello Russo should be the EIC

 

[MON]

Imagine producing all those scrap fashionless issues and yet having no time to produce independent content for July and August. The clownery.

Angelica Cheung and Emmanuelle Alt produced issues remotely. Anna Wintour only had 1 COVID issue and went back to business as usual. Edward is just basically producing COVID issues just because he can, but we all know he has content available.

Vogue Italia had the Blank Issue, the Drawing Issue... and now had the nerve to produce a bi-month issue? You had all the time! What's your excuse?

 

[lauralynn025]

if it is going to be a combined issue it better be good enough to make up for the last few months of complete nonsense.

 

[Phuel]

^^^Don't hold your breath. It's Emanuel.

Yikes, that's despicable and totally inexcusable. Hopefully the security agency also got a wakeup call.
Surely it's a security guard's job to at least know who the EIC of Vogue is? I mean, he's indirectly paying your salary!

LOL Maybe I should claim profiling the times I’ve been dismissed by the staff to use the kitchen entrance at events that I’ve been invited to… I wasn’t wearing a suit or dressed in the usual trappings common gays would be dripping in at such events: I would usually in just pants and tee. It would be interesting to know what Edward was wearing when he was “profiled”. You know, besides fashion people/victems, the commoners would likely not know what he looks like-- or even who he is (especially if he’s wearing the required mask). I don’t suspect anyone would dismiss him to the blue-collar entrance if he was more dressed up…??? If the guard told a well-dressed/fashionably-dressed Black man to use the “loading bay” entrance than I would absolutely not be questioning such an action. However, if Edward was wearing a more utilitarian “style” (and these days, HF looks so cheap and common how do we expect the commoners to know what is expensive HF…. ??? I was in all-navy blue Bottega and carrying a large Prada duffle bag when I work at a famous television-production building once. Some woman came up to me and asked for the private elevator— I assume she thought I was maintenance staff LOL To terminate someone’s job because he told a high-profile Black individual to use the “loading bay” entrance, without the full story and immediately concluding it’s based on racism, is a tad extreme.

Just trying to interject a bit of common sense to these maddening days.

 

[Benn98]

^^^
LOL Maybe I should claim profiling the times I’ve been dismissed by the staff to use the kitchen entrance at events that I’ve been invited to… I wasn’t wearing a suit or dressed in the usual trappings common gays would be dripping in at such events: I would usually in just pants and tee. It would be interesting to know what Edward was wearing when he was “profiled”. You know, besides fashion people/victems, the commoners would likely not know what he looks like-- or even who he is (especially if he’s wearing the required mask). I don’t suspect anyone would dismiss him to the blue-collar entrance if he was more dressed up…??? If the guard told a well-dressed/fashionably-dressed Black man to use the “loading bay” entrance than I would absolutely not be questioning such an action. However, if Edward was wearing a more utilitarian “style” (and these days, HF looks so cheap and common how do we expect the commoners to know what is expensive HF…. ??? I was in all-navy blue Bottega and carrying a large Prada duffle bag when I work at a famous television-production building once. Some woman came up to me and asked for the private elevator— I assume she thought I was maintenance staff LOL To terminate someone’s job because he told a high-profile Black individual to use the “loading bay” entrance, without the full story and immediately concluding it’s based on racism, is a tad extreme.

Just trying to interject a bit of common sense to these maddening days.

I see where you're trying to go with this, lol. Because in your mind if EE wasn't smartly dressed when it happened to him then it could just be construed as classism, which would make it right? It shouldn't be happening to you or to him, imo. And anyway I highly doubt whether Edward would rock up to the office in a cargo shorts.
We weren't there so we can't counter argue. Unless the security guard comes forward and tells his side of the story, all that remains is EE's story.

The security, temp or not, should have known who he was. End of. Imagine in a shocking turn of events an imposter or someone part of a crime syndicate turned up, perhaps smartly dressed in a suit. Ready to bomb the building or rob them blind? It's a security issue as well, you know.

 

[Phuel]

^^^ No, Benn. I’m not excusing classism/elitism for ignorance and a valid reason to treat others so disrespectfully. But this sort of “first-impression” dismissal happens to everyone every day— not just to Black Individuals: And it’s not always rooted in race. Perhaps I’m just hardened to such treatment and don’t run to the media whenever my ego gets bruised. People are jerks in general and it’s so much easier to just let it go rather than turn it into something it may not be. Being terminated for reasons of racism is a huge scarlet-letter for someone when it may very well not be the reason that the guard treated Edward the way he did. And this is what the article is about, not classicism.

 

[Benn98]

^^^ No, Benn. I’m not excusing classism/elitism for ignorance and a valid reason to treat others so disrespectfully. But this sort of “first-impression” dismissal happens to everyone every day— not just to Black Individuals: And it’s not always rooted in race. Perhaps I’m just hardened to such treatment and don’t run to the media whenever my ego gets bruised. People are jerks in general and it’s so much easier to just let it go rather than turn it into something it may not be. Being terminated for reasons of racism is a huge scarlet-letter for someone when it may very well not be the reason that the guard treated Edward the way he did.

I'm sure it happens to people from all walks of life, but you have to say something because if you don't, then this sort of thing will just go on and on until it escalates to great proportions. I imagine that's partly the reason why the world is on fire right now, because of all these microaggressions that piled up.
It's unfortunate that he had to get sacked over this, but it's just an example of consequence to an action.

 

[Phuel]

^^^ Yes, people should complain/speak up if they won’t tolerate such behaviour. It's just never bothered me since there are way more pressing issues I’ve experienced and will likely continue to experience. The issue I’m questioning is not the disrespectful dismissal Edward was shown, but that he and the media immediately concluded it was based on anti-Black racism; which is such a glaringly sensitive topic right now-- and seems intellectually-dishonest in this case. Of all professional environments, he should be slightly familiar with the working environment of this industry: where one is immediately judged on what one’s wearing...

 

[mikel]

^ I respectfully disagree Phuel. All I’m reading is ‘racism is bad, but...’.

There are no buts. Point, blank, period!

I am a person of colour. When I’m travelling or when I go to a club, often I’m the only one from my group who gets stopped and searched. Does that mean I should dress differently? Or that I should behave differently? No!

It doesn’t matter what Edward was wearing. And it’s not Edward who should be slightly familiar with the working environment. It’s the security guard who should be familiar with the working environment and it is the security guard who should do his work better.

 

[MON]

Regardless of what Edward was wearing, if the guard really entertained serious doubts (assuming good faith for argument's sake) as to Edward's identity, the most decent thing he could have done was to ask for Edward's identity. The problem here is that if he did not really know Edward, why on earth is he then asking him to use the loading bay?? He's literally allowing someone he doesn't know to enter the premises provided that person uses the back door. It doesn't make sense. There's no way to justify it. Either you can enter or not. You cannot deny that it's racially motivated since this screams - "yeah you can enter, but because of something else, use the loading bay."

And what on earth is the protocol in Vogue House?? Most companies use key cards for entry. If you have it, just go right up. If you don't, there's the front desk.

 

[vogue28]

According to Kellie Hush, Harper’s Bazaar Australia was closed today:



...Australian Elle, InStyle, Men’s Health, Women’s Health, Good Health, NW and OK! all closed too.

 

[mikel]

It’s not a fashion magazine, but Q Magazine is also ceasing publication.

 

[dsamg]

According to Kellie Hush, Harper’s Bazaar Australia was closed today:



...Australian Elle, InStyle, Men’s Health, Women’s Health, Good Health, NW and OK! all closed too.

Yes, details here: Mercury Capital axes eight former Bauer magazines, including Harper's Bazaar, Elle and Men's Health

 

[Benn98]

Oh wow! That leaves, what, Vogue, Marie Claire, L'Officiel and GQ? Oh yes, and Russh as well??
This is a terrible state of affairs for the Australian print media. I was never big on Bazaar after Kellie left, but Elle Australia was an interesting read.

Btw, my 'likes' are to say thanks for posting, not actually 'liking' the fact that these magazines are shutting down.

 

[vogue28]

Devastating news. I’ve fawned over numerous Harper’s Bazaar Australia covers and was a supporter of just about every issue (even the reprints). Despite the magazine’s rare availability here in England, I did manage to collect the odd issue over the years, which I will now treasure.

A very sad day for the industry and the staff of all these titles.

 

[MON]

Oh wow. Considering Australia wasn't one of the hardest-hit countries for COVID (in terms of economy as they were one of the few who immediately contained the virus).

 

[Srdjan]

It was clear these magazines will not be returning to the newsstands when the publishing house temporarily suspended the print editions due to the pandemic some time ago.

It's really, really sad to see what's happening to magazines all over the world.