New-ish editor for Valley Life Magazine is Deborah Shadovitz.
Gawker reports layoffs at Salon.com, including Culture Editor Joy Press.
Thanks to LA Observed for the tip that former LA Weekly music writer John Payne debuted a new music website, bluefat, recently. From the home page:
Welcome to bluefat, a magazine for music, film and visual art devotees with open minds and a fondness for the diverse. Updated weekly, bluefat is a deep plunge into works spanning wide formal regions, from rock, pop, jazz and folk to international traditional music, contemporary classical music and new-/non-genre sounds, as well as commentary on groundbreaking new filmmakers. In-depth conversations with artists forging paths outside the boundaries of popular taste visit realms where pure expression is the name of the game.
CAN YOU HELP?
Writer Debra Levine sends this along…
Save Film at LACMA, a three-week-old grassroots movement founded to convince the Los Angeles County Museum of Art to reverse its decision in cutting a valued forty-year-running classic film program, is looking for a pro-bono partner in the area of public relations.
In three short weeks, we have attracted a significant following in our online petition online that presently has more than 2,500 signatures.
The effort is sponsored by a blog. It has an affiliated facebook group – 3,500 fans -- and twitter feed.
We have had significant coverage in the Los Angeles Times, on TIME.com, and a major article in the New York Times is anticipated this week. We need to keep our interactive online campaign fresh and add to our print coverage. We anticipate the need to reach out to television to cover our upcoming celebrity-filled “Popcorn” summit with LACMA on September 1.
Please reach out by email or phone 323 662 0261 to Debra Levine (debra@levineonline.com) at Save Film at LACMA. We’re already rocking; we want to keep rolling! We need your help. Many thanks!
