Presstime
Presstime is a monthly published magazine targeted toward business professionals and politically interested people. The publisher, Newspaper Association of America, was very careful on the ads that were incoperated in the magazine. The ads are located on every other page and are items that business professionals would buy for their companies. The items advertised are targeted to the targeted audience; this is a more affective way to sell business supplies.
The Newspaper Association of America also has an industry vision statement that I really like on the cover page. It says, "Newspapers serve our democratic society by vigilantly protection the people's right to know. Newspapers are leaders in providing news, editorial comment, information and advertising. Newspapers will remain vital and sustain their vigilance by: Investing energy and resources to strengthen their value to readers and advertisers, continuing to be the most comprehensive source of gathering, organizing and presenting news and information, pioneering businesses that anticipate and meet the chaining needs and desires of consumers and marketers, and attracting, retaining and advancing a talented,, creative, and diverse workforce." This is an oath to their readers.
Some of the departments that the magazine feature are Technology and Ideas. Technology covers anything from new fad technology to acronyms; Ideas tells of ideas that people have had, ways to loose weight, and, inventions. This section also lists the number to Presstime if you have any ideas that could be published. In most every section there are graphs to help emphasize and clear up points that the writer wants the reader to perceived.
The article that I read is found in the September 2003 issue as the Special Report entry. It's titled: Stepping up Secrecy. It is a post-September 11th article about the freedom of press. This article is almost one sided; it only lists the negatives that September 11th has brought to the media world. Only in a small side box does it list the positive aspects. The author seems really against the limitations that Congress has put on media speech. The article does have a great time line that covers the sequence of secrecy.
I call this journal a magazine because it is set up just like one. It is more appealing than a journal and uses graphics and graphs to make it more visual to the readers. This is one of the better journals that I have reviewed.
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