AudioMag - Magazines Canada

In part one of this two-part series, hear from Melissa Summerfield, Jessie Johnston and Michele Gerard as they share their experiences in publishing, production and being a retailer during COVID-19 shutdowns.

Stay tuned as Magazines Canada, your national association, continues to monitor this evolving situation and update you as best that we can through our social media channels, enewsletters and member bulletins.

In this special episode of AudioMag, Magazines Canada responds to your COVID-19 concerns through interviews with Magazines Canada staff. Listen as our producer, Michael Brown interviews Executive Director, Melanie Rutledge; Director, Communications and Public Engagement, Brianne DiAngelo; Manager, Retail Accounts, Chris Chambers; and Director, Business Development, Evan Dickson about everything you need to know about government funding responses to COVID-19, communicating with your audience, managing your distribution plan and business continuity planning during this uncertain time.

Stay tuned as Magazines Canada, your national association, continues to monitor this evolving situation and update you as best that we can through our social media channels, enewsletters and member bulletins.

In this episode of AudioMag, we talk to Sharine Taylor about the global community she has built through her magazine, BASHY. Listen as she recounts how and why she created BASHY and why it’s important to build and maintain a community, not only as a publisher but as someone living in a big city.

During this bonus episode of AudioMag, enjoy a special conversation between Joyce Byrne and Kim Latreille, the duo behind the updating of Magazines Canada’s Code of Reader and Advertiser Engagement. Listen as they chat the rationale behind the Code and its update in modern magazine publishing.

Developing a distribution and retail plan for your magazine can be a challenge. In part two of this episode of AudioMag, James Mullinger, the Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief of [EDIT], discusses how he has found a distribution plan that works for their magazine.

Developing a distribution and retail plan for your magazine can be a challenge. In part one of this episode of AudioMag, James Mullinger, the Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief of [EDIT], discusses how he has found a distribution plan that works for their magazine.

As the magazine industry continues to change, there are many things that we can learn as long-standing magazines continue to adapt and succeed. In this episode of AudioMag, Melony Ward, publisher of Canada’s History and Kayak: Canada's History Magazine for Kids, discusses how she looks to the past to move forward.

With a minority government, magazines must be focused in order to stay at the forefront of public policy. In this episode, Shirlee Engel, Public Affairs Counsellor at Compass Rose Group, reflects on the 2019 federal election and looks forward to what the results mean for Canadian magazines. This episode of AudioMag is produced by Messenger Bag Media for Magazines Canada.

In order to adapt to the changing marketplace, magazine publishers are finding creative, new revenue streams. In this episode of AudioMag, Matthew Stepanic, editor of Glass Buffalo and poetry editor of Eighteen Bridges, shares his journey from publisher to retail curator. This episode of AudioMag is produced by Messenger Bag Media for Magazines Canada.

Events can help you build community and benefit your magazine in diverse ways. Listen as Magazines Canada discusses how small, independent magazines can benefit from hosting events with founder and publisher of Curated Life, Julene Chung. This episode of AudioMag is produced by Messenger Bag Media for Magazines Canada.