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more about #vibe more comments → RonMwangaguhunga: "So while the old editor of Vibe moves on to a thing partly founded by Henry Louis Gates, the new editor of Vibe comes from fat ass-featuring mag King... more » Smitros: Item Uno brings to mind Stanley Crouch's assessment of "latter-day minstrelsy." more » Deric: That's the cat who owns Soul Train now?! No wonder Don Cornelius has been smackin' hos! Unacceptable. more » StonedAndDethroned: In other news, Leo Hindery, Jr.'s paycheck the week after he purchased Vibe was 20% less than normal. Also, a stranger at the bar at Applesbee's refer... more » StanGable: "Leo Hindery, Jr., the proud new owner of Vibe" This would explain Brian Austin Green vs Snow in the new Best Rapper Alive tournament more » Cheap Shot: I have to ask, if the digital realm has revolutionized the game, does it hurt or aid older business models? When the record companies got crushed by i... more » ellagood: quincy should'a seen this 'a comin'a more » noonecaresowen: He's so awesome. With all the talk of Michael Jackson's career over the last several days, Quincy's impact on him can't be overstated. He was the on... more » T.A.N.: Quincy is a testament to it not being about a generational gap. Certain minds are timeless because they know and accept adaptation as part of the proc... more » unclevanya: "Print and all that stuff is over, we gotta remember that. The Chicago Tribune, The Seattle Post Intelligencer. The Miami Herald. They're over the sam... more » iplaudius: Damn, he does get it. Maybe he can somehow teach my grandma computers. more » Mohamed Ndiaye-Kingué: Hard as it may sound, in light of the current situation, something good always comes out of a crisis. It's perfect time, the newspaper industry is in ... more » wankster: I started receiving RollingStone and never signed up for it. Does anyone know why this happens? I just started getting another magazine I don't pay fo... more » sweetpickles: I'm not really sure who is better than Spin or Fader--who both have a great presence online--but do tell. We're talking about music journalism and bre... more » Cheap Shot: I gotta say, Vibe lasted way longer than I thought it would. I consider it a success really. At the time when the Quincy Jones backed magazine came ou... more » -
#mediacrack
Vibe Editor Gets Marginally Fancier Job
In your world-beating Wednesday media column: Vibe's former editor moves up(?) in the world, people amazingly still want to buy the Sun-Times and BusinessWeek, the college newspaper marches on towards death, and media elites marry. More » -
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Vibe Resurrected by The Man
In your green shoots-filled Wednesday media column: Vibe's coming back, a "magazine" holds a "launch party," Brian Tierney is unwanted, and Fox Business is unwatched. More » -
#magazines
Vibe's final issue will be on newsstands after all. Why waste a Gucci Mane article?
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#mediacrack
Where Were You When Vibe Died?
In your emboldened Wednesday media column: More on the Spin layoffs, "Where were you when Vibe died?" stories begin, Froomkin's proud, Michael Wolff's unnecessarily loud, and newspapers are how(itzer)ed. More » -
#printisdead
Quincy Jones Will Not Let Vibe Die
Today we learned that Vibe Magazine was folding. Now Vibe founder Quincy Jones is distraught over the news and determined to swoop in and save the magazine. How? "I'm'a take it online because print and all that stuff is over." More » -
#greatmagazinedieoff
Vibe Folds (Updated)
Vibe Magazine—one of the biggest music magazines in America—is folding. The entire music magazine landscape is full of the dead and dying. [UPDATED below.]
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8 Reasons Why We Sorta Love New Gossip Mag The Most!
As previously mentioned, in a time when publications are shutting down left and right, there's a new kid on the newsstand: The Most!, a gossip rag from the peeps at Vibe. We checked it out… and we learned a lot! [Jezebel] -
#theassimilator
The Recession is Over! How We Celebrating?
For who knows how long anymore "The Recession" has been our warm ratty security blanket. But "experts" are saying the joyride of sadness is over. Now what? Jozen (Vibe), Melissa (Opinionistas), and Abiola (BET) advise. More » -
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White Supremacists Mock Your College Newspaper Articles
In your modernist Monday media column: Print porn gets desperate, Metro leaves America, reporters now work in coffee shops, and your dumb college newspaper articles are all on your permanent record: More » -
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Vibe Cuts Circulation, Frequency, Salaries, Work Days
Earlier this month we told you about rumors of serious money troubles at Vibe , said to have endangered the March issue. The company denied that. But the "money troubles" part was obviously accurate: More » -
#rumormonger
Serious Money Troubles at Vibe?
A tipster tells us the atmosphere is tense at the Vibe offices—"they may not have enough money to print the March issue" because of a lack of ads. [UPDATE: Vibe statement below]: More » -
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Everything About Kanye West Is Exclusive
VIBE declares that its February Kanye West cover is "the only in-depth cover story interview granted to any major magazine surrounding the release of his controversial album, 808s & Heartbreak." But is it? More »
