National Assessment Specialists launches ClaimsAlert
Feb. 21, 2003 — California-based medical-legal evaluation company, NAS, launches professional publication Claims Alert, a qual-circ venture, geared to workplace health and injury. Magazine website.

Tower Records Spins Down Pulse magazine
Nov. 8, 2002 — Music and video retailer Tower Records has shut down its long-running entertainment magazine, Pulse, available free at Tower stores and by paid mail subscriptions. The December issue will be the last. The mag with a circulation of 280,000 was retired due to lack of advertising, and a net loss for the company's fiscal year ending July 2002.

Prosumer Media Corp will launch DigIt, a lifestyle magazine
October 25, 2002 — Focused on digital technology, Dig_iT will launch in December, and will cover groundbreaking use of digital technology with "innovative new business strategies." Prosumer Website.

Time Inc. Closes Sports Illustrated Women
October 17, 2002 — According to an article published in the New York Times, Time Inc. shut down the money-losing Sports Illustrated Women magazine on October 16. The magazine was published as a companion to the long-running Sports Illustrated, focusing on female sports figures, and was published 10 times a year.

Another Tech-Financial Magazine Shuts Down Due to Poor Advertising Market
October 9, 2002 — Upside magazine today announced it was closing down its print periodical, one of the best publications covering the financial and tech markets over the past decade (it launched in 1989). The Sept. issue is the last. The magazine is owned by MCG Capital Group. Other similar tech-financial focused magazines that recently closed shop include The Industry Standard, and Forbes ASAP.

Information Today Launching New Multimedia Mag for Schools
PRnetwire — October 7, 2002 — NJ based Information Today has announced the launch of Multimedia Schools (MMS), written expressly for and by K-12 school professionals. The magazine will be published 6-times per year. The company also publishes eMedia, KMWorld, and Information Today. Other recent periodical launches include Link-Up, CyberSkeptic's Guide, and CRM Magazine. Website.

Bauer to Launch New Entertainment Magazine
PRnetwire — October 4, 2002 — The U.S. arm of German media giant Bauer Publishing Group plans to launch a new magazine in the highly competitive entertainment magazine market dominated by titles such as People and US Weekly. In Touch Weekly magazine will debut on newsstands Oct. 25. 1.5 million copies of the first issue will be distributed but Bauer hopes to have a regular distribution of 1 million. Bauer publishes other magazines such as First, Woman's World, Twist, J-14 and Soap Opera Update.

New Jewish Magazine Launches with the unlikely name of Heeb
PRnetwire — September 19, 2002 — Heeb is a new print publication launching this month in New York, and is described by the editors as "...an ambitious antitrust investigation into the monopoly on God. It is a sweaty prizefight between hip-hop and sushi in this corner and klezmer and kugel in the other." Heeb Contact Info.

Rosie Pulls the Plug on Namesake Print Magazine; Dec. 2002 Last Issue
PRnetwire — September 18, 2002 — Rosie Magazine will cease publication in Dec., after Rosie O'Donnell announced today she is withdrawing her support, due to assertions the publisher Gruner+Jahr (G+J) has been taking control away from her. The publisher counter-claimed Rosie had abandoned active participation in the magazine. The magazine debuted April 2001. Rosie retired her Daytime-Emmy winning talk show in May. G+J also publishes Fitness, FastCompany, and YM. Gruner+Jahr website.

Primedia Relaunches Surfing Girl magazine as SG: Surf Snow Skate Girl
PRnetwire — September 10, 2002 — Hitting the news stands this week, the revamped magazine targets active "girls" and women. The publication reportedly has a total audience (factored over actual circulation) of 450,000. Surfing Girl contacts

Former FHM Editor Revamps Rolling Stone Magazine, Latest Issue Has Shorter Pieces and More Reviews
PRnetwire — August 28, 2002 — The new incarnation of Rolling Stone will be a mixed bag for music fans. Some will miss the lengthy stories and may complain they won't get no satisfaction with the 2-page maximum pieces. The new magazine looks and feels more like trendy magazines Blender, Maxim and naturally FHM, replete with plenty of "news bugs" and short focus pieces. Some have called this publication trend the "sidebar movement," where the short pieces which were once ancillary material, are now the main editorial content. Rolling Stone has a circulation of 1.3 million. Rolling Stone contacts

AARP to Re-combine Print Publications, Modern Maturity and My Generation
PRnetwire — August 28, 2002 — The American Association of Retired Persons announced it intends to combine two publications into a single as yet unnamed bi-monthly magazine. The long-running Modern Maturity has a circulation of 17.1 million for its two editions, while My Generation which was launched in 2001 has a circulation of 4 million. AARP/Press.

New Magazine for Doctors Will Launch in Kansas City Area
PRnetwire — August 10, 2002 — M.D. News will be published monthly and mailed directly to 3,000 doctors, as well as executives at major area health organizations. The first issue will have 20 to 25 pages.