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| The magazine was co-founded in 2003 by siblings ] and Scott Vogel. Nicole had previously worked for ] and ], and Scott had been a ] at '']''. The magazine's current editors are Rachel Ritchie, formerly of '']'', and Zach Dundas, a former reporter and editor at the '']'' and '']''. | The magazine was co-founded in 2003 by siblings ] and Scott Vogel. Nicole had previously worked for ] and ], and Scott had been a ] at '']''. The magazine's current editors are Rachel Ritchie, formerly of '']'', and Zach Dundas, a former reporter and editor at the '']'' and '']''. | ||
| ''Portland Monthly'' has received generally positive reception in other new publications, including a mixed review of the magazine's first issue in '']'', and subsequent positive reviews in '']'' and '']''. Though the magazine had some trouble with funding in its first year, it grew to a stable circulation of 56,000 and by 2006 was the seventh-largest city magazine in the ]. As of 2012, Portland Monthly reported the third highest total circulation of all national and regional magazines<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.citymag.org/images/geobase/24688/2014-PM_MK-final_lowres-national.pdf|title = Portland Monthly Media Kit|date = |accessdate = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref> |
''Portland Monthly'' has received generally positive reception in other new publications, including a mixed review of the magazine's first issue in '']'', and subsequent positive reviews in '']'' and '']''. Though the magazine had some trouble with funding in its first year, it grew to a stable circulation of 56,000 and by 2006 was the seventh-largest city magazine in the ]. As of 2012, Portland Monthly reported the third highest total circulation of all national and regional magazines.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.citymag.org/images/geobase/24688/2014-PM_MK-final_lowres-national.pdf|title = Portland Monthly Media Kit|date = |accessdate = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref> | ||
| The magazine is known for several regular annual features. Typically these features seek to give an authoritative and data-driven overview of an aspect of Portland life. For example, the magazine’s Schools Guide ranks and compares Portland public and private schools across a number of categories of performance, and its Top Doctors and Nurses feature presents the results of a survey of Portland healthcare workers on their peers. In addition the magazine publishes long-form narrative journalism, short-form coverage of Portland news and trends, and arts, culture, and dining coverage. | The magazine is known for several regular annual features. Typically these features seek to give an authoritative and data-driven overview of an aspect of Portland life. For example, the magazine’s Schools Guide ranks and compares Portland public and private schools across a number of categories of performance, and its Top Doctors and Nurses feature presents the results of a survey of Portland healthcare workers on their peers. In addition the magazine publishes long-form narrative journalism, short-form coverage of Portland news and trends, and arts, culture, and dining coverage. | ||
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| Circulation of ''Portland Monthly'' in 2005 numbered 56,000,<ref name="boyer" /> and in 2006 paid circulation was 56,000 with an additional 18,000 to 22,000 sold on ]s.<ref name="richman">{{cite news |last=Richman |first=Dan |title=New Magazine is Throwing a Splashy Coming Out Party |work=] |page=C1 |date=February 25, 2006 |url=http://www.seattlepi.com/business/260830_magazine25.html|accessdate=September 13, 2008}} {{Dead link|date=April 2012|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> In February 2006 the magazine was the seventh-largest city magazine in the ].<ref name="richman" /> As of February 2006 the magazine had reported on the effects of ] abuse in ], and ]'s usage of the electric utility in Portland.<ref name="boyer" /> | Circulation of ''Portland Monthly'' in 2005 numbered 56,000,<ref name="boyer" /> and in 2006 paid circulation was 56,000 with an additional 18,000 to 22,000 sold on ]s.<ref name="richman">{{cite news |last=Richman |first=Dan |title=New Magazine is Throwing a Splashy Coming Out Party |work=] |page=C1 |date=February 25, 2006 |url=http://www.seattlepi.com/business/260830_magazine25.html|accessdate=September 13, 2008}} {{Dead link|date=April 2012|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> In February 2006 the magazine was the seventh-largest city magazine in the ].<ref name="richman" /> As of February 2006 the magazine had reported on the effects of ] abuse in ], and ]'s usage of the electric utility in Portland.<ref name="boyer" /> | ||
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| Randy Gragg stepped down as editor in chief in 2013<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.pdxmonthly.com/articles/2013/9/3/introducing-our-new-editors-september-2013|title = Introducing Our New Editors|date = September 3, 2013|accessdate = September 14, 2015|website = pdxmonthly.com|publisher = Portland Monthly|last = Gragg|first = Randy}}</ref> |
Randy Gragg stepped down as editor in chief in 2013,<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.pdxmonthly.com/articles/2013/9/3/introducing-our-new-editors-september-2013|title = Introducing Our New Editors|date = September 3, 2013|accessdate = September 14, 2015|website = pdxmonthly.com|publisher = Portland Monthly|last = Gragg|first = Randy}}</ref> but continued to serve as editor at large under the new executive editors, Rachel Ritchie and Zach Dundas. | ||
| In 2010 Karen Brooks, an accomplished food critic who had worked at both ''The Oregonian'' and ''Willamette Week'', joined the staff at ''Portland Monthly''.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.pdxmonthly.com/articles/2010/6/14/brooks061410|title = Karen Brooks Named Portland Monthly Food Editor|date = June 14, 2010|accessdate = September 14, 2015|website = pdxmonthly.com|publisher = Portland Monthly|last = |first = }}</ref> The following few years saw other new additions, including senior editors Kelly Clarke, a former arts and culture editor at ''Willamette Week'', and Fiona McCann, a former columnist for the ''].'' | In 2010 Karen Brooks, an accomplished food critic who had worked at both ''The Oregonian'' and ''Willamette Week'', joined the staff at ''Portland Monthly''.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.pdxmonthly.com/articles/2010/6/14/brooks061410|title = Karen Brooks Named Portland Monthly Food Editor|date = June 14, 2010|accessdate = September 14, 2015|website = pdxmonthly.com|publisher = Portland Monthly|last = |first = }}</ref> The following few years saw other new additions, including senior editors Kelly Clarke, a former arts and culture editor at ''Willamette Week'', and Fiona McCann, a former columnist for the ''].'' | ||
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| Editor | Rachel Ritchie and Zach Dundas |
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| Former editors | Louise Lague Russ Rymer Scott Vogel Paige Williams Randy Gragg |
| Categories | City magazine |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Circulation | 53,017 (2014) |
| Publisher | Nicole Vogel |
| First issue | November 2003 |
| Company | Sagacity Media |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | Portland, Oregon |
| Language | English |
| Website | portlandmonthlymag.com |
| ISSN | 1546-2765 |
Portland Monthly (also referred to as Portland Monthly Magazine) is a monthly news and general interest magazine covering events and culture in Portland, Oregon.
The magazine was co-founded in 2003 by siblings Nicole Vogel and Scott Vogel. Nicole had previously worked for Cendant Corporation and Time Warner, and Scott had been a journalist at The New York Times. The magazine's current editors are Rachel Ritchie, formerly of Portland Spaces, and Zach Dundas, a former reporter and editor at the Missoula Independent and Willamette Week.
Portland Monthly has received generally positive reception in other new publications, including a mixed review of the magazine's first issue in The Columbian, and subsequent positive reviews in The Oregonian and The Seattle Times. Though the magazine had some trouble with funding in its first year, it grew to a stable circulation of 56,000 and by 2006 was the seventh-largest city magazine in the United States. As of 2012, Portland Monthly reported the third highest total circulation of all national and regional magazines.
The magazine is known for several regular annual features. Typically these features seek to give an authoritative and data-driven overview of an aspect of Portland life. For example, the magazine’s Schools Guide ranks and compares Portland public and private schools across a number of categories of performance, and its Top Doctors and Nurses feature presents the results of a survey of Portland healthcare workers on their peers. In addition the magazine publishes long-form narrative journalism, short-form coverage of Portland news and trends, and arts, culture, and dining coverage.
History
First year
The magazine was co-founded in 2003 by Nicole Vogel and her brother journalist Scott Vogel, and began as a glossy magazine with a focus on the lifestyle of Portland. Nicole Vogel had previously been a vice president at Cendant Corporation, had worked at Time Warner for five years, and was a vice president at CNN. Scott Vogel had previously worked as a journalist for The New York Times. The magazine's niche market focus was for "25- to 65-year-olds with household incomes of at least $100,000". Nicole Vogel cited Texas Monthly as one of her models. Planning and research for the magazine included conducting 200 interviews with residents of Portland, in addition to raising US$40,000 from angel investors.
Nicole Vogel had previously sought out seed capital from investors at the Oregon Entrepreneurs Forum in February 2003, and in total raised less than $1 million from investors. One of the first investors in Portland Monthly was the "Women’s Investors Network", a Portland-based group of women-investors which is part of the Oregon Entrepreneurs' Foundation. A formal gathering was held on September 27, 2003 at the Portland Armory to celebrate the launch of the magazine, and the magazine debuted September 29, 2003. The first issue was 104 pages, and due to initial funding issues the magazine appeared bimonthly for the first year. 40,000 copies were produced for the first issue, dedicated to the theme: "Why We Love This Town". The magazine was profitable in its first year and brought in $1 million in revenue.
2004 – 2008
Scott Vogel, the magazine's first editor-in-chief, left Portland Monthly in late 2004 to join The Washington Post. Russ Rymer served as the magazine's editor after Scott Vogel left, but he left in February 2005 to become editor of Mother Jones. After Rymer the magazine went to "employment contracts" for editors. Journalist Louise Lague became the next editor-in-chief of the magazine on April 11, 2005. In 2005 the magazine maintained a staff of 22 in addition to hiring freelancers. In August 2005 Portland Monthly purchased a local magazine related to weddings, the Portland Bride and Groom, founded in 2001. Ted Katauskas, who had formerly worked as a Portland-based freelance journalist and now edits two Colorado mountain town magazines owned by Portland Monthly's parent company, SagaCity Media, was promoted to the magazine's editor-in-chief in August 2005. Katauskas was the fifth employee of the company.
In fall 2008 Paige Williams, who had been an editor at Atlanta Magazine, became editor-in-chief. In April 2009 Randy Gragg, the editor of Portland Spaces, a design magazine owned by Portland Monthly’s parent company, SagaCity Media, was chosen to replace her.
Circulation of Portland Monthly in 2005 numbered 56,000, and in 2006 paid circulation was 56,000 with an additional 18,000 to 22,000 sold on newsstands. In February 2006 the magazine was the seventh-largest city magazine in the United States. As of February 2006 the magazine had reported on the effects of methamphetamine abuse in Oregon, and Enron's usage of the electric utility in Portland.
2009 – present
Randy Gragg stepped down as editor in chief in 2013, but continued to serve as editor at large under the new executive editors, Rachel Ritchie and Zach Dundas.
In 2010 Karen Brooks, an accomplished food critic who had worked at both The Oregonian and Willamette Week, joined the staff at Portland Monthly. The following few years saw other new additions, including senior editors Kelly Clarke, a former arts and culture editor at Willamette Week, and Fiona McCann, a former columnist for the Irish Times.
In January 2014, Portland Monthly launched a comprehensive redesign of the magazine, which included notable changes to the original logo, typefaces throughout, department structures, and names of recurring sections. Mike Novak, formerly a deputy art director for Fortune Small Business magazine, serves as art director.
The magazine’s web and social media efforts feature an array of guides and news services, including frequently-updated blogs on food (Eat Beat), arts and culture (On the Town), fashion and design (Lookbook), health and fitness (The Balance), and travel (Tripster).
Reception
Writing for The Columbian, Angela Allen commented that the first issue of the magazine "shows attitude and literary writing, tosses off lots of names, does a terrific fall culture calendar and digs into a couple of issues, including the Trail Blazers", but was also critical, noting: "Its design is crowded and the type is too small to read for most of us without wearing a pair of 'reader' specs." Tom Boyer of The Seattle Times described the magazine as "a smart mix of reader-friendly features and award-winning journalism". Writing in The Oregonian, Steve Duin commented that he appreciated the lists published in the magazine: "Because I'm addicted to lists – and the bigger the better – the best part of my month is the morning that copy of Portland Monthly lands like a wounded halibut on my desk."
See also
References
- "About us". Portland Monthly Magazine. Retrieved May 6, 2009.
- ^ "Portland Monthly chooses new editor". Portland Business Journal. March 23, 2005. Retrieved September 13, 2008.
- ^ Van Gelder, Lawrence (January 15, 2005). "Arts, Briefly". The New York Times. p. B8. Retrieved September 13, 2008.
- ^ Yim, Su-jin (September 29, 2003). "Misc. Review Portland's Got a Brand-New Mag". The Oregonian. p. D1.
- "About us". Portland Mercury. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
- "About us". Portland Monthly Magazine. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
- ^ Boyer, Tom (August 25, 2005). "Seattle will get new magazine come spring; Portland publisher announces plans". The Seattle Times. p. E1.
- "Portland Monthly Media Kit" (PDF).
- "Case Study: Portland Monthly, Seattle Met and Houstonia Magazines Launch". The Centofante Group. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
- Row, D. K. (December 24, 2004). "D.K.'s Hot Sheet The Latest – And Perhaps Last – Issue of The Organ". The Oregonian. p. 25.
- ^ Richman, Dan (February 25, 2006). "New Magazine is Throwing a Splashy Coming Out Party". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. p. C1. Retrieved September 13, 2008.
- ^ Allen, Angela (October 23, 2003). "Chic Talk: West Elm's goods span Generations X and Y". The Columbian. p. D1.
- ^ Strom, Shelly (January 28, 2005). "Portland Monthly dodges the curse". Portland Business Journal. Retrieved September 13, 2008.
- Nicholas, Jonathan (February 3, 2003). "Sitting Pretty in Pink". The Oregonian. p. C1.
- Enochs, Liz (January 2, 2006). "Women Angels Fill Funding Gap". RedHerring.com. Retrieved September 13, 2008.
- Nicholas, Jonathan (September 29, 2003). "Saturday Night Drama it Was Like Going to a Really Weird Wedding". The Oregonian. p. D1.
- Nakamura, Beth Bergman (September 29, 2003). "Portland Monthly Magazine". The Oregonian. p. D1.
- Preusch, Matthew (December 1, 2003). "Portland Journal: A City Proud of Its Underbelly Slims Down and Tones Up". The New York Times. p. 14.
- ^ "Portland Monthly buys magazine". Portland Business Journal. August 22, 2005. Retrieved September 13, 2008.
- Gragg, Randy (September 3, 2013). "Introducing Our New Editors". pdxmonthly.com. Portland Monthly. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
- "Karen Brooks Named Portland Monthly Food Editor". pdxmonthly.com. Portland Monthly. June 14, 2010. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
- Duin, Steve (March 30, 2006). "Fleshing out Portland by the numbers". The Oregonian. p. C1.
External links
- Portland Monthly Magazine
- "Portland Monthly, Inc. Company Profile". Portland Business Journal.
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