There is perhaps no greater city than Rome to exude the glamour and luxe often associated with the magazine industry. The ancient allure of the city provided the perfect setting for a global conversation on the future of magazine media. The 39th World Magazine Congress organized by FIPP brought together over 700 industry professionals to discuss current trends and successes, and what they mean for the future of magazine publishing.
Four NYU M.S. in Publishing: Digital and Print Media students were selected to attend the congress and report on the event for the FIPP website. Anna Arutiunova, Clarisse Khairallah, Ashley Roberts, and I were excited to be part of the a global conversation and also to meet three NYU Center for Publishing Board of Advisors members attending the Congress: Martha Nelson, Editor-in-Chief of Time Inc., Mary Berner, President and Chief Executive Officer of MPA-The Association of Magazine Media, and Declan Moore, President of Publishing and Digital Media for the National Geographic Society. [Read more…] about Roman Holiday: Magazines and Madcap Reporting