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On Ladies Home Journal Folding After 131 Years

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By Bob Sacks

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Yesterday was an interesting day. In the morning I got the opportunity to speak via Skype to a wonderful college class hosted by John Fennell, associate professor and Meredith Chair in Service Journalism at the Missouri School of Journalism.

Later in the day, and just by coincidence, we all heard that Meredith Corporation was closing down Ladies Home Journal after a run of 131 years. In the after effect of the announcement, I received a dozen notes from friends, associates and concerned subscribers.

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Bob Sacks

Bob Sacks (aka BoSacks) is a printing/publishing industry consultant and president of The Precision Media Group (BoSacks.com). He is also the co-founder of the research company Media-Ideas (Media-Ideas.net), and publisher and editor of a daily international e-newsletter, Heard on the Web. Sacks has held posts as director of manufacturing and distribution, senior sales manager (paper), chief of operations, pressman, circulator and almost every other job this industry has to offer.

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