Re: [CH] Chile Pepper Magazine
The Old Bear (oldbear@arctos.com)
Mon, 10 Aug 1998 09:11:18 -0400
In Chile-Heads Digest, v.5 #11, Jim Campbell wrote:
>Date: Sun, 09 Aug 1998 06:36:38 +0000
>From: Jim Campbell <jim@wildpepper.com>
>Subject: Re: [CH] Chile Pepper Magazine
>
>Chile Pepper Magazine did not ever 'go under'. It was sold by Robert
>Speigel to Magnolia Media Group and the offices were moved from
>Albuquerque, NM to Ft. Worth, TX. The original editor of the mag (Dave
>DeWitt) declined their offer of employment and has since started up a
>competing industry targeted mag. The folks at Chile Pepper do not seem
>to be very 'web aware'. Having worked shows produced by both Sunbelt
>(Fiery Foods Show) and Chile Pepper Mag though, I can tell you that
>there is no comparison as to who the nicest, friendliest, people are.
>The folks at Chile Pepper win hands down, IMHO, although I too preferred
>the magazines old format better. Standard disclaimers....
>
>- -Jim C
>MWPH
Thanks for setting the record straigt, Jim. I was about to post
this information when I saw that you had beaten me to it.
There seems to be a lot of confusion on this subject. In fact,
Dave DeWitt has a web page titled "Setting the Record Straight" at
URL: < http://www.fiery-foods.com/zine-industry/setting.html >.
It's odd that Magnolia Media does not use the web as an adjunct
to the magazine. They don't even have an email address, as far
as I can tell. But they do run a regular column in the magazine
about chile-related web sites.
Interestingly, Magnolia also publishes "Pet Life" which has an
extensive web site at URL: < http://www.petlifeweb.com >.
Could it be that Speigel did not sell Magnolia the electronic
rights when they acquired the print magazine? I don't know, but
I'd suspect that there is more here than meets the eye.
Cheers,
The Old Bear