By Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke 5/13 4:16pm

Department of Complaints

T Magazine (Photo credit: The New York Times).

T Magazine Criticized For Thin Cover Model

The summer travel issue of T, the Times‘s luxury magazine that was included in this Sunday’s paper, drew some reader criticism, public editor Margaret Sullivan noted today in a blog post.

The cover showed a rather slender model dressed in a lace one piece, with wet hair and a leather jacket slung over one shoulder and the accompanying feature, which was a round-up of models in black bathing suits and  leather cover ups, promoted readers to declare the model too thin and too young, and the feature too bondadge-y. Read More

By Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke 10/17/12 12:30pm

Magazines

Kristina-ONeill

Kristina O’Neill Leaves Harper’s Bazaar For WSJ. Magazine

The luxury magazine musical chairs continue. Kristina O’Neill, Harper’s Bazaar’s executive editor, is leaving Hearst to edit WSJ. Magazine. Last month, The New York Times poached former WSJ editrix Deborah Needleman for T: The New York Times Style Magazine. Ms. Needleman replaced Sally Singer at the Times’s luxury glossy.

Ms. O’Neill, who held editorial roles at New York magazine and Time Out New York before moving to Harper’s Bazaar in 2000, will report to Ruth Altchek. Ms. Altcheck will oversee the Off Duty lifestyle section and WSJ. Magazine in the newly created role of editorial director for WSJ Weekend. Read More

By John Koblin 7/28/10 12:36am

New Front in WSJ vs. The Times — the Glossies!

The Times and The Journal have been warring on several fronts—in New York, with business and national and political coverage—and now it appears we can add the luxury magazine business firmly to the mix.

Let’s call it the new Elle vs. Vogue! Maybe that’s wishful thinking from a media reporter, but The Read More