Design director Richard Baron writes: “Recently left Road & Track after 30 + years. Pursuing a variety of freelance publishing projects. Currently involved with Porsche Panorama magazine as well as working on a major automotive history book project, soon to be published. Also work with developing ‘Life With Cars‘ radio program, soon to be launched… Continue Reading
Category Archives: New Roads
Is Print Going Away?
“Babies born now will never read anything in print. Face the reality that print will eventually go away,” according to Ben Horowitz, as quoted by Wooden Horse News from the technology entrepreneur’s speech at the American Magazine Conference in October. . . . The Newsletter also quoted John Micklethwait, editor-in-chief of The Economist, ” Print… Continue Reading
Jean Knows Cars Launches, NewsPress Crosses the Atlantic, The Fast Car Lane Partners with Jiayou Network
Jean (Lienert) (Lindamood) Jennings has ventured into the turbulent media seas with a blog, “Jean Knows Cars.” Unlike most first-time bloggers who breast the waves with a rowboat, she has at least, a schooner crafted by knowledge, experience, talent and a name well-known and respected in autodom- earned mostly in 30 years with Automobile Magazine,… Continue Reading
Launches: ChooseControl, TACH-TV, Speed News
Gavin O’Malley writes in Online Media Daily, July13, “AOL Autos and Toyota are expected to debut a search tool on Monday designed to help car shoppers find the perfect ride.” Dubbed “ChooseControl,” the tool tailors searches by consumer interest. For example, telling the system that babies will be on board will yield different search results… Continue Reading
TotalCarScore Is Live, Noeth’s Bonneville Salt Flats Reborn
Former Edmunds.com editor-in-chief Karl Brauer has his TotalCarScore.com web site up and running. The “Total Car Score” that gives the site its name incorporates a default list of nine equally weighted authoritative auto industry sources including: Consumer Guide, Consumer Reports, Edmunds.com, JD Power, MSN autos, The Car Connection, and US News & World Report. In addition,… Continue Reading
Time For An Evening News Product?
Is it time for an evening news product? Can drivers be trusted to think? Are car enthusiasts are force with which to be reckoned?… Continue Reading
Robot Writes Better Story; English Dailies Bringing Fight to America
The Media Digest reports that two major dailies doing battle for readers in England are going to take their fight to America as well. Both The Daily Mail and the Guardian have revealed plans to open editorial offices here with intent to boost their online presence among the “Yanks.” MailOnline is also in the process… Continue Reading
Canadian Collaboration; iCar to be Launched in May
The new collaboration between the Automotive Journalists of Canada and the Canadian Automobile Association includes launching an online publication to “inform consumers about new engine technologies.” . . . A similarly purposed quarterly magazine titled iCar will be launched in England in May. Specialty magazine publisher Future’s announcement said iCar will cater to “growing consumer… Continue Reading