In this Mr. Magazine™ interview, legendary magazine designer Roger Black reflects on what it really takes to build media that lasts, from knowing your reader to respecting attention and staying grounded in human storytelling, even as platforms and technology keep changing.

Stephen Orr is reinventing Better Homes and Gardens with a fresh, people-centered vision that honors its legacy while boldly embracing its multimedia future.

As most of you know, I have retired from the world of academia after 37 years of teaching.  Earlier in 2021 I started the Magazine Media Center with the goal to preserve the past, present and future of the magazine media.

Defining a magazine, to some, is a very mercuric issue. To others, it is a clear cut definition. During some recent readings, I came across this definition from the book Magazines In The United States published in 1956. However, the definition is from 1908.