Pacific Magazine

Last updated
Pacific Magazine
Pacific Magazine cover.jpg
Staff writersGiff Johnson
David Miho
Fili Sagapolutele
Alex Rheeney
Categories Current events
Culture
News
Politics
Pacific Island issues
FrequencyBi-monthly until July 2008,
e-zine until January 1, 2009
Founded1976
Final issue2008
CompanyTransOceanic Media
CountryUSA
Based in Honolulu
LanguageEnglish
Website pacificmagazine.net
ISSN 1533-3183

Pacific Magazine was a regional news and current affairs magazine and online news agency specializing in coverage of the Pacific Islands region, including Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. The magazine was headquartered and published in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Contents

Pacific Magazine was published bi-monthly from 1976 until July 2008, when it transitioned to a completely online magazine. [1] The magazine remained the oldest continuously published regional magazine in the Pacific Islands region [1] at the time publication was suspended on January 1, 2009. [1] The magazine's readership grew to include subscribers outside of the Pacific Islands region including Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and the Middle East. [2]

History

Pacific Magazine was founded in Honolulu in 1976. The magazine was purchased by TransOceanic Media, a subsidiary of the AIO Group, from its former publisher, Bruce Jensen, in May 2000. [2] Pacific Magazine distributed approximately 7,500 copies throughout the Northern Pacific region, [2] and an additional 7,500 copies through a former competitor based in Fiji as of July 2001. [3]

TransOceanic Media expanded the magazine's monthly readership to a circulation of more than 35,000 after its acquisition. [2] TransOceanic Media also launched Pacific Magazine's web-based news service. [2] The Pacific Magazine site published news stories from across the Pacific Islands and Asia-Pacific region. [2] The site published news from other Pacific news services, such as Tahitipresse and Oceania Flash, as well as from regional or national newspapers from across the Pacific.

Pacific Magazine published its last print edition in July 2008. [2] The magazine's editors and staff began focusing exclusively on its web site, [2] which included an archive of past stories and an almanac of important Pacific Island people. Giff Johnson, the magazine's foreign correspondent who was based in Majuro, Marshall Islands, was named the interim managing editor in 2008 to supervise Pacific Magazine's transition from print to a strictly online magazine. [1] The Pacific Magazine web site drew over 50,000 unique visitors per month in 2008. [2]

On October 1, 2008, Fijian journalist Ulamila Kurai Wragg was appointed the new managing editor of Pacific Magazine. [1] She replaced the interim editor, Giff Johnson. [1] Wragg, who was previously the Cook Islands correspondent for Pacific Magazine, worked as the managing editor from her home base in Rarotonga in the Cook Islands. [1]

As part of the 2008 editorial leadership shake-up, Pacific Magazine publisher Floyd Takeuchi became the magazine's "publisher-editor", working in conjunction with Wragg to develop the magazine's new editorial direction. [1] The senior management team which Wragg joined also included Florence Betham, the magazine's associate publisher who is from Tafuna, American Samoa. [1]

Still the global financial crisis of 2008–2009, which hit hardest towards the end of the 2008, apparently continued to decrease the advertising revenue earned by Pacific Magazine. [2]

Suspension of publication

Pacific Magazine suspended all operations on January 1, 2009, after 32 years of continuous publication, both in print or online. [2] The magazine's publisher, Floyd Takeuchi, cited the ongoing global financial crisis for the suspension. [4] Takeuchi said that he expected the financial crisis to continue for the foreseeable future, making the company unable to continue publication "at the same level of quality." [4] Pacific Magazine's correspondents and journalists, who are based throughout the Pacific Islands region, were informed of the magazine's planned suspension in early December 2008. [4] The suspension of operations left open the possibility that Pacific Magazine could be relaunched in the future once economic conditions improve.

Related Research Articles

Aloha Airlines was an airline in the United States that operated passenger flights from 1946 until 2008. It was headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii, operating from its hub at Honolulu International Airport.

<i>Arkansas Democrat-Gazette</i> Daily newspaper in Little Rock, Arkansas

The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette is the newspaper of record in the U.S. state of Arkansas, printed in Little Rock with a northwest edition published in Lowell. It is distributed for sale in all 75 of Arkansas' counties.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pacific Islands Forum</span> Intergovernmental organization of island nations in the Pacific Ocean

The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) is an inter-governmental organization that aims to enhance cooperation among countries and territories of Oceania, including formation of a trade bloc and regional peacekeeping operations. It was founded in 1971 as the South Pacific Forum (SPF), and changed its name in 1999 to "Pacific Islands Forum", so as to be more inclusive of the Forum's Oceania-spanning membership of both north and south Pacific island countries, including Australia. It is a United Nations General Assembly observer.

<i>Far Eastern Economic Review</i> Asian business magazine

The Far Eastern Economic Review was an Asian business magazine published from 1946 to 2009. The English-language news magazine was based in Hong Kong and published weekly until it converted to a monthly publication in December 2004 because of financial difficulties.

The Georgia Straight is a free Canadian weekly news and entertainment newspaper published in Vancouver, British Columbia, by Overstory Media Group. Often known simply as The Straight, it is delivered to newsboxes, post-secondary schools, public libraries and a large variety of other locations.

The Honolulu Advertiser was a daily newspaper published in Honolulu, Hawaii. At the time publication ceased on June 6, 2010, it was the largest daily newspaper in Hawaii. It published daily with special Sunday and Internet editions.

The Honolulu Star-Bulletin was a daily newspaper based in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. At the time publication ceased on June 6, 2010, it was the second largest daily newspaper in the state of Hawaiʻi.

<i>TES</i> (magazine) UK trade publication

Tes , formerly known as the Times Educational Supplement, is a British weekly trade magazine aimed at education professionals. It was first published in 1910 as a pull-out supplement in The Times newspaper. Such was its popularity that in 1914, the supplement became a separate publication selling for one penny.

The Hawaii Island Journal was a free newspaper founded in 1999 and published on the Big Island of Hawaii three Saturdays a month. Originally based in the Kona town of Captain Cook and later headquartered in Hilo, the Journal focused on political, environmental, and cultural news. The print paper shut in 2008 and as of 2014, the website has not been updated since 2011.

MidWeek is a weekly United States tabloid shopper and advertisement periodical published Wednesday in Honolulu, Hawaii and distributed throughout the Islands of Oahu and Kauai. It is owned by Black Press and is a sister publication of the Honolulu Star-Advertiser.

<i>The Daily Star</i> (Lebanon) English language newspaper in Beirut, Lebanon

The Daily Star was an English-language newspaper in Lebanon which was distributed across the Middle East. It was founded by Kamel Mrowa in 1952, ceased its print format in February 2020, and completely closed on 31 October 2021.

<i>The Cavalier Daily</i>

The Cavalier Daily is an independent, student-run daily news organization at the University of Virginia. Founded in 1890, under the name College Topics, The Cavalier Daily is Virginia's oldest collegiate daily and the oldest daily newspaper in Charlottesville, Virginia.

<i>New Idea</i>

New Idea is a long-running Australian weekly magazine aimed at women, now published by Are Media.

The Diplomat is an international online news magazine covering politics, society, and culture in the Indo-Pacific region. It is based in Washington, D.C.

<i>Business & Finance</i> Fortnightly Irish business magazine (1964-)

Business & Finance is an Irish business magazine published by Catalyst Media, that was established by Hugh McLaughlin in September 1964. It provides news, comment, and analysis on Irish and international news stories. The readership consists of business professionals, including senior level business leaders such as CEOs and heads of functions. It was a sister title to investigative news magazine Magill, which closed in 2009.

Ulamila Kurai Wragg born 18 June 1968 is a Fijian journalist currently based in Rarotonga, Cook Islands.

In April 2009, Fiji underwent a constitutional crisis when the Court of Appeal ruled that the 2006 Fijian coup d'état had been illegal. The Court dismissed the Interim Cabinet led by Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama that had governed Fiji since the coup. However, President Josefa Iloilo announced on a nationwide radio broadcast that he was abrogating the Constitution. He dismissed all judges and constitutional appointees, and reinstated Bainimarama and his cabinet. He also instituted emergency rule which increased police powers and allowed media censorship.

News is an Austrian weekly news magazine published in German and based in Vienna, Austria. The weekly is the major news magazine in the country and has been in circulation since October 1992.

Giff Johnson is a Marshall Islands based editor and journalist. He is also the author of the self-published book Don't Ever Whisper which tells of his late wife Darlene Keju's fight to share the Marshall Islanders plight with the rest of the world wasn't being told of the events. In 2013, he was interviewed by ABC Radio presenter Geraldine Coutts in relation to the book.

<i>Bangladesh Pratidin</i> Bengali-language independent daily newspaper

Bangladesh Pratidin, literally meaning Bangladesh Everyday, is a Bengali-language independent daily newspaper in Bangladesh. It was founded on 15 March 2010. Bangladesh Pratidin tops the list of highest circulated dailies in the country out of 345 newspapers published from Dhaka and elsewhere, the information minister told parliament 10 March 2014. Naem Nizam is the editor of Bangladesh Pratidin. Bangladesh Pratidin is a subsidiary of East West Media Group (EWMG), which is owned by Bashundhara Group. On behalf of EWMG, the publisher of the newspaper is Moynal Hossain Chowdhury.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Ulamila Kurai Wragg Named Managing Editor Of Pacific Magazine". Pacific Magazine. October 1, 2008. Retrieved January 24, 2009.[ dead link ]
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Pacific Magazine shuts down". Pacific Business Magazine. January 6, 2009. Retrieved January 25, 2009.
  3. ↑ Engle, Erika (July 31, 2001). "Hawaii Business owner buys Honolulu magazine". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Retrieved January 25, 2009.
  4. 1 2 3 "Honolulu-based, Pacific Magazine, suspends all operations". Radio New Zealand International. January 4, 2009. Retrieved January 24, 2009.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.