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Jonathon Scott Feit, President & CEO / Chief Editor & Publisher
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Editor's Note - December 2005
Because every once in a while, there’s an exclusive to be captured: While attending the American Magazine Conference in Puerto Rico a few weeks ago, Deputy Publisher Igor Finkel saw that Senator John McCain (who was speaking to the conference the next day) was heading up the craps table, and there was some space to stand on his immediate right. Never shy and ever suave, Igor sidled up, made some small talk, and found himself being schooled by the Senator about a game he had never before played. Along I came a few minutes later and, after introducing myself, asked if we could have an interview; the answer made our night: “Sure, how about tomorrow, after my talk?” (The interview begins on page 18.)
The theme of our sixth issue is Our Hidden World, so we bring you a collection of details you should notice. People you might otherwise never face; causes that deserve (and receive, starting on page 124) our reverence; in the Fence section, perspectives that you ought to hear (but may not have, or previously ignored). Each wrinkles our world, and together they embody the lifestyle that is Citizen Culture—perspectives of, by, and for Young Professionals.
We aim to be in the right place at the right time, with the right medium and the right messages. Our switch from print to digital distribution serves a singular purpose: to deliver the magazine to Young Professional readers where we all find ourselves at once captive and attentive—our computers. We’re proud to be the world’s first test of the technology as a re-launch platform. You gain multimedia interactivity and more of the content you’ve asked for; you lose the chore of a special newsstand trip to buy our next month’s issue.
I have tended to use this space to lay out the framework of a political platform, as the publishers I emulate have done before me. But when profound change is afoot, my job shifts to what a colleague of mine calls “Reader-in-Chief,” taking your hands so we can journey together. Have we accomplished our goals?
Now and in the future, we invite your submissions as well as your letters of suggestion, support and criticism. Write to letters@citizenculture.com. This magazine is your mouthpiece, and citizenculture.com is your hub. We look forward to knowing you.
Admiringly,
Jonathon Scott Feit,
Chief Editor & Publisher,
on behalf of Citizen Culture
