Magazines vs. Newspapers

I wrote a piece on Hollywood Slots for the December issue of Bangor Metro Magazine. Although it's November 10th we are getting ready to sign off on the mag and send it to the printers. I wrote this behind the scenes look at the 6-month old facility in October and primarily focused on the technology the company uses to run their hotel, restaurant, and game facility efficiently.

My uncle, who works for the Bangor Daily News and loves him some slot machines, told me there was a business article about Hollywood Slots in the newspaper the other day. Apparently the company isn't doing so well. They are planning on "reorganizing" their employees in hopes to layoff as few as possible. They have also shortened their hours. Instead of staying open until 4 am they will be closing their doors at 1 or 2 am depending on the day.

I went back in to the final layout of the story to make sure the correct information was in there. This is the last day for changes. How fast things can change! This is the prime difference between newspapers and magazines -- timliness. The magazine will take 2 weeks to print and be distributed. The entire company could go bankrupt in those two weeks and there is nothing we can do to change the magazine story. This is where the power of the pen leaves you high and dry.