Does Birmingham need another city lifestyle magazine? In addition to Birmingham Magazine, Portico, Thicket (which covers all of Alabama) and the recently launched online-only Pavo Magazine comes B-Metro.
Joe O’Donnell, who left Birmingham Magazine in July, plans to launch B-Metro in November with two colleagues who departed at the same time. (The Web site is live, but not yet finished.)
In an interview with the Birmingham News, he discusses his plans for the new publication:
“We’ll be publishing great writers and photographers, columnists, bloggers and everyday people who have something to say, information to share and insights into the richness and excitement of life in this seven-county region.”
MOBster André Natta will be one of the columnists in the new publication.
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My concern is ad revenue. Is there enough to go around, since so many businesses are downsizing/going under right now?
Well, that’s the big big question for all pubs at this point. Will advertisers return to print, or spend it elsewhere?