bitch magazine

Since 1996, we've been publishing incisive commentary and critiques of TV, movies, magazines, advertising, and other media/cultural products, plus interviews with and profiles of cool, smart feminist pop culture makers. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::
Bitch Magazine needs your help! First the bad news: The print publishing industry as a whole is staring into a void. Across the board, newsstand magazine sales are in a slump, subscriber numbers are down, and paper and postal costs continue to rise. But it's not magazines like US Weekly or Vogue that you'll see disappearing from the newsstands—they have the parent companies and the resources to weather industry ill winds. It's the small, independent magazines like Bitch that will disappear, because the odds are already stacked high against us. And simply put: We need to raise $40,000 by October 15th in order to print the next issue of Bitch.Now the good news: While it's true that $40,000 is a lot of money, we know the number of you Bitch supporters is in the hundreds of thousands. And we're asking each of you who values independent, nonprofit media and intelligent feminist cultural analysis to contribute what you can to ensure that Bitch thrives. And while we can't say what form Bitch will take in the future (our direction will depend, in part, on your feedback), we can say that we've been hard at work to find an innovative publishing model that will allow us to maintain the spirit and integrity of Bitch while also reflecting the changing world around us.As a nonprofit, reader-funded media organization, our fate really is—and always will be—in your hands. We don't need a parent company. We just need you! Please help us continue this important work by donating and sharing this message!!::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::::::::
If you have questions about subsciptions, etc, PLEASE LOOK ON OUR WEBSITE: www.bitchmagazine.org .DO NOT ask us to review your music on myspace or your books online. If you have something you would like us to hear or read please send it to the address below:Bitch: Feminist Response to Pop Culture 4930 NE 29th Ave Portland, OR 97211 www.bitchmagazine.org::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

COFOUNDERS Lisa Jervis and Andi Zeisler

PUBLISHER Debbie Rasmussen

EDITORIAL/CREATIVE DIRECTOR Andi Zeisler

ART DIRECTOR Briar Levit

CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Rachel Fudge

MANAGING EDITOR Miriam Wolf

DEVELOPMENT/OUTREACH COORDINATOR Amy S. Williams

STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Jeffery Walls

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Bitch's honesty, thoughtfulness, modesty, and understated brilliance make it a must-read. --San Francisco Review
One of the best-written and edited girl-centric zines around. --Spin
Required reading for the modern feminist. --Baltimore City Paper
A breath of journalistic fresh air. --Chicago Tribune
Cheerfully attitudinous updated feminism. --Katha Pollit, The Nation