Podcast: Jonathan Moreno on Mind Wars Neurophilosophy
Webzine
An online magazine that caters to a niche or special interest subject matter, i.e. a zine, is referred to as an ezine (usually pronounced “e-zeen”). An ezine that appears on the World Wide Web is called a webzine, although webzine may also refer to all online magazines. Other names include cyberzine and hyperzine. For web sites that represent an existing print magazine, the web site is usually referred to as “<publication title> Online”, whereas an online only magazine is often titled “<publication title> Online Magazine”.
A webzine tends to be published on a regulated basis (weekly, biweekly, monthly) and may maintain an editorial control system. A distinguishing characteristic from blogs is that webzines bypass the strict adherence to the reverse-chronological format; the front page is mostly clickable headlines and is laid out either manually on a periodic basis, or automatically based on the story type.
Zone 451 originally emerged online as BBS newsletter under the banner ILA Music Reviews (derived from a play on creator Naeem Ali Randhawa’s middle name). As the potential of the newly developing World Wide Web became evident, Randhawa enlisted writer and journalist Dylan Young to help develop and expand the project. Together they co-founded Eye-Net Reviews. Eye-Net Reviews was subsequently relaunched in 1996 as Zone451, after Toronto’s alternative newspaper, Eye Weekly, sent the webzine a Cease & Desist order citing trademark infringement. In its relaunched form, Zone451 expanded its content and range, covering not only music but film, gaming, poetry and literature, sports, travel, art and food, becoming the Web’s first true general interest publication. Zone451’s staff also increased beyond its humble beginnings, swelling at its zenith, with Randhawa as Publisher and Young as Editor-in-chief, to as many as 26 writers, photographers, graphic designers, programmers, and sales managers. Zone451 was the first online publication to be accredited by the Montreal Expos and the National Hockey League (NHL)and, between 1996-1997, it was the Internet’s most downloaded Web-based literature and travel publication. In 1998, Young left Zone451 to pursue directions in print journalism. Randhawa continued to publish Zone451 and even moved its headquarters from Montreal, Quebec to Dallas, Texas. Once in Dallas, Zone451 became primarily a travel journalism publication and was eventually relaunched once more as JustSayGo.com.
In the 2000s, some webzines began appearing in a printed format to complement their online versions. These included Movie Insider, Slate, Synthesis and Lucire magazines.
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