by P.D. Lesko

THERE'S AN OLD joke that goes something like this: It's a recession when your neighbor loses his job. It's a depression when you lose your job. Needless to say, the economy has slowed a bit during the past three months. Fortunately, the Adjunct Advocate's subscriber base continues to grow, and the magazine is doing relatively well. That's not to say that our publisher's reps. (the company which sells advertising on behalf of the magazine) aren't hearing plenty of budget woes from the current and potential advertisers whom they contact on our behalf. I feel very, very lucky, nonetheless, to have a job at a thriving publication.

Several weeks ago, LinguaFranca ceased publication after ten years in business. According to the article in the New York Times, publisher Jeffrey Kittay intended to keep his second magazine, University Business, going. In late-December, I found out that Kittay had laid off the majority of his UB staff, as well. I will miss LinguaFranca and University Business for a number of reasons, not the least among which is that there are now two fewer general interest publications to serve the higher education marketplace. I am sorry for the people--certainly Jeff Kittay, whom I met last August during a visit to New York--but even more so for his staff. Jeff Kittay will land on his feet, I am sure. What with the shrinking number of jobs in publishing, his staff will have a more difficult time of it, I'm afraid.

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