Note: To the thousands of people who visit my site ( Aloha Mallori) be forewarned that my blog/online mag is a project for a class at the University of Montana in Missoula were I am a senior in print journalism. What follows is a plan designed to get this mag some real exposure and earn myself some big bucks (but not in that order.) The class I am taking is taught by Jonathan Weber, former editor and chief of The Industry Standard and current founder and editor of New West, “a network of online communities devoted to the culture, economy, politics, environment and overall atmosphere of the Rocky Mountain West,” New West . So if this blog entry seems a bit dry, that’s because it is, but dry content is better then no content and I’m a busy boy. Kick back and read my proposals and add any questions, comments concerns or just skip it and wait until I write something worth a piss.

Aloha,

Mark

Circulation plan.

I won’t say exactly who this printer is (and they are not in Kalispell and they don’t publish the CFC’s rival weekly newspaper) but printers in general are scum. Our printer didn’t care if the paper made it out on Friday (when they were supposed to have it done) or merrily postpone the delivery of our fish-wrap on Monday, cutting three days off our shelf-life and burning our advertisers out of 40% of their ad week. That was just the tip of the iceberg, but I’m pressed for time so just let me say that there is no way that I want to publish a print magazine in Montana. I don’t have the funds, the time, the penitence nor do I want to scramble up the side of a clock tower and start thinning out the crowd.