by MediaSlut (@MediaSlut) Vladimir Putin. Russia. Olympics. What more needs to be said? Tons! And, of course, the media is all the way behind uncovering the injustice happening in Russia at the moment, especially towards its LGBT community… and that the Russians aren’t ready at all for the Sochi Winter Olympics that are starting… today!
This is a selection of (smart and creative) covers focusing on the Winter Olympics, Gay-rights and also Putin — I’ll let the different covers talk for themselves. May the media keep fighting for people’s rights and not be silenced!
TIME, 18 February 2014
Reporters Without Borders, 2014 campaign
Note: this is not a magazine cover but branding for a campaign Reporters Without Borders started, and I just thought it so strong, it had to be included.
Read more about the campaign here.
The New Yorker, 3 February 2014
Bloomberg Businessweek, 6 January 2014
Xtra!, November 2013
The Economist, 1 February 2014
Other noteworthy campaigns:
- #Mundpropoganda from GQ Germany (hat tip to Huffington Post)
- Google’s latest doodle, complete with Olympic Charter quotation:
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MagLove by @MediaSlut is a regular slot featuring the best local and international magazine covers every week, recognising well thought-out, powerful and interesting (and hopefully all three-in-one) covers and celebrating the mix of pragmatism, creativity and personal taste that created each of them. The (for now anonymous) blogger behind MediaSlut knows way too much for his own good about media in South Africa, magazines in particular. His mission is to show when SA magazines fail but, most importantly, also when they succeed. If you’re looking for a library about SA magazines and news, this is your one-stop pitstop.
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