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383:'s son, Al Gore III, to create a media company characterized by "both bold graphic style and an unconventional approach to business." The team was initially criticized by some industry experts, such as magazine executive and publishing expert Chip Block, who said, "This sounds a lot to me like vanity publishing, a bunch of kids sitting around with something they think is a really good idea, and one of them has a lot of money." Others in the industry praised the magazine's design and concept upon its launch. 77: 179: 36: 393:: "The idea was that we would incentivize consumers with the added benefit that their money goes to charity, incentivize these charities to reach their constituencies for the $ 20 donation, and enjoy the added marketing and public relations that would come from having an innovative strategy." Goldhirsh's theory has been criticized for not being a viable business model. 386:
GOOD's business strategy included donating its magazine subscription fees entirely to charities, offering subscribers multiple options for which organization their fee supported. Goldhirsh explained the reasoning behind the strategy in an interview with
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resumed publication of the magazine with a new design and format. In 2017, the magazine received a National Magazine Award in the Personal Service category for the Winter issue, ″What Can He Really Do, What Can We Do About It?″
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founder Bernie Goldhirsh) who wanted to create a "free press for the critical idealist." Eschewing experienced editors, he hired friends from college and high school, including
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In February 2016, Good Worldwide hired Nancy Miller, formerly of Wired, Fast Company, and Los Angeles magazine, to serve as editor-in-chief of the digital and print magazine.
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tested a concept called the "GOOD Sheet", a broadsheet product distributed exclusively at Starbucks. The company also experimented with a name-your-own-pricing scheme.
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Instead of traditional marketing strategies, GOOD used their marketing budget to throw launch parties which have been reviewed and discussed by publications such as
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is a United States-based company with offices in Los Angeles, New York, and Seattle that reports on businesses and non-profits. GOOD produces a website, a quarterly
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In June 2012, most of the magazine's editors were fired. The firings were "for strategic reasons" to shift GOOD's focus to its social network. Eight former
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In August 2018, Good Media Group laid off 31 employees from its Upworthy site. In response, Upworthy CEO Charlie Wilkie resigned, and
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GOOD/Media produces an online news site, www.good.is, and quarterly print magazine,
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and mentioned by APM's Marketplace. The magazine and its website were covered by
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Jumo and GOOD Combine Forces to Create Content and Social Engagement Platform
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promoting donations of time and money to charities and non-profits;
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Around launch time in the fall of 2006, GOOD was featured in the
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On August 17, 2011, a joint announcement was made that
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