POZ (magazine)

POZ (magazine)

"POZ" is a magazine that chronicles the lives of people impacted by HIV/AIDS. [Cassidy, William; August 2005; [http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a783684858~db=all “Accent on the POZitive? AIDS Coverage in POZ, A Magazine for HIV-Positive Individuals”] ; Atlantic Journal of Communication, Volume 13, Issue 3, pages 169-182] Its website, Poz.com, has daily HIV/AIDS news, treatment information, forums, blogs and personals.

The magazine was founded in 1994 [Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, [http://www.glaad.org/media/AIDS/timeline/index.php “Timeline of Major Media and Cultural Events in HIV and AIDS History – 1994”] ] by Sean Strub, an HIV-positive and openly gay businessman and activist. Before launching "POZ", Strub was involved with numerous social issues, including politics, environmentalism, civil rights, LGBT rights and HIV/AIDS.

"POZ" is published by Smart + Strong, which also publishes "AIDSmeds.com", a website for HIV/AIDS treatment information; "Real Health", a magazine and website for African-American health; and "Tu Salud", a magazine and website for Latino health.

In 2004, Strub sold Smart + Strong to CDM Publishing, LLC. [POZ.com, [http://www.poz.com/staffbios.shtml POZ Staff Bios] ] Jeremy Grayzel is CEO of CDM Publishing and Smart + Strong. He was president of VNU eMedia (now known as Nielsen Business Media). Ian Anderson is president of Smart + Strong. He was director of product development at VNU eMedia. Megan Strub is publisher and executive vice president of Smart + Strong. She was part of the launch of "POZ" in 1994.

In 2006, Regan Hofmann [Miller, Lia; [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/13/business/media/13poz.html?_r=1&scp=4&sq=poz&st=cse&oref=slogin “A Poz Columnist is Named Its Editor”] ; The New York Times; March 13, 2006] became editorial director of Smart + Strong and "POZ"’s editor-in-chief. She was the writer of the magazine’s “Anonymous” column. Previously, Hofmann was editor-in-chief of "New Jersey Life" and founded "Poets, Artists & Madmen".

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External Links

* [http://www.poz.com POZ.com]
* [http://www.aidsmeds.com AIDSmeds.com]
* [http://www.realhealthmag.com RealHealthMag.com]
* [http://www.tusaludmag.com TuSaludMag.com]
* [http://www.smartandstrong.com SmartAndStrong.com]


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