Quincy Jones Speaks the Truth, Will Try to “Save” Vibe

Yesterday came word that Vibe Magazine was folding.  Not all that surprising in this climate.

Now comes word that the magazine’s founder, Quincy Jones, is trying to take the title back and create an online-0nly version of Vibe.  One can argue that plenty of magazines are or will try this approach and will or already have failed.

That said, it is refreshing to hear someone from Jones’ generation say something like this:

“We gotta get into the 21st century you know,” Jones said. ” “Print and all that stuff is over, we gotta remember that. The Chicago Tribune, The Seattle Post Intelligencer. The Miami Herald. They’re over the same way as the record business. We have got to get into this century.”      LINK

If more publishers and studio execs would make the same admission they might at least have a fighting chance in the digital age.  But I’m not going to hold my breath.