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''Paris Passion'', also known as ''Passion'', was an English-language city magazine in France that existed from 1981 to 1991. Its main editorial focus was on life in Paris for both residents and visitors. Launched on a shoestring budget as a 24-page black-and-white tabloid, ''Passion'' eventually evolved into a glossy 140-page magazine. ''Passion'' was conceived as a forum for the written word and to showcase the visual side of Paris. It regularly published excellent photography and benefited from the pool of creative illustrators in Paris. The magazine’s use of strong eye-catching visuals on its large format covers was an influential part of its identity. ==History== Launched in November 1981, ''Paris Passion'' was an English-language magazine in France that existed until early 1991. Its main editorial focus was on life in Paris for both residents and visitors. Also known as ''Passion'', it featured an eclectic mix of feature journalism, interviews with leading figures in Paris, city consumer advice, coverage of French arts, culture, politics, design, architecture, food and fashion and was also a regular showcase for excellent photography. For many years, ''Passion'' also had a detachable events-listings section, published short fiction by Paris-based writers, a French-language section, and a separate fashion supplement called ''Accent''. Despite good distribution and a relatively high profile in Paris, ''Passion'' was more a critical success than a financial one. Its financial struggle undermined the magazine's full editorial potential. ''Passion'' began on a shoestring budget as a 24-page black-and-white tabloid and eventually evolved into a full-fledged glossy 140-page magazine. Over its nine-plus years, ''Passion'' published 78 issues. At its peak, the circulation reached 50,000 copies, with almost a quarter of that distributed outside France. It was sold and displayed prominently in news kiosks and bookstores in Paris and even had street hawkers selling it in certain parts of the city. It was available in international newsstands in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, Toronto, Montreal, London, and Amsterdam and had subscribers in many countries. In addition to its practical information and extensive arts and entertainment coverage, ''Passion'' became popular also for its often irreverent and humorous (but not mocking) take on the French and the challenges and idiosyncrasies of Paris life. It did not shy away from serious issues. It tackled everything from the political intrigues at Paris City Hall to urban planning fiascoes to French anti-Semitism to drug-related social problems in Paris to the plight of North African immigrants in France and a variety of environmental concerns. ''Passion'' can be seen as part of the time-honored tradition of expatriate English-language publishing in Paris that dates back to the early 20th century. Over the years, there have been numerous, mostly literary, publications published in English in the French capital, most of them short-lived. ''Passion'' was founded by expatriate Canadian journalist Robert Sarner. He moved to Paris in 1979 from Toronto where he had begun his career in journalism a few years earlier. Before starting ''Passion'', Sarner took part in the Paris-based 'Journalists In Europe' fellowship program. His partners in the magazine were Michael Budman and Don Green, both originally from Detroit and the co-founders of Roots Canada Ltd. (a successful apparel company and lifestyle brand). Sarner was the Editor-in-Chief and Publisher, while Budman and Green were the Executive Publishers. Sarner had first met Budman and Green in Canada a few years earlier when he approached them for investment in a city magazine that he had hoped to launch in Toronto. In 1988, the London-based city magazine ''Time Out'' purchased the majority of ''Paris Passion''. ''Time Outs owner Tony Elliott became the co-publisher with Robert Sarner who also remained the Editor-in-Chief. Under the new ownership, ''Passion'' adopted a more conventional physical format, expanded its staff and moved into new, better-equipped headquarters. Two and a half years later, following a difference of opinion over the direction of the magazine, Elliott squeezed out Sarner in mid-1990. Elliott then brought in staff from London, redesigned the magazine, and changed the editorial style from American to British. But the business faltered further and ''Time Out'' ended up closing the magazine in 1991. In the 1990s, ''Time Out'' used the ''Paris Passion'' name in conjunction with some of the annual Paris guides it published during that period. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Paris Passion magazine」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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