Hard copy Lien magazine to close
LIEN, a free
Franco-Singaporean arts magazine which reports on the local cultural scene in
Singapore, will no longer be available in print come January 2002.
The November/December issue - featured above - is the last print edition of the
magazine which is published by Alliance Française in partnership with Capricorn
Media. However, all is not lost, for from January 2002, LIEN will be published
on the Internet.
According to the magazine's last print editorial, the magazine had hoped to
thrive with the support of advertising revenue generated by the magazine. But,
the current economic downturn has led to their advertisers cutting down on
publicity costs, thereby making it difficult for the magazine to be a viable
venture.
Watch out for their January/February 2002 issue which will be published at the
Alliance Française website.