''Sir John Magazine'' was a monthly

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with articles that focused on

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, current world events,

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, and

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. It was portrayed as an upscale and sophisticated type of magazine.

History

''Sir John Magazine'' was created by Anthony Santelli who is also the founder of Premiere Media Group, Inc. Since 2002 Santelli had a magazine idea to present a publication for Canadians' interest in

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. His own interest in political issues inspired him to develop a mainstream magazine that would make politics entertaining, motivating, and compelling to its readers. After making the decision to put teaching aside, he embarked full-time on developing this new magazine. The magazine was first published in July 2007. The magazine was named after

Sir John Alexander Macdonald Sir John Alexander Macdonald (10 or 11January 18156June 1891) was the first prime minister of Canada, serving from 1867 to 1873 and from 1878 until his death in 1891. He was the dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, and had a political ...

, GCB, KCMG, PC, QC, DCL, LL.D, who was born on January 11, 1815, in

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, and who became the first

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, in 1867.

Style

The subscription-based online magazine, ''Sir John'', was mixing

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s with

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and international political coverage to target men and women 25–55. The magazine's motto was "Politics with Flair" and was comparable to the defunct US publication ''

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'' that was started by

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which featured stars on its covers and entertaining but perceptive political coverage inside. Every month inside of ''Sir John Magazine'' there was coverage of politics, fashion, entertainment, technology, and culture. In addition, there were discussion forums, and photo shoots accompanied by political based interviews of female cover models. In previous issues, models such as Eleonora Dimakos and Sabrina Heerema-Agostino appeared on the cover of the online magazine. Special features included "From the Editor's Desk" by Anthony Santelli, "La Chic Fashionista" by Eleonora Dimakos, "In the Modern World" by Lucia Giardulli, and "The World According to James Bradford".

Future

Premiere Media Group, Inc. had plans to produce a print version of ''Sir John Magazine'' to distribute nationally to major cities across Canada. Anthony Santelli expressed in an interview with '' The Chronicle Journal'',

There is most definitely room for this magazine, as long as it's presented in a unique way and this is what sets it apart from ''
Maclean's ''Maclean's'' is a Canadian magazine founded in 1905 which reports on Canadian issues such as politics, pop culture, trends and current events. Its founder, publisher John Bayne Maclean, established the magazine to provide a uniquely Canadian ...
'' magazine.

Notes and references

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