Contempo Magazine
Encyclopedia
Contempo Magazine is a monthly print and daily online
American
magazine
published in McAllen
, Texas
. The magazine is owned by Contempo Magazine, Inc., and was established in January 2008. It regularly features original articles about fashion, home improvement
, entertainment
, technology, computers, health care
, personal finance
, travel, pets, food and dining, restaurant reviews, and people stories that are relevant to the Rio Grande Valley
of Texas. Many of the stories deal with the Greater McAllen area which is a metroplex influenced by both American and Mexican culture. The print edition is hand delivered to 8000 affluent homes in the greater McAllen area. About 50,000 hits are visited upon the website and blog every month which features video stories, feeds, and text. The internet readership is growing by 20-30% every month. The ratio of advertising to content is maintained. HTML text of the online version is translated to Spanish
with gadgets placed on many pages. About 10% of the internet readership is from Northern Mexico. Contempo Magazine Blog is consistently the highest ranked active Conservative Hispanic blog on Google.The blog addresses political issues and legislation of interest locally,statewide, and nationally.
The editor is William Ralph Magaña and the co-editor and blogger is Tony Magaña. Magaña also writes for the American Daily Review and is a member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists
. Other writers have included fashion (Vanessa Valiente and Crystal Felici), computers (Michael Bilyeu), health (Tony Barclay), personal finance (Melissa Magaña), opinions/editorials by Congressmen Henry Cuellar
, Rubén Hinojosa
and Senator John Cornyn
(R-TX).
Contempo Magazine added a weekly internet talk radio program in August 2008 (currently on sabbatical).
OpenCongress, a website project of the Sunlight Foundation
and the Participatory Politics Foundation
, both of which are non-profit and non-partisan, has listed articles by Contempo Magazine blog as being useful articles for Congressional
bills regarding veterans, the Texas border fence, Senator John Cornyn
, the economic crisis, and freedom of religion
.
The target demographic is affluent Hispanic
Baby boomers households of professionals, business owners, and wealthy homeowners ages 30 to 55. Although fashion is a major feature of the magazine the intended demographic is to catch male readers as well with articles in technology and computers. A very active blog discusses local and national issues relevant to McAllen, the Rio Grande Valley, and the nation from a conservative Hispanic point of view.
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magazine
Magazine
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published in McAllen
McAllen, Texas
McAllen is the largest city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. It is located at the southern tip of Texas in an area known as the Rio Grande Valley and is part of the . Its southern boundary is located about five miles from the U.S.–Mexico border and the Mexican city of Reynosa, the Rio...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. The magazine is owned by Contempo Magazine, Inc., and was established in January 2008. It regularly features original articles about fashion, home improvement
Home improvement
Home improvement, home renovation or remodeling is the process of renovating or making additions to one's home.-Types of home improvement:...
, entertainment
Entertainment
Entertainment consists of any activity which provides a diversion or permits people to amuse themselves in their leisure time. Entertainment is generally passive, such as watching opera or a movie. Active forms of amusement, such as sports, are more often considered to be recreation...
, technology, computers, health care
Health care
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, personal finance
Personal finance
Personal finance is the application of the principles of finance to the monetary decisions of an individual or family unit. It addresses the ways in which individuals or families obtain, budget, save, and spend monetary resources over time, taking into account various financial risks and future...
, travel, pets, food and dining, restaurant reviews, and people stories that are relevant to the Rio Grande Valley
Rio Grande Valley
The Rio Grande Valley or the Lower Rio Grande Valley, informally called The Valley, is an area located in the southernmost tip of South Texas...
of Texas. Many of the stories deal with the Greater McAllen area which is a metroplex influenced by both American and Mexican culture. The print edition is hand delivered to 8000 affluent homes in the greater McAllen area. About 50,000 hits are visited upon the website and blog every month which features video stories, feeds, and text. The internet readership is growing by 20-30% every month. The ratio of advertising to content is maintained. HTML text of the online version is translated to Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
with gadgets placed on many pages. About 10% of the internet readership is from Northern Mexico. Contempo Magazine Blog is consistently the highest ranked active Conservative Hispanic blog on Google.The blog addresses political issues and legislation of interest locally,statewide, and nationally.
The editor is William Ralph Magaña and the co-editor and blogger is Tony Magaña. Magaña also writes for the American Daily Review and is a member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists
National Association of Hispanic Journalists
The National Association of Hispanic Journalists is a Washington, D.C.-based organization dedicated to the advancement of Hispanic journalists in the United States and Puerto Rico...
. Other writers have included fashion (Vanessa Valiente and Crystal Felici), computers (Michael Bilyeu), health (Tony Barclay), personal finance (Melissa Magaña), opinions/editorials by Congressmen Henry Cuellar
Henry Cuellar
Henry Roberto Cuellar is the U.S Representative for , serving since 2005. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district extends from the Rio Grande to the suburbs of San Antonio, including Guadalupe County and nearby Wilson County.Outside of politics, he has served as a professor at the...
, Rubén Hinojosa
Rubén Hinojosa
Rubén E. Hinojosa is the U.S. House of Representative for , serving since 1997. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district stretches from the Rio Grande Valley to historic Goliad County and the Coastal Bend region...
and Senator John Cornyn
John Cornyn
John Cornyn, III is the junior United States Senator for Texas, serving since 2003. He is a member of the Republican Party. He was elected Chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee for the 111th U.S. Congress....
(R-TX).
Contempo Magazine added a weekly internet talk radio program in August 2008 (currently on sabbatical).
OpenCongress, a website project of the Sunlight Foundation
Sunlight Foundation
The Sunlight Foundation is a 501 educational organization founded in April 2006 with the goal of increasing transparency and accountability in the United States government....
and the Participatory Politics Foundation
Participatory Politics Foundation
The Participatory Politics Foundation is a United States non-profit organization which jointly operates the OpenCongress.org website, which is intended to encourage transparency in lawmaking and to make it easier to engage with government. PPF operates OpenCongress together with the Sunlight...
, both of which are non-profit and non-partisan, has listed articles by Contempo Magazine blog as being useful articles for Congressional
United States Congress
The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C....
bills regarding veterans, the Texas border fence, Senator John Cornyn
John Cornyn
John Cornyn, III is the junior United States Senator for Texas, serving since 2003. He is a member of the Republican Party. He was elected Chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee for the 111th U.S. Congress....
, the economic crisis, and freedom of religion
Freedom of religion
Freedom of religion is a principle that supports the freedom of an individual or community, in public or private, to manifest religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship, and observance; the concept is generally recognized also to include the freedom to change religion or not to follow any...
.
The target demographic is affluent Hispanic
Hispanic
Hispanic is a term that originally denoted a relationship to Hispania, which is to say the Iberian Peninsula: Andorra, Gibraltar, Portugal and Spain. During the Modern Era, Hispanic sometimes takes on a more limited meaning, particularly in the United States, where the term means a person of ...
Baby boomers households of professionals, business owners, and wealthy homeowners ages 30 to 55. Although fashion is a major feature of the magazine the intended demographic is to catch male readers as well with articles in technology and computers. A very active blog discusses local and national issues relevant to McAllen, the Rio Grande Valley, and the nation from a conservative Hispanic point of view.
External links
- Contempo Magazine official site
- Contempo Magazine Internet Talk Radio official site
- Open Congress Blog official site
- MediaBids.com Media Kit for Contempo Magazine official site
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