POZ (magazine)

{{Infobox magazine

|title = POZ

|image_file = PozMagCoverJanFeb2013.jpg

|image_size = 225px

|image_caption = POZ #185, January/February 2013 cover featuring AIDS educators Nathaniel and Linda Scruggs

|editor = Oriol R. Gutierrez Jr.

|editor_title = Editor-in-chief

|previous_editor = Sean O'Brien Strub (Founder and Advisory Editor), Regan Hofmann

|staff_writer =

|based = New York City, New York

|frequency = 8x a year

|circulation = 125,000 {{Citation needed|date=December 2014}}

|category = News magazine

|company = Smart + Strong

|publisher = Diane Anderson (Vice President, Integrated Sales)

|founded = 1994

|country = United States

|language = English

|website = {{URL|http://poz.com}}

|issn = 1075-5705

}}

POZ is a magazine that chronicles the lives of people affected by HIV/AIDS.{{cite journal|last1=Cassidy|first1=William P.|title=Accent on the POZitive? AIDS Coverage in POZ, A Magazine for HIV-Positive Individuals|journal=Atlantic Journal of Communication|volume=13|issue=3|year=2005|pages=169–182|issn=1545-6870|doi=10.1207/s15456889ajc1303_3|s2cid=147154260}} Its website, POZ.com, has daily HIV/AIDS news, treatment information, forums, blogs, and personals.

History and profile

The magazine was founded in 1994Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation,[http://www.glaad.org/media/AIDS/timeline/index.php “Timeline of Major Media and Cultural Events in HIV and AIDS History – 1994”] by Sean Strub, an HIV-positive and openly gay businessman and activist. Before launching POZ, Strub was involved with numerous social issues, including politics, environmentalism, civil rights, LGBT rights, and HIV/AIDS. He is now executive director of the Sero Project, which focuses on ending inappropriate criminal prosecutions of people with HIV.Sero Project's Site, [http://seroproject.com/what-we-do/ "What We Do"]

POZ is published by Smart + Strong, which also publishes AIDSmeds.com, a website for HIV/AIDS treatment information; Real Health, a magazine and website for African-American health; Tu Salud, a magazine and website for Latino health; Sane, a website for mental wellness; Hep, a website for hepatitis information, and Cancer Health, a website for cancer information.

In 2004, Strub sold Smart + Strong to CDM Publishing, LLC.POZ.com, [http://www.poz.com/staffbios.shtml POZ Staff Bios] Jeremy Grayzel is CEO of CDM Publishing and Smart + Strong. He was president of VNU eMedia (now known as Nielsen Business Media). Ian Anderson is president of Smart + Strong. He was director of product development at VNU eMedia. Diane Anderson is vice president of integrated sales. She joined POZ in 2018.

In 2006, Regan HofmannMiller, Lia;

[https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/13/business/media/13poz.html?_r=1&scp=4&sq=poz&st=cse&oref=slogin “A Poz Columnist is Named Its Editor”]; The New York Times; March 13, 2006 became editor-in-chief of POZ. She was the writer of the magazine's “Anonymous” column. Previously, Hofmann was editor-in-chief of New Jersey Life and founded Poets, Artists & Madmen. She is now a consultant focused on strategy, communications and change in the field of global health.Regan Hofmann's Site, [http://www.reganhofmann.com/about "About Regan"]

In 2012, Oriol R. Gutierrez Jr.POZ.com, [http://www.poz.com/articles/oriol_gutierrez_poz_457_22836.shtml "Oriol Gutierrez Named Editor-in-Chief of POZ"] became editor-in-chief of POZ. He was deputy editor since 2008. Previously, Gutierrez was managing editor of DiversityInc, as well as cofounder, publisher and editor-in-chief of LGNY Latino.

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Category:Eight times annually magazines published in the United States

Category:Health magazines

Category:HIV/AIDS organizations in the United States

Category:Lifestyle magazines published in the United States

Category:Magazines established in 1994

Category:Magazines published in New York City

Category:Mass media portrayals of HIV/AIDS

Category:News magazines published in the United States

POZ (magazine)

History and profile

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