Element Magazine Explained

Element Magazine
Editor:Noel Ng
Editor Title:Editor-in-chief
Publisher:Hiro Mizuhara
Frequency:Bi-Monthly
Category:Fashion, Lifestyle
Company:Epic Media Pte Ltd.
Based:Singapore
Firstdate:March 2013
Country:Singapore
Language:English
Website:elementmag.asia

Element Magazine is an Asian men's online magazine that focuses on fashion and lifestyle. Its coverage includes art, grooming, music, entertainment, social issues and travel. It is published bi-monthly in Singapore by Epic Media.

History

Element Magazine has been described as the first alternative high-fashion and lifestyle men's journal with featured stories connected to the Asian LGBTQI community in particular, and it is launched and based in Singapore.[1] [2] [3] The magazine was established by Noel Ng and Hiro Mizuhara in March 2013.[4] The decision to launch the magazine on digital platforms enabled the publishers to side-step Singapore's regulation of print media and meant it had no need to obtain a media license. It uses an Internet host server in the United States.[1] [5] Normative and positive depictions of gay people in mainstream media are currently banned in Singapore by the Media Development Authority (MDA).[6] The magazine boasts an average digital circulation of more than 15,000 since its launch. It is also the organizer of Asia Pink Awards, a regional Awards event that celebrates those campaigning for LGBTQI acceptance in Asia[7] [8]

Editorial

Element Magazine often promotes and features sexual health related contents and campaigns besides fashion and lifestyle. In 2013, it launched a visual campaign to promote HIV/AIDS awareness in World AIDS Day 2013.[9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Singapore Has Its First Gay Magazine Through This Digital Workaround. May 14, 2013 . Tom . Benner. The Atlantic . theatlantic.com. 2014-03-18.
  2. Web site: Singapore Gay Magazine Finds a Safe Space. April 1, 2013. Shibani . Mahtani. The Wall Street Journal . blogs.wsj.com. 2014-02-07.
  3. Web site: Element magazine's Valentine's Day photo-spread. February 14, 2014. Yasmeen. Yasmeen. The Online Citizen. theonlinecitizen.com. 2014-02-07. 2014-04-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20140407094658/http://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2014/02/element-magazines-valentines-day-photo-spread/. dead.
  4. Web site: Is Singapore's stance on homosexuality changing?. April 23, 2013. Mariko . Oi. BBC News . bbc.co.uk. 2014-02-07.
  5. Web site: The Not-So Straight Story. June 20, 2013. Terry . Ong. Asia City Online Ltd. . is.asia-city.com. 2014-02-07.
  6. Web site: Lift ban on positive portrayals of gay people on TV. July 27, 2013. George . Bishop. Singapore Press Holdings . straitstimes.com. 2014-02-07.
  7. Web site: Inaugural Asia Pink Awards Launched. May 29, 2013. Anna. Leach. Gay Star News. gaystarnews.com. 2014-02-07. 2014-01-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20140118181330/http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/inaugural-asia-pink-awards-launched290513. dead.
  8. Web site: Asia Pink Awards Will Celebrate Those Campaigning For LGBTI Acceptance In Asia . March 13, 2014 . Rhuaridh . Marr . Metro Weekly . metroweekly.com . 2014-02-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407071059/http://www.metroweekly.com/news/world/2014/03/asia-pink-awards-will-celebrate-those-campaigning-for-lgbtqi-acceptance-in-asia.html . 2014-04-07 .
  9. Web site: Element Magazine Releases Sexy Photo Campaign For World AIDS Day. December 1, 2013. James . Nichols. Huffington Post . huffingtonpost.com. 2014-02-07.

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