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The battle of the Hollywood trade mags
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Dec 3, 2013
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The battle of the Hollywood trade mags
For decades, The Hollywood Reporter and Variety were Tinsel Town's go-to sources for film news. But times have changed, and ow there are four competing entertainment rags. Lately, that competition has become very, very nasty.
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For decades, The Hollywood Reporter and Variety were Tinsel Town's go-to sources for film news. But times have changed, and ow there are four competing entertainment rags. Lately, that competition has become very, very nasty.

Movie making is business in this town, and like most major industries, Hollywood has its own trade publications.

For decades, The Hollywood Reporter and Variety were Tinsel Town's go-to sources for film news. But times have changed, and now there are four competing entertainment "rags". Lately, that competition has become very, very nasty.

Patrick Goldstein, reporter for Los Angeles Magazine, joins the show to explain.