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Usbek & Rica is a French quarterly narrative journalism magazine, founded in 2010. Available at newsstands until the summer of 2020, it is now only available by subscription and, since the end of 2015, online.
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| Format | Online |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Jérôme Ruskin[1] |
| Editor-in-chief | Blaise Mao1 |
| Editor | Thierry Keller |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Language | French |
| Headquarters | Paris, France |
| Website | usbeketrica |
Description
editThe Usbek & Rica magazine project was founded in 2008 by Jérôme Ruskin, then a student at the Lyon School of Business in France. After two years of trial issues, it materialized in June 2010, initially in the form of a “mook” (a hybrid between a magazine and a book), inspired by the review XXI, before quickly evolving into a quarterly magazine alongside an events business (notably with “The Court of Future Generations” conference-performances) and a corporate services branch. After an unsuccessful attempt to merge with the data journalism magazine Owni, the company, which at the time employed six people and around twenty contractors, made its first profits in 2013, with €800,000 in revenue, 70% of which was generated by creating websites for brands like EDF, Danone, and Bouygues Immobilier.[2]
In October of the same year, the magazine, which adopted the slogan "The magazine that explores the future," expanded its content to the web with the launch of its website usbeketrica.com.[3]
In 2017, with 3,000 subscribers and a circulation of 12,000 to 15,000 copies per issue, Usbek & Rica launched its YouTube channel and a series of free podcasts available on SoundCloud and iTunes.[4]
In February 2019, following the revelations surrounding the "Ligue du LOL," the magazine suspended journalist Guillaume Ledit.[5]
In July 2020, the magazine announced it would stop newsstand distribution and would only be available by subscription.[6]
Since October 2022, the magazine has been part of the CMI France group, which is majority-owned by Czech businessman Daniel Křetínský.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Jérôme Ruskin, le futurologue fleur bleue". 3 October 2014.
- ^ "Usbek & Rica: Ses articles à lire".
- ^ "Usbek & Rica".
- ^ "Usbek & Rica". 16 July 2011.
- ^ "Ligue du LOL : 6 journalistes écartés après des accusations de cyberharcèlement". 11 February 2019.
- ^ "Usbek & Rica met fin à sa distribution en kiosque - mind Media".
- ^ "Daniel Kretinsky met la main sur le magazine Usbek & Rica". 6 October 2022.
External links
edit- Official website (in French)
