Pick Me Up (magazine)
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| Editor | Matt Davies |
|---|---|
| Categories | Women's magazine |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Circulation | 183,662 (ABC Jul – Dec 2013) Print and digital editions. |
| First issue | January 2005 |
| Company | Future plc |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Based in | London |
| Language | English |
Pick Me Up! is a British weekly women's magazine that is published through the Future plc group.
It "leapt" into the ten most popular weekly women's magazines in just six months, selling more than half a million copies.
Editor
June Smith-Sheppard was appointed editor of Pick Me Up for its launch in 2005. The Guardian referred to her as an "uncompromisingly ordinary launch editor, offers a tantalising glimpse of the tongue-in-cheek items she hopes will define the new women's weekly.
Columnists
- Jeremy Kyle: Jeremy wrote an agony uncle column for Pick Me Up, until September 2010, in the style of the talk show he presents, The Jeremy Kyle Show.
- Claire Petulengro: horoscope.
- Dr Nicola Davies: Nicola is the investigative psychologist for the 'Making of a monster' column. This studies the psychological influences causing specific people to become notorious killers.
- GP Doctor Gary Bartlett is a regular contributor to writing the Instant Appointment column.
Reception
Pick Me Up! Magazine is cited as one of the magazines targeted by the campaign group "Curb The Chat Mags".
References
- ^ "ABC Certificates and Reports: Pick Me Up". Audit Bureau of Circulations. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
- ^ a b c Cozens, Claire (18 August 2005). "Pick Me Up proves real success". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ^ Robinson, James (16 January 2005). "IPC gets real with racy new women's weekly". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ^ "Daily Horoscopes". Archived from the original on 24 September 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
- ^ Killing for healthpsychologyconsultancy.co.uk April 2012 [dead link]
- ^ "Curb The Chat Mags".
External links
- Article about the magazine in The Guardian
- Another article in The Guardian
- Detailed 50 page Pick Me Up magazine audit at maglab.org.uk[permanent dead link]
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