Great faculty profiles; was it “Pay to Play” type of publication?
The magazine, Prescott Woman, featured Dr. Penelope Wills, her administrative assistant, and nine members of the Community College faculty in its August/September education edition. Wills was featured on the cover of the magazine and her photo appears in four places in the article itself. A significant portion of the article focused on lauding Wills on her retirement. Photos of the Prescott Campus and great portraits of all the women featured in the article graced the edition. Nine outstanding faculty were profiled.
As you might guess from the magazine’s name and cover, the focus of the article was on the West side of the County, Wills’ retirement and Prescott. As commented by one member of the faculty who was interviewed in the article: “Aside from our beautiful [Prescott] campus,” she said, “Prescott has a unique blend of small town values mixed with a well-educated retirement population and four local colleges. With close proximity to the National Forest and easy access to Phoenix, we have something for everyone.”
One Blog reader who claims to be a retired publishing industry executive commented that “This has to be an example what we in the publishing industry call, `Pay to Play Publishing’”. On checking the article, the Blog found three specific advertisements by the College. However, it was unable to confirm the total amount paid by the College to the publisher. Another reader commented that given this was the education issue, other colleges and universities in Prescott were pretty much ignored. Thus adding to the suspicion that the Yavapai article was a “Pay to Play” type of publication.
You may read the online version of the magazine by clicking here.