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REDESIGNED `STAR' REFINES ITS STAR FOCUS: TABLOID TELLS BIG-BUDGET ADVERTISERS IT'S A KINDER, GENTLER ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH TO SPEND THEIR AD DOLLARS.
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Advertising Age
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November 1, 1999
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The Star is reborn. Six months after President-CEO David Pecker stepped in to lead parent company American Media, the sister publication to the National Enquirer is ready for its close-up.
The tabloid tattler offers a peek at its redesigned look this week and debuts a new advertising campaign positioning it as a must-read. But most revealing is the Star's new editorial profile aimed at drawing in higher-paying advertisers.
Like the scandal-ridden celebrities that grace its pages, the Star wants another chance to prove it can clean up its act while giving the audience what it wants.
A NEW TWIST
The tabloid still promises it can tell readers absolutely ...
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