• Craigh Barboza, Senior Editor, USA Weekend (circ. 23,000,000)

Craigh Barboza is a senior editor at USA Weekend, a national magazine with a circulation of 23 million. In addition to covering entertainment and culture, he oversees regular columns on DVDs, technology and video games. During his tenure, Craigh has written or produced cover stories on celebrities, such as Seth Rogen, Megan Fox, Steven Spielberg, Jay-Z, Matt Damon, Halle Berry and Kanye West, as well as edited special issues dedicated to African-American Reparations, green cars and energy-saving homes. He also created a series of annual Black History special issues that featured the likes of Spike Lee, August Wilson, William Julius Wilson, Judith Jamison, Russell Simmons and Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Prior to taking the position at USA Weekend in 2000, he worked for Sony Music Entertainment as a copywriter, Vibe magazine as a contributing writer and Rap Sheet magazine as an associate editor. Bulldog Reporter’s PR University presents a new audio conference: “Gift Guide Gold: Top Editors Show PR How to Score Product Coverage in a Changing Consumer Climate”---Wednesday, May 20, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/d8w7cv