New York Dog
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New York Dog was an unsuccessful lifestyle magazine for animal lovers based upon women's fashion and lifestyle magazines but instead featuring dogs. It was owned by the publishing empire of John Ryan
, now known for his 2009 RTÉ Two
comedy television show This is Nightlive
, which mimics the antics of Ireland's newscasters and other newsroom members. Before its collapse the magazine was lauded by respected international publications such as The New York Times
. It was based in New York City
and intended to sit alongside Vogue
and Cosmopolitan
. New York Dog began publishing in late 2004. The frequency of publication was anticipated to be a ninety-six page glossy every two months. A team based in Dublin was responsible for design and production, whilst content and advertising was sought in Manhattan
by Ryan and his editor, Leslie Padgett.
and John Ryan. Ryan's publishing company inititally owned the publishing venture Stars on Sunday
which folded with losses. He then set up the New York Dog magazine, which he promoted on The Late Late Show
, and a New York City
-based website, blogorrah.com
, which was described by the Irish Independent
as "a sort of Phoenix
without portfolio". The site was edited by Derek O'Connor
but mysteriously stopped filing new posts in July 2007. Ryan was also known for his business partnership with Michael O'Doherty
, the owner of VIP
magazine. After the collapse of his business empire in early 2007, Ryan was declared missing after he claimed a pet-food scare led to the closure of New York Dog. Staff at Manhattan's Cinema Café, a regular haunt said: ‘He would come in here with his dog pretty regularly, but we haven’t seen him for months. The last time [we] saw him, he looked like he had the weight of the world on his shoulders’, whilst his partner O'Connor declared that he had not spoken to Ryan since he had left New York City a few months previously and said his email address was ‘out of commission’. O'Doherty said he had not heard from Ryan for over a month. Before his disappearance Ryan had attended the Electric Picnic
music festival in the company of fellow publisher Trevor White and soon after appeared as a guest on The Tubridy Show
. However, a rival website then accused him of mistreating his workers and he left the country.
, who dislikes dogs. He wrote a column titled "The Back Yard".
John Ryan (publisher)
John Ryan is an Irish former publishing tycoon-turned comic actor/writer. He is best known for his publishing empire which included the magazine New York Dog and the website blogorrah.com, he did achieve success with magazines such as VIP with former business partner, Michael O'Doherty...
, now known for his 2009 RTÉ Two
RTÉ Two
RTÉ Two is a free-to-air general entertainment channel operated by Irish state broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann. RTÉ Two is available throughout the island of Ireland through digital terrestrial service Saorview, VHF and UHF bands, and is also available via satellite to Irish subscribers of...
comedy television show This is Nightlive
This is Nightlive
This is Nightlive was an Irish satire television series broadcast on RTÉ Two. It was created by John Ryan who also starred in the series .-Story and Plot:...
, which mimics the antics of Ireland's newscasters and other newsroom members. Before its collapse the magazine was lauded by respected international publications such as The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
. It was based in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
and intended to sit alongside Vogue
Vogue (magazine)
Vogue is a fashion and lifestyle magazine that is published monthly in 18 national and one regional edition by Condé Nast.-History:In 1892 Arthur Turnure founded Vogue as a weekly publication in the United States. When he died in 1909, Condé Montrose Nast picked up the magazine and slowly began...
and Cosmopolitan
Cosmopolitan (magazine)
Cosmopolitan is an international magazine for women. It was first published in 1886 in the United States as a family magazine, was later transformed into a literary magazine and eventually became a women's magazine in the late 1960s...
. New York Dog began publishing in late 2004. The frequency of publication was anticipated to be a ninety-six page glossy every two months. A team based in Dublin was responsible for design and production, whilst content and advertising was sought in Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
by Ryan and his editor, Leslie Padgett.
Background
The idea for the magazine came from the Irish magazine publishers Michael O'DohertyMichael O'Doherty (publisher)
Michael O'Doherty is a television talent judge, newspaper writer and the publisher of the VIP magazine group in Ireland. He is originally from Killiney in County Dublin, and was educated at Sandford Park School in Dublin and studied English and French at Trinity College, Dublin to undergraduate...
and John Ryan. Ryan's publishing company inititally owned the publishing venture Stars on Sunday
Stars on Sunday
Stars on Sunday was an unsuccessful Sunday tabloid newspaper in Ireland which famously went bankrupt in May 2003 just two months after its launch the previous March. A total of approximately €500,000 was invested in the title...
which folded with losses. He then set up the New York Dog magazine, which he promoted on The Late Late Show
The Late Late Show
The Late Late Show, sometimes referred to as The Late Late, or in some cases by the acronym LLS, is the world's longest-running chat show by the same broadcaster and the official flagship television programme of Irish broadcasting company RTÉ...
, and a New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
-based website, blogorrah.com
Blogorrah.com
bloggorah.com, also known as blogorrah, was a cult award-winning New York City-based Irish website owned by the publishing "empire" of John Ryan. The site was edited by Derek O'Connor in New York. It was known for scathingly satirising well-known social figures in Irish life such as politicians,...
, which was described by the Irish Independent
Irish Independent
The Irish Independent is Ireland's largest-selling daily newspaper that is published in both compact and broadsheet formats. It is the flagship publication of Independent News & Media.-History:...
as "a sort of Phoenix
The Phoenix (magazine)
The Phoenix is Ireland's best selling political and current affairs magazine. Inspired by the British magazine Private Eye, and a source of investigative journalism in Ireland...
without portfolio". The site was edited by Derek O'Connor
Derek O'Connor
Derek Peter Luke O'Connor is an Irish professional footballer, who played as a goalkeeper.-Playing career:O'Connor began his career at Crumlin United and in 1994 he moved to Huddersfield Town in the youth ranks which were supervised by Kevin Blackwell...
but mysteriously stopped filing new posts in July 2007. Ryan was also known for his business partnership with Michael O'Doherty
Michael O'Doherty (publisher)
Michael O'Doherty is a television talent judge, newspaper writer and the publisher of the VIP magazine group in Ireland. He is originally from Killiney in County Dublin, and was educated at Sandford Park School in Dublin and studied English and French at Trinity College, Dublin to undergraduate...
, the owner of VIP
VIP (magazine)
VIP is both the title of a magazine and a publishing group owned by the Irish publisher Michael O'Doherty. It was launched in 1999, the second of O'Doherty's business ventures with his friend and business partner John Ryan, following Magill and before TV Now...
magazine. After the collapse of his business empire in early 2007, Ryan was declared missing after he claimed a pet-food scare led to the closure of New York Dog. Staff at Manhattan's Cinema Café, a regular haunt said: ‘He would come in here with his dog pretty regularly, but we haven’t seen him for months. The last time [we] saw him, he looked like he had the weight of the world on his shoulders’, whilst his partner O'Connor declared that he had not spoken to Ryan since he had left New York City a few months previously and said his email address was ‘out of commission’. O'Doherty said he had not heard from Ryan for over a month. Before his disappearance Ryan had attended the Electric Picnic
Electric Picnic
The 2005 festival took place on Saturday 3 September and Sunday 4 September. It is best remembered for Arcade Fire's performance which came before their subsequent mainstream success...
music festival in the company of fellow publisher Trevor White and soon after appeared as a guest on The Tubridy Show
The Tubridy Show
The Tubridy Show was an Irish talk-based entertainment radio programme presented by Ryan Tubridy. It was broadcast on Mondays to Fridays at 09:00 on RTÉ Radio 1....
. However, a rival website then accused him of mistreating his workers and he left the country.
Features
The New York Times praised New York Dog for its quirky features such as "The 10 Best Walks in Manhattan" and guidelines on how to keep a dog in a custody battle as well as plans to include photo shoots of dog haute couture, dog horoscopes and obituaries, dog dieting tips and pop psychology advice for dogs. An alternative view on its subject was sought in the shape of prominent New York journalist Jimmy BreslinJimmy Breslin
Jimmy Breslin is an American journalist and author. He currently writes a column for the New York Daily News' Sunday edition. He has written numerous novels, and columns of his have appeared regularly in various newspapers in his hometown of New York City...
, who dislikes dogs. He wrote a column titled "The Back Yard".
Articles
- "For Dogs in New York, a Glossy Look at Life" - The New York TimesThe New York TimesThe New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
- "A new publication on Flea Street" - The Irish EchoThe Irish EchoThe Irish Echo is a weekly newspaper based in New York City. Founded in 1928, it bills itself as "the USA's most widely read Irish-American newspaper" with a readership of 100,000 on circulation of about 60,000...