Jot Down
EditorMar de Marchis
Editor-in-chiefMar de Marchis
FrequencyQuarterly (print edition)
CategoryCultural magazine
Founder
  • Mar de Marchis
  • Ángel Fernández
  • Ricardo Jonás
Founded2011
Firstdate16 May 2011
CountrySpain
BasedBarcelona
LanguageSpanish
WebsiteJot Down
Issn2254-5913

Jot Down is a cultural magazine based in Barcelona, Spain. The magazine was started as an online magazine, but has also published quarterly print editions. It describes itself as one of the representatives of slow journalism.[1]

History and profile

Jot Down was launched by a group of journalists and businesspeople led by Mar de Marchis, Ángel Fernández and Ricardo Jonás on 16 May 2011 as an online cultural magazine.[1][2][3] As of 2017 Mar de Marchis was also the editor-in-chief.[2]

The magazine features narrations and interviews using visuals, including photographs, illustrations and graphic humor.[1] The early contributors of the magazine include Enric González, Fernando Savater and Félix de Azúa.[1] From 2012 Jot Down published print editions on a quarterly basis.[3] The print edition is published black and white and consists of 350 pages.[4]

As of 2017 Jot Down had one million unique visitors and sold 10,000–15,000 copies of print edition.[3]

References

  1. ^ Alejandro Barranquero Carretero & Garbiñe Jaurrieta Bariain (2016). "Slow Journalism in Spain". Journalism Practice. 10 (4): 521–538. doi:10.1080/17512786.2015.1124729
  2. ^ Alfredo Pascual (25 June 2017). "Esta es en realidad Mar de Marchis, la misteriosa mujer que dirige 'Jot Down'" (in Spanish). El Confidencial. Archived 1 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Spain's Jot Down magazine finds success moving from digital to print". World Association of News Publishers. 19 January 2017. Archived 13 November 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Editorial Design Inspiration: Jot Down Mag". Abduzeedo.com. Archived 13 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 13 November 2021.