Ovi Magazine Issue #24: Nationalism - Published: 2013-01-31

No doubt we did find a very challenging theme
for our first thematic issue for 2013. Challenging
in just too many levels. First of all
we decided after a conversation with the Ovi
writers’ team to focus in ‘Nationalism’ this
time. And then it was something I’ve been
thinking for long time; that eight years after its birth, the thematic
issues of the Ovi magazine needed some kind of renewal
in every single level.
With the magazines and the newspapers entering a new era
where their print form gradually retreating and the same time
more and more of the traditional magazines entering the only
internet era - latest example the long lived and popular
Newsweek – we felt that it was time for Ovi magazine to
upgrade, evolute.
And in a very twisted way it is partly because of the
popularity and visitation. In Ovi magazine we are very
proud for our diversity, for our freedom of speech and
expression. We pride our democratic attitude and tolerance
and we think that we are adding something in the
global democratic development. The same time all
these eight years but especially the last two we have
been awarded with an amazing and constant increase
of readership. So we should firstly give something
more to our readership regarding both quality and
quantity and the same time reach more people.
Please don’t misunderstand me; Ovi is a non
profit publication and everybody contributes from
writing, drawing even helping with the actual technical
part voluntarily. There is absolutely no profit
here. But we have a message and a battle to give,
especially during our times turbulent with a variety
of issues from political to financial or even existential.
And Ovi since its foundations was created out of
frustration and need for expression.
The Ovi magazine, the Ovi thematic issue and the
Ovi special issues are something unique in the world
of the eZines trying to combine traditional magazine
print forms with the endless possibilities internet
gives. And we should try to make the best of it.
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