Bad Idea (magazine)

Bad Idea is a British general interest magazine based in London, England.

Overview

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Bad Idea was founded in September 2006 by journalists Jack Roberts[1] and Daniel Stacey, both of whom were students at a magazine production class run by Clay Felker, the founder of New York Magazine, at the University of California.[2]

Bad Idea is known for its feature stories, which are often written in the first person. These have included insider accounts of life as a ‘honeytrapper’ – a private detective sent to ensnare potentially unfaithful husbands; an exposé of Dubai’s sex trade; an investigation into the growth of ‘Web 2.0’ sex dating sites; and a feature following Iraq's Kurds, as they search for DNA evidence of Saddam Hussein's ‘Anfal’ genocide.

In May 2008, Portico Books released Bad Idea – The Anthology, a paperback collection of writing from the magazine's first two years. The magazine was described in a small review of the book published in the Observer as having ‘…hacked itself a niche as a Granta for the MySpace generation’,[3] and the book received 4/5 stars in the Independent on Sunday, where it was said to be '... a great selection of work’.[4]

Contributors

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References

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  1. ^ "The fall and rise of magazines from print to digital". The Guardian. 7 March 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  2. ^ Observer article, 15 April 2007
  3. ^ Observer review, 1 June 2008
  4. ^ Independent on Sunday review, 15 June 2008

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