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The ''Record'' is the fortnightly (biweekly) news magazine of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the South Pacific region of the church.〔(Seventh-day Adventist Church South Pacific | Publications )〕 Its office is located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and connected with the Adventist Media Network. The magazine is printed by Signs Publishing Company, located outside of Melbourne, in Victoria. ''Record'' was first published in 1898 in Victoria, replacing an earlier title known as the ''Gleaner''. It currently has a circulation of 26,000, mainly to Seventh-day Adventists in Australia and New Zealand.〔 James D. Standish is the current head of news and editorial, as well as communication director of the South Pacific Division for the Seventh-day Adventist Church. In April 2010, distribution also commenced in urban areas of the Fiji Islands and Papua New Guinea. Adventists receive it free of charge at church. == History == The first issue of the ''Record'' was published in 1898; however, it stemmed from an earlier publication, the ''Gleaner''. The ''Australasian Union Gleaner'' began earlier in a type-written form, and reported on the church's evangelistic progress. A new version of the ''Gleaner'' was first published in 1896. It was published monthly by the Australian Tract Society, and printed by the Echo Publishing Company (now Signs Publishing Company) in the Melbourne suburb of North Fitzroy which (today, at least) is an inner suburb.〔"(The Gleaner )". ''Gleaner'' 1:1 (July 1896), p1〕 The last issue was published the following year.〔The last issue was ''Gleaner'' 2:6 (December 1897)〕 The Tract Society divided, and responsibility for the publication passed to the Australasian Union Conference (now South Pacific Division), and it was renamed the ''Union Conference Record'', or ''Record'' for short. The first issue was published in early 1898.〔"(The Record )". ''Record'' 1:1–2 (January–February 1898), p 24〕 It was published monthly, until mid-1902, when it was published twice a month.〔The 5:7 (15 June 1902) issue was the first listed as "semimonthly"〕 Starting in early 1907, the paper was published weekly.〔The 11:2 (14 January 1907) issue was the first listed as "weekly" (see p 8)〕 Meanwhile, in 1906 the Signs Publishing Company had moved to the small town of Warburton, situated 85 km east of Melbourne's center. Also, some issues were printed by the Avondale Press in Cooranbong in the Lake Macquarie region of New South Wales. A column whose title was "People and Events" showed a general focus appeared, concluding with the 27 March 1967 issue. This was replaced by the regular page "Flashpoint" in the next issue (3 April 1967). A minor feature titled "Finally brethren", consisting of a short pithy quotation, first appeared in the 19 June 1967 issue.〔 Its present title (as of 2010) is simply "Finally". ''Record'' conducted a survey in 1991 of both general readers,〔''Record'' 2 February 1991: editorial and survey〕 and of ministers and teachers who were mailed surveys individually. The weekly circulation was 25,500 at that time. 60% of the general reader respondents were 50 years or older. These reported their top three reasons for reading the ''Record'', out of a choice of 10, as "1. To be informed about the church's activities in the South Pacific Division (55.3 per cent). 2. To be spiritually uplifted (36.3 per cent). 3. To gain insights into practical Christianity (35.2 percent)." While the editor did note some disagreement, he stated: :"Three points are worth noting: First, the overwhelming majority of all readers say that the RECORD should keep the readers informed, the RECORD should encourage discussion of issues facing the church, and readers should have the right to speak candidly in the letters section. Second, RECORD is seen to support the church's doctrines, lifestyle emphasis, ministry, administration etc. Third, the overwhelming majority feel that, granted the spectrum of readers the RECORD seeks to reach, it has a good balance in its editorial mix."〔Reported in James Coffin, "(Readers Call for Openness )". ''Record'' 96:16 (27 April 1991), p4–5〕 Management and editorial staffing changes were implemented during 2009. The ''Record'' office was moved to Sydney to the church's South Pacific Division headquarters in the suburb of Wahroonga. The printing and distribution remained in Warburton.〔"Long-term future for Signs secured" by David Gibbons. ''Record'' 114:27 (18 July 2009), p 1, 3〕 Commencing on 6 February 2010, the publication went from black-and-white to colour, and was given a layout makeover. At the same time, the magazine changed from being weekly to fortnightly (every two weeks). == Current Team == Editor: James D. Standish Associate Editor: Jarrod Stackelroth Assistant Editor: A. Kent Kingston Assistant Editor (Digital): Linden Chuang Sales and Marketing: Theodora Amuimuia PR/Editorial Assistant: Vania Chew Copy Editor: Tracey Bridcutt Communications and Production Assistant: Gilmore Tanabose 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Record (magazine)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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