Jane Raphaely (born 30 July 1937) is a British-born

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n journalist, editor and a women's magazine publisher. She is best known for editing ''Fair Lady'' and was at one time the co-founder of Associated Media Publishing, publisher of ''Cosmopolitan'' (South Africa), ''Femina'' and ''O'' in the South African market.

Birth

She was born Jane P Mullins to father William Peter Mullins, an Irish welder, and a Jewish mother, Phyllis Louise Rother in

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and grew up in

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, close to

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Education

She attended the

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and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in sociology and economics. Having obtained a

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fellowship, she travelled to the United States in 1957 and attended

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for graduate studies.

Career

Her career in journalism started as a personal assistant to the editor of the

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wHere she also wrote the book reviews. In 1960, she emigrated to

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and started work for Dick Barfield in public relations and advertising at Van Zyl and Robinson. At the same time, she wrote a shopping column at the

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for the women's page. In 1965, Nationale Pers wanted to publish an English woman's magazine, to be called ''

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'' and was interviewed for the position of editor. She held the editorship from that year until 1970 and then resumed it from 1973 until 1983. In 1983 Jane Raphaely & Associates was founded by Raphaely, Michael Raphaely and Volker Kuhnel. In 1984, following her company's founding, she obtained a license to publish a South African version of ''

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'' in association with Nasionale Pers. In 1988, Associated Media Publishing (AMP) was formed. She took over ownership of '' Femina'' in 1988 and change its format while also introducing new magazines such as ''House and Leisure'', ''Baby and Me'' and ''Brides and Homes''. In 2002, Raphaely obtained the first foreign license from

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and

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to produce

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in South Africa. At least seventy per cent of the magazine included the American version and with copy approval maintained by the parent companies. In 2003, her company, Associated Media Publishing (AMP), obtained a license to publish ''

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'' in partnership with Groupe Marie Claire in South Africa. The agreement lasted until December 2018 after publishing 180 issues. Other magazines produced by the group included ''Good Housekeeping'' and ''Women on Wheels''. Her company began publishing ''

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'' with Hearst Magazines in South Africa in 2011 and its Afrikaans version, Goeie Huishouding. 2010 saw her daughter Julia take over as CEO of her company while she remained as its chairman. In 2014, Oprah's O Magazine publication in South Africa was ended by her company. In April 2020, Associated Media, CEO Julia Raphaely announced that the company founded by her mother would cease trading. She said the cause of its closure was the effects of the COVID-19 lockdown in South Africa that had closed printing and distribution channels, halted advertising spend and that event hosting was impossible.

Marriage

She married Michael David Raphaely in Birmingham on 24 September 1961. They had one son and three daughters.

Honours

In 2000, Raphaely was honoured with a Print Media SA Fellowship Award by Print Media South Africa (PMSA). Other honours awarded to her include Business Woman of the Year, Media Innovator of the Year and Star Woman of Our Time, all in 1986 and the first Women in The Media lifetime achiever award of 2003.

External links

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References

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