Magazine newsstand sales slide again Off 10 percent during the six months ended in December, the biggest slide in four reporting periods. Overall circ down 1 percent.   What 2012 holds for consumer magazines Look to the increasing role of tablets and a shift from selling ad pages to selling brands. Talking with Starcom's Brenda White.   Among magazines, haves are doing well Luxury advertising is up, as are ad pages of luxury titles, even as magazines overall continue to suffer from the recession   Magazine ad pages dip 3.1 percent in 2011 Hurt by fourth-quarter slide of 8 percent, closing out a year that began with promise. Only three ad categories see growth. (charts)   Outlook for 2012: A year of struggle Or rather another year of struggle in the face of declining ad sales and the challenge of harnessing the promise of digital   Remembering Christopher Hitchens A first-rate intellect, he bellowed against all that annoyed him, starting with God. He was a writer of flash and brilliance.   Laura Lang's Time Inc. challenge: Change New CEO must corral all the different parts of the publishing giant and craft from them a new, digitally based organization   Who's not hurting: Hispanic magazines Ad pages are up a modest 0.6 percent but revenue is up 24 percent. Talking with Media Economics Group's Carlos Pelay.   Some titles are up, defying the trend Hispanic and business titles are reporting ad page gains, as are shelter and fashion titles, even as overall pages are off (charts)   Magazine ad pages dip during third quarter Fall 5.6 percent versus last year, dragging down year-to-date total to -1.3 percent and ending five-quarter growth streak next >>