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CosmoGIRL! presents

Entertainment editor Carissa Rosenberg
Talking about the coolest young celebrities!

April 5, 2000

What's it like to be the entertainment editor of one of the hottest magazines around? Carissa Rosenberg gets to do it at CosmoGIRL! every day and in the process she gets to meet all of the coolest young celebrities! Find out what she thinks of them, why she claims that they are all just people like you and me, and when you can see Ben Affleck next!

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CosmoGIRL!: Welcome to our star chat with CosmoGIRL! entertainment editor Carissa Rosenberg. She's here to answer all of your questions about the entertainment industry! This chat is sponsored by CosmoGIRL! --a magazine for REAL girls with REAL issues. Log on at www.cosmogirl.com Welcome, Carissa!

Carissa Rosenberg: Hi, everyone! Thanks for tuning in!

Sigmagirl: When you decide that you want someone on the cover, how do you go about making it happen?

Carissa Rosenberg: That's a major part of my job. Basically, I contact the talent representative and we work it out, basing it on if they have a current project and when's the best timing to run the cover. Then we set up a photo shoot and interview, and figure out in what way they make the best CosmoGIRL! cover story.

MysteryGirl: Carissa, there seem to be more stars on magazine covers than models recently. What do you attribute this change to?

Carissa Rosenberg: For CosmoGIRL! it's very important to us that our readers learn something from our cover subject. We want them to be role models and have a story to tell with experiences that relate to our readers. Not that models aren't role models but, more importantly, celebrities are hot right now and everyone's interested in them.

Clueless94: How do you actually go about tracking down stars?

Carissa Rosenberg: There are services that can help. For the most part I know how to contact the representative. You usually talk to their publicist - I used to be a publicist myself - so, you develop relationships over time.

Spaceygirl: What is going on with Kevin Spacey now after his Oscar win?

Carissa Rosenberg: Kevin has several projects that he's in production on. He's an amazing actor. The next project he's in is "Pay It Forward." It actually co-stars Oscar nominee Hayley Joel Osment, from "The Sixth Sense."

Bubberand: Of all the CosmoGIRL! covers so far, which one is your favorite?

Carissa Rosenberg: That's really hard to answer because I love each and every cover subject. However, I really had a great time with our May coverguys, 'N Sync. They are so great and so nice and so much fun to be with.

Pepsigirl: Do you find that celebs are high class and used to high treatment, or are they just normal people?

Carissa Rosenberg: I think that's hard to answer. Everyone is different. All our girls that we've worked with and all the celebrities we've worked with were so down to earth - just amazing , talented young people.

WetnWild33: How do you decide who is the next cover?

Carissa Rosenberg: Again, I basically base it on their projects. I spend a lot of time researching them and I pretty much just go from there and find someone that will be interesting to our readers. A lot of it is a 'gut instinct' as well.

CC498: What would be the longest time it has taken to get the shot you want for the cover?

Carissa Rosenberg: We usually are with the talent one day. It can go from five hours to 8 or 9 hours. A usual photo shoot starts at 9am and we usually plan to be with them till 6pm. Sometimes it takes less and sometimes it takes more.

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