I've just finished reading the whole thing. Amazing, simply amazing. And, in a weird, disturbing way, fascinating. Keep us updated, please.
I feel sorry for all those shafted but please check things out carefully before counting unhatched chickens. It was a very short time period to launch 30+ magazines when they had no ads or articles and were seeking writers, any writers, qualified or not. (I don't intend this as an insult to the writers; I haven't read your articles.) If it sounds wholly unrealistic, it is.
As for Hope, I'm in two minds about her. She says she was also shafted, but she volunteered to continue to be so (she says) and blames the failures on RUMORS. Shades of PA.
Very fascinating, a train wreck in action.