The Magazine Century
ISBN:
9781433187674
Verlag:
Peter Lang Publishing Inc. New York
Land des Verlags:
Vereinigte Staaten
Erscheinungsdatum:
25.06.2010
Reihe:
Mediating American History
Format:
Softcover
Seitenanzahl:
284
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The second edition of The Magazine Century: American Magazines Since 1900 offers the freshest and most up-to-date history of American magazines through 2020. It includes chapters telling the stories of new magazine launches in each decade since 1900. These chapters offer a behind-the-scenes look at America’s best-known magazines and publishers and how they got started. It also includes this key information not included in the first edition:
• Updated circulation data for major magazines
• Major magazine closings and new launches
• Ownership changes at major publishing companies
• Histories of several magazines not in the 1st edition
• The internet’s effect on magazine publishing
• Biographies of colorful and controversial editors
• New details about the history of Black-owned magazines
• The pandemic’s effect on magazine publishing
• Recent interviews with magazine editors and publishers
• The surprising rebound of print magazines
Schlagwörter
Biografische Anmerkung
David E. Sumner is professor emeritus of journalism at Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, where he was head of the magazine journalism program for 25 years. He has written seven books including the best-selling textbook, Feature and Magazine Writing: Action, Angle and Anecdotes (3rd ed.). He received a PhD from the University of Tennessee.
Samir "Mr. Magazine™" Husni is an internationally recognized expert on new magazine launches. He is the founder and director of the Magazine Media Center and president and CEO of Magazine Consulting & Research, Inc. a firm specializing in new magazine media launches and repositioning of established magazines. He received a PhD from the University of Missouri.
