Magazines - 1st National Media
Today in class we discussed the topic of magazines, specifically regarding the fact that they were the first national media. Magazines were quite appealing to me, seeing as they are still quite often found in stores everywhere like checkout lines and bookstores. We talked about Magazines including different types of content, making them appeal to more audiences. Comics and pictures were used to draw in people who were illiterate, and other things such as recipes, poems, and songs were effective towards aliterate people.
I found it interesting that many types of media have had to desmassify throughout history, because of other new medias taking their spot, magazines being no different. Though I still find interest in magazines. People flip through them in waiting offices or purchase them before a plane ride. Almost like movies, magazines are still a quite popular form of media that we see. In fact, some magazines are making more money off the people they include on the front covers.
BTS was recently on the cover of Time Magazine, and regularly a lot of the younger generation wouldn't purchase a copy of Time, but since BTS was on the cover, more fans are more likely to purchase it. And that's why I find it funny, magazines have demassified, but since then they've appealed to more niche groups, meaning if they cover someone in their magazine that someone's a fan of, that fan is more likely to purchase the magazine.
This is also why I find it funny that there are magazines that cover politics. Most political things are mentioned on the news/newspaper. The general appeal to buy political magazines I imagine, is not a very high number.
But I did find this class interesting, it made me think more about what it meant to be replaced by a new type of media, and how often things are required to demassify because of that new media.
I found it interesting that many types of media have had to desmassify throughout history, because of other new medias taking their spot, magazines being no different. Though I still find interest in magazines. People flip through them in waiting offices or purchase them before a plane ride. Almost like movies, magazines are still a quite popular form of media that we see. In fact, some magazines are making more money off the people they include on the front covers.
BTS was recently on the cover of Time Magazine, and regularly a lot of the younger generation wouldn't purchase a copy of Time, but since BTS was on the cover, more fans are more likely to purchase it. And that's why I find it funny, magazines have demassified, but since then they've appealed to more niche groups, meaning if they cover someone in their magazine that someone's a fan of, that fan is more likely to purchase the magazine.
This is also why I find it funny that there are magazines that cover politics. Most political things are mentioned on the news/newspaper. The general appeal to buy political magazines I imagine, is not a very high number.
But I did find this class interesting, it made me think more about what it meant to be replaced by a new type of media, and how often things are required to demassify because of that new media.
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