GENERIC REASEARCH : Industrial context

INDUSTRIAL CONTEXT OF ENTERTAINMENT MAGAZINES

A timeline of magazine publication

 

1663 - Erbauliche Monaths Unterredungen, the first publication/magazine. Intended for an educated audience.

1672 – Le Mecure Galant, similar to modern magazines in the respect that it had a multitude of authors and covered different topics.

1693 – Ladie’s Mercury, the first magazine for women.

1731 – Magazines earned their name in this year when Gentleman’s Magazine was published.

19^th Century – Magazines become available to a middle class demographic – advertisements were also beginning to be seen.

1890 – First advertising agency was established.

20^th Century – ‘Yellow journalism’ (sensationalist articles published in order to increase circulation. Seen when William Randolph Hearst exploited images of starving Cuban troops.

•  Hearst founded his publishing company with Good Housekeeping, Harper’s bazaar, and National Geographic.
•  Publications such as Vogue and Vanity fair were also produced by Conde Nast.
• Fortune magazine became the first full colour, high-quality print magazine, also using photojournalism

1970s – Celebrity magazine genre was created, People magazine released in 1974.

1945 – Helene Gordon Lazareff launches Elle.

• Increase in popularity of women’s magazines, particularly Cosmopolitan.
   
  CONTEMPORARY CONTEXT

 

The entertainment magazine genre is very broad, covering topics such as

• Celebrity news and gossip
• Film and TV
• Music
• Pop culture
• Fashion

 

Some key players in this industry:

Entertainment Weekly - Published by Meredith Corporation

TV Guide - Published by NTVB Media

Billboard - Published by Billboard Hollywood Reported Media Group

Vanity Fair - Published by Conde Nast

People - Published by Meredith Corporation