History of magazines:
1663- earliest publication of a magazine- meant for intellectual, philosophical and literary purposes
18th century- Britain and American colonies started to release their magazines (e.g. Ben Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanack)
19th century- monthly magazines gained popularity- news, politics, pictures- periodicals that branched out from news stories: Harpers and the Atlantic
Early 1920s- magazines kicked off in the USA- William Randolph- expanded industry by creating the National Geographic, Vogue, Vanity Fair, Time
Magazines released between the 20s and 50s- The New Yorker,
50s- Playboy by Hugh Hefner- 2016- revamp covers to hide frontal nudity (now have online pornography)
Internet replaces the need to buy magazines
Major players in the industry:
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