Magazines have been around for quite some time, in the 1800's magazines were only read by the upper class because they were the only ones who could afford it. In 1883 the prices of magazines did go down though [15 cents!!!!] when the prices went down the poor and the rich were then all able to read magazines. Magazines used to not look and read like the ones today though...they didn't have very many pictures and the pictures that they finally ended up putting in the magazines had to be hand drawn because it was too expensive to print all the photos into the magazines. Over time, magazines started advertising and put in editorial columns to get the right amount of pictures and writing in the magazines.
Magazines have changed a lot since the old days. Now magazines use real photos and advertise a lot more by posting pictures of people who are attractive or people who others could relate to in and on the magazines. Magazines now have more writing on the cover to intrigue people and make them want to buy the magazines. Magazines now are geared towards different people, male, female, different races, sexual orientations, classes, and so forth.
The History of Magazines - Part II. (n.d.). CyberCollege Index Page for Free TV Production and Mass Media Course. Retrieved December 2, 2009, from http://www.cybercollege.com/frtv/mag2.htm
[Christina Lopez]
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