MMC2604 Exam 2 (100% Accurate)

What are the distinctive features of magazines? correct answers - longer treatment of topics - published at regular but less frequent intervals - typically published on high-quality paper stock - tend to have a defined audience longer treatment of topics correct answers refers to the longer, in-depth features that magazines publish What is the "feature well"? correct answers It is the section of a magazine, usually in the middle, that contains the magazine's feature story. There is often no advertising in this section. serial storytelling correct answers - refers to the longer, novelistic writing from the roots of magazines - Charles Dickens started the serial publishing craze with The Pickwick Papers (1830s) published at regular but less frequent intervals correct answers Unlike newspapers, magazines are published at less frequent intervals. Most magazines publish monthly. Some are weekly (i.e., Time) Example as to how companies are turning away from print products correct answers In 2018, Glamour Magazine announced it will only release special editions in print (no longer monthly print issues). typically published on high-quality stock paper correct answers - appeals to advertisers size of magazines correct answers - generally, have rack-friendly size (8x11) - Some are bigger than standard size such as Rolling Stone & ESPN (though Rolling Stone shrunk down in 2008) tend to have a defined audience correct answers Magazines tend to reach a certain group of people (i.e., ethnicity, age, gender, location, interest, etc.) This allows advertisers to target niche audiences. The Early Years correct answers How far back does the history of magazines extend to? correct answers - 17th century - Johann Rist (German theologian & poet) - Rist founded the "Edifying Monthly Discussions" in 1663 - A periodical focused on learning When did the first periodical of amusement emerge? correct answers - 1672