Magazines are publications that appear on a regular schedule and contain a variety of articles. The first magazine was published in 1663. Magazines provide entertainment and information on latest trends and events. They offer reading material for both genders and travelers. However, magazines can also display provocative images, take more time to find information than newspapers, and give biased information depending on the owning media group. Magazines differ from newspapers in that magazines are more popular with children and offer more entertainment, while newspapers contain more current news.
2. Magazines -The Key Facts!
Magazines – a.k.a. periodicals, serials, glossies,
slicks – are publications that appear on a
regular schedule and contain a variety of
articles.
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The first ever magazine was published in
the year 1663.
3) The first modern general interest magazine,
The gentleman's magazine was published in
the year 1731.
3. The benefits of Magazines (Advantages)
There are many different benefits of
magazines such as…
1) Magazines are a great source of
entertainment and information.
2) Reading magazines is a perfect
way to relax and unwind.
3) Magazines are fun to read
because there are magazines for
both gender.
4) Magazines also offer great
reading choices to travellers.
5) Magazines provide you information
about latest trends, upcoming events,
important happenings, celebrity news
apart from self-help, health and other
information depending on the
magazine category.
4. The disadvantages of Magazines
There are also many disadvantages of
magazines such as…
1)Most magazines, especially fashion magazines
display indecent or provocative images that can
corrupt the mind of the readers
2)It is much more time consuming to look for
information in a magazine.
3)Entertainment magazines are at times
just a waste of time as they might not
provide relevant information.
4)Magazines can give bias information
depending on which media group it
belongs to and how much government
control that media group has.
5)They take a long time to deliver, and need
paper to be printed on. The costs of distribution
and printing alone make it more expensive than
a web magazine for example.
5. Comparison -Magazines and newspapers.
Similarities:
* Both are sources
of news.
* They are both
popular with adults
* They are both
sources of
entertainment.
Differences:
* Newspapers aren't
really popular with
children whereas
magazines are.
* Magazines offer
much more
entertainment
* Newspapers have
more news than
magazines.
