Media, Information and Technoculture 2000F/G Lecture 8: MIT2000 - Lecture 8 - Nov 9

• School: Western University
• Department: Media, Information and Technoculture
• Course: Media, Information and Technoculture 2000F/G
• Professor: Daniel Robinson

Document Summary

Early form: academic/scholarly journals: philosophical transactions of the royal society. Modestly popular magazines: resemble books, early newspapers, offered (cid:862)(cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t, (cid:272)riti(cid:272)is(cid:373) a(cid:374)d satire(cid:863, da(cid:374)iel defoe"s review (1704, joseph addiso(cid:374)"s spectator (1711) Nova-scotia magazine and comprehensive review (1789-1792: reprints from us, britain, canadian fiction/poetry. Canadian illustrated news: 1869-1883, pioneered photoengraving, theme: canadian nationalism. Right out of the formation of canada. 1: encourage close us-cda ties wanted closer ties to the united states; especially trade. Progenitor of: (cid:862)the ri(cid:272)k mer(cid:272)er report(cid:863, (cid:862)this hour has (cid:1006)(cid:1006) mi(cid:374)utes(cid:863, frank magazine. Subscription-based: huge difference in understanding media; where the money came from, the actually users are paying for the magazine, circa 25 cents/issue, few ads. Was the longest canadian magazine the saturday night. Transition from political-magazine model to the consumer-magazine model. Edmund e. sheppard: editor and cowboy and editor, editor who liked poetry. 2: avoid controversy, articles, profiles, cultural subjects, stories and poetry.