Media, Information and Technoculture 2000F/G Lecture 8: Lecture 8 Notes

• 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(cid:859)s (cid:862) e(cid:448)ie(cid:449)(cid:863) (cid:894)(cid:1005)(cid:1011)(cid:1004)4(cid:895) Nova-scotia magazine and comprehensive review (1789-1792: reprints from us, britain, canadian fiction/poetry. Canadian illustrated news: 1869-1883, pioneered photoengraving, canadian nationalism. The week: 1883-1896, goldwyn smith, encourage close us-cda ties. Grip: 1872-1894, cartoonist: john w. bengough, satirical weekly, political cartoons. Progenitor of: (cid:862)the i(cid:272)k mer(cid:272)er eport(cid:863) (cid:862)this hour has (cid:1006)(cid:1006) mi(cid:374)utes(cid:863) Subscription-based: circa 24 cents/issue, few ads. Keys to success: population/income growth, communication/transportation, printing technology (illustrations/engravings) Edmund e. sheppard: editor and cowboy and editor. Literature and current topics: avoid controversy, articles, profiles, cultural subjects, stories and poetry, domestic/household columns. Competition for canadian magazines: 1890s/early 1900s. Entertainment, diversion: fiction, light features, recipes. Price drops: m(cid:272)lure(cid:859)s: (cid:1005)(cid:1004) (cid:272)e(cid:374)ts/issue, saturday evening post: 5 cents/issue. Subscription media: harpers, 1890s, literary-political mag. Advertising media: mu(cid:374)se(cid:455)(cid:859)s aturda(cid:455) e(cid:448)e(cid:374)i(cid:374)g post (cid:1005)(cid:1012)(cid:1013)(cid:1004)s, consumer mag, from 25 cents to 10 cents/issue, entertain/diversion, advertising.