CMDA 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Muckraker, Ida Tarbell, The Saturday Evening Post
24 Feb 2017
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Twilight, hunger games, harry potter, a song of ice and fire. Large fanbase for the books, so movie makers know people will show up and buy tickets for their movie adaptations. Books have played a vital role in disseminating ideas and inspiring social change. Books are sometimes controversial, leading to banning (no longer in the us), removal from public or school libraries. First magazines appeared in early 19th century in europe, looked like newspapers but published less frequently. In one program, different stories highlighted by different producing companies. In 19th and early 20th centuries, general interest magazines (saturday evening post) were hugely popular , became the first national popular culture. After losing advertising money to tv, general interest magazines declined, industry reinvented with publications for niche audiences. The legacy of magazines: enduring media forms long-form essay. Indepth profile to see what the person behind the fame is like. Photojournalism and photo-essays (telling a story through a series of photographs)
