what is a magazine?

Question

Thanks to everybody that answered this question. I know it sounded a bit 'simple'. but i'm doing a research project for my degree and i needed to get quick opinions on what people thought was a magazine. So thanks again.

Answer 1

To me, a magazine is an escape from reality for a while, to check out gossip and review the fashion pages. Chewing gum for the eyes.

Answer 2

Mag·a·zine [mággə zn]
(plural mag·a·zines)
noun
1. periodical publication: a publication issued at regular intervals, usually weekly or monthly, containing articles, stories, photographs, advertisements, and other features, with a page size that is usually smaller than that of a newspaper but larger than that of a book
2. bullet or cartridge holder: a detachable container for cartridges or bullets that can be quickly inserted or removed from a gun
3. storehouse for military supplies: a structure on land or a part of a ship where weapons, ammunition, explosives, and other military equipment or supplies are stored
4. stock of ammunition: a stock of ammunition or other supplies kept in a storehouse
5. slide holder: a container designed to hold a number of photographic slides and feed them automatically through a projector
6. film container: a space or compartment in a camera from which film is loaded without exposing it to light
7. supply device: a device or container attached to a machine that holds or supplies necessary material
8. program containing assorted items: a television or radio program made up of an assortment of short factual items, often of interest to a particular group of people


[Late 16th century. Via French magazin < Italian magazzino < Arabic maḵzan "storehouse"]

Answer 3

a magazine is A periodical containing a collection of articles, stories, pictures, or other features.
A television program that presents a variety of topics, usually on current events, in a format that often includes interviews and commentary.

A place where goods are stored, especially a building in a fort or a storeroom on a warship where ammunition is kept.
The contents of a storehouse, especially a stock of ammunition.

A compartment in some types of firearms, often a small detachable box, in which cartridges are held to be fed into the firing chamber.
A compartment in a camera in which rolls or cartridges of film are held for feeding through the exposure mechanism.
Any of various compartments attached to machines, used for storing or supplying necessary material.

Answer 4

Time, Rolling Stone, Premier, GQ, Details ect.

Answer 5

A secure building used to house explosive and ammunition, bullets, shells etc.
A case/holder thats holds ammunition and can be attached to a weapon.
A printed periodical.

Answer 6

A magazine is a periodical publication ] containing a variety of articles, generally financed by advertising, purchased by readers, or both.

[edit] Publication
Magazines are typically published weekly, biweekly, monthly, bimonthly or quarterly, with a date on the cover that is later than the date it is actually published. They are often printed in colour on coated paper, and are bound with a soft cover.


[edit] Categories
Magazines fall into two broad categories: consumer magazines and business magazines. In practice, magazines are a subset of periodicals, distinct from those periodicals produced by scientific, artistic, academic or special interest publishers which are subscription-only, more expensive, narrowly limited in circulation, and often have little or no advertising.


[edit] Consumer magazines
Consumer magazines are aimed at the public and are usually available through retail outlets. They range from general-interest titles such as Time, Esquire and Cosmopolitan, which appeal to a broad spectrum of readers, to highly specialist titles covering particular hobbies, leisure pursuits or other interests. Among the hundreds or thousands of topics covered by specialist magazines are, for example, computer games, fishing, particular marques of automobile, particular kinds of music, and particular political interests.

While most of these magazines are available in the whole of the country in which they are published, some are specific to a local area (for instance, Indy Men's Magazine) and a relatively small number are available internationally - often through localised editions so that, for example, the copy of Maxim bought in the USA does not contain exactly the same articles as the edition on sale in the UK. Some, such as TV Guide are even tailored for local markets within a country. Most make the bulk of their money from advertising, and earn a smaller amount from the purchase price paid by readers; a few are free.

A subset of the consumer magazine is the customer magazine, a publication similar in format and style to a consumer magazine but issued by an organisation such as a club, a retailer or an airline to communicate with its customers. Such magazines are usually free to the reader; the quantity of advertising that they carry varies greatly; and their circulations range from very small to very large - in some countries customer magazines are among the highest-circulation consumer magazines.


[edit] Business magazines
Many business magazines are available only, or predominantly, on subscription. In some cases these subscriptions are available to any person prepared to pay; in others, free subscriptions are available to readers who meet a set of criteria established by the publisher. This practice, known as controlled circulation, is intended to guarantee to advertisers that the readership is relevant to their needs. Very often the two models, of paid-for subscriptions and controlled circulation, are mixed. Advertising is also an important source of revenue for business magazines.


[edit] Other publications
Although similar to a magazine in some respects, an academic periodical featuring scholarly articles written in a more specialist register is usually called an "academic journal". Such publications typically carry little or no advertising.

Periodical is the word usually used to describe magazines, journals, newspapers, newsletters, and anything else that is published in regular intervals for an indefinite period of time, but serial is sometimes used, especially in library and information science.

Many weekend newspapers incorporate magazine supplements, such as Parade and LIFE in its most recent incarnation, both in the USA, and the Sunday Times Magazine in the UK.

The Gentleman's Magazine, first published in 1731, is considered to have been the first general-interest magazine. The oldest magazine still in print is The Scots Magazine, which was first published in 1739, though multiple changes in ownership and gaps in publication totaling over 90 years weaken that claim.

The most widely distributed magazine in the world is The Watchtower (founded in 1879). Its worldwide circulation including all editions comprises 32.4 million copies.

Answer 7

A little newspaper type affair that is a bit glossy and got lots of lovely pictures in it

You should get on fine with it

Answer 8

Experts say a magazine is escapism.

Answer 9

It is like the news except you get more juicy info about everything.

Answer 10

something to read about what is going on in the world