Index to City and Regional Magazines of the United States

by Sam Riley, Gary W. Selnow

Overview

This book provides a listing of 920 general-interest consumer magazines that specialize geographically. Comprising this highly active magazine genre are city magazines (i.e., New York, Washingtonian); regional magazines (Sunset, Vermont Life); city speciality magazines (Houston Home and Garden, Hartford Woman), which specialize both geographically and by subject matter; and regional speciality magazines (Southern Homes, Virginia Wildlife). The book's three main sections—arranged alphabetically by title, chronologically by founding date, and geographically by state—cover regional interest magazines that have been in publication since 1950. Each entry in the alphabetical listing shows title, any known title changes, dates of publication, city and state of publication, and a sample of libraries that hold files of the magazine's back issues.

For historical perspective, an appendix provides a representative alphabetical listing of magazines that published and perished prior to 1950 and that identified themselves by city, state, or region. The index's companion volume, Regional Interest Magazines of the United States (Greenwood), forthcoming, will contain in-depth profiles of roughly 100 of these magazines. This unique reference source will make a valuable addition to any library.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313268397
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	11/20/1989
Series:	Historical Guides to the World's Periodicals and Newspapers
Pages:	130
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.38(d)

About the Author

SAMUEL G. RILEY is Professor in the Department of Communications Studies at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Dr. Riley is the author or editor of four other books: Magazines of the American South, Index to Southern Magazines, American Magazine Jourbanalists, 1741-1850, and American Magazine Jourbanalists, 1850-1900.

GARY W. SELNOW is Associate Professor in the Department of Communications Studies at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. An active consultant and reviewer, Dr. Selnow is also the author of Targeted Communication.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Alphabetical List of Regional Interest Magazines, 1950-1988 (Arranged by date founded)
Chronological List of Regional Interest Magazine Titles, 1950-1988 (Arranged alphabetically by state)
Geographical List of Regional Interest Magazine Titles, 1950-1988
Appendix A: Representative List of Geographically Identified Magazines, 1743-1949 (Arranged alphabetically)
Appendix B: List of Library Holdings Symbols (Arranged alphabetically by state)

Editorial Reviews

Riley & Selnow (both in communications, VPI) provide an unannotated listing of 920 general-interest consumer magazines that specialize geographically. Three main sections--arranged alphabetically by title, chronologically by founding date, and geographically by state--cover regional interest magazines that have been in publication since 1950. Each entry in the alphabetical listing shows title and title changes, places and dates of publication, and a sample of libraries whose holdings include back issues. An appendix provides a representative listing of city, state, or regional magazines that published and perished prior to 1950. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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