Critical Evaluation of Magazines


Magazines can be separated into two major categories:

general interest magazines and special interest magazines.


Some general interest magazines you may be familiar with include:


General interest magazines try to appeal to many different readers. Either the articles have something that appeals to everyone, or the magazine is broken down into a variety of sections that should appeal to any reader.

  • What are the advantages of publishing a general interest magazine?

 

  • What are some of the drawbacks?

 

Which type of magazine do you think is more common, general interest or special interest magazines?