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British Magazines

By: Liz Nice
In: Encyclopedia of Journalism
Subject:Journalism, Mass Communication

The world's first “magazine” was published in Britain. The Gentleman's Magazine (or Monthly[Page 200]Intelligencer), published by Edward Cave in 1731, is widely regarded as the first publication to use the term magazine, a term adapted from the Arabic makhazin, meaning “storehouse,” to denote a periodical miscellany aimed at a general readership. While other British ...

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  Nice, L. (2009). British magazines. In C. H. Sterling Encyclopedia of journalism (pp. 200-205). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412972048.n52
  
  Nice, Liz. "British Magazines." In Encyclopedia of Journalism, 200-205. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412972048.n52.
  
  Nice, L. 2009. British Magazines. In: 2009. Encyclopedia of Journalism, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 200-205 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412972048.n52> [Accessed 26 Feb 2021].
  
  Nice, Liz. "British Magazines." Encyclopedia of Journalism. Christopher H. Sterling. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2009, pp. 200-205. SAGE Knowledge. 26 Feb 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412972048.n52.
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