A magazine is a periodical publication containing a variety of articles, generally financed by advertising, purchased by readers, or both.
are serials that are published less frequently than newspapers and cover topics of general interest. They may be geared to one part of the general population. MEDIA are different sources for carrying information. ... are generally popular publications with lots of photographs and advertising. They may inform, but they are primarily intended to entertain and to sell products for advertisers. Authors of articles are not necessarily experts and their sources of information usually are not cited. Commercial publications intended for a general, popular audience. They usually have short, simply written articles for laymen and non-professionals. Examples include Reader's Digest, Time, Sports Illustrated, Economist, Scientific American, etc. ... The term, magazines, is usually used to indicate the popular, or non-scientific periodicals. Abril SA, American Way, American Legion Magazine, Americas, Audubon, Bonniers, Bon Appetit, The Bravo Group, Brides, Buzzworm, CFO, Campus Life, Caribbean Travel and Life, Condé Nast Traveler, Der Spiegel, Discover, Diversion, Discovery Channel, Elle, enRoute, Endless Vacation, Esquire, First ... Belch and Belch divide magazines into three varieties: consumer (eg, Reader's Digest, Newsweek, People), farm (eg, Farm Journal, National Hog Farmer, Beef), and business (professional, industrial, trade, and general business publications). ... Commercial publications that appear at a regular interval, under the same title, and are intended for a general, popular audience. Magazine articles are usually short and generally do not contain footnotes or bibliographies (www.lib.utexas.edu/help/glossary/m.html)
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