SOME HISTORY OF PERIODICALS. SHAPING ROOT ASSUMPTIONS
Collier's weekly magazine was founded in 1888. Peter Collier arrived from Ireland at age 17 and, when his boss would not use the idea to sell books by subscription, he started his own company. The shared spirit of a continent was observed, reformed when necessary , and culturally oriented. Many of us can still remember seeing Collier's in our homes. More common was LIFE or TIME started in 1923 by Briton Hadden and Henry Luce. The two started as editors of a college newspaper but they daydreamed about starting and influential national publication. I would guess they used the business model of Collier's to get such massive distribution. How we saw ourselves was greatly influenced by TIME and LIFE. There was a pop mythos created and a nod to culture. A constructive bias on the whole but not comparable to the new owner of TIME who admits to a strong leftist bias. Readers out there don't need me to tell them that. The image of Robe...