William Randolph Hearst: The Variation Of Cosmopolitan Magazine

For example, the latest issue of Stylist (19th November) stars Lisa Simpson as its front cover

The magazine Ladies Repository: A Monthly Periodical Devoted to Literature, Arts, and Religion is a magazine that was published in 1800 and was targeted towards young women. The magazine was a way to help teach and encourage women of the time on how to properly fit in and behave according to the rules that society had placed on them. It taught them how to be considered an ideal, cultured woman with high morals and spiritual standards. Although many readers today would argue that the teachings and ideas taught by this magazine are extremely outdated and outrageously sexist, one must realize that this was society’s standard for women during the 1800’s.

Magazines have implicitly and explicitly been influencing humans for decades. They are continually more involved in the media, however the market is highly competitive. It is extremely important for magazines to maintain the readers’ interest and loyalty therefore they must excel in its appearance and content. Helen Brown created the Cosmopolitan magazine in 1965. It holds a spot as one of the most successful women’s magazines of all time, and proceeds to be the number one selling monthly magazine. (Ouellette, 360, 2005).

I have always believed that modern women were discreet about subjects, such as wanting more money, sex, and exercise; however, prior to reading Cosmopolitan I was unaware that this content was available for males to purchase and gain more insight on women. My initial perception of Cosmopolitan was that I would be bombarded by articles on clothing, make up, and celebrities; instead, I stumbled upon articles about emergency funds, cycling, and the best sex toy in the market. Upon analyzing women’s magazine Octobers Cosmopolitan I was able to examine articles that went against my expectations and views on the opposite sex because I discovered women are concerned with their finances, lust, and bodily improvement.

These are just some of the ways Playboy has idolized women, but that’s not all that the company and the magazine are about. In an article titled “When Playboy ruled the world”, written by Brett Popplewell, he talks about some of the cultural impacts of Playboy. Popplewell talks in his article about how Playboy is more than just a magazine that displays nude photos of women. It is a magazine that also held many great articles, fiction pieces, poetry, and interviews

Society has always taught women from a young age to prioritise their appearance over everything else, as this will enable them to be easily accepted. These sexualise magazine covers ‘help’ to provide women with guidance on how to look impossibly perfect just like the models featured on them. This particular magazine cover involves Rosie Huntington-Whiteley staring directly at the readers/camera with slightly parted lips in an angled and suggestive pose denoting arousal and attraction. The model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley is shown displaying her body in a cleavage cut suit down to her stomach portraying her with loose sexual ethics.

"Advertisers, magazines and agencies supply the image that consumers want to see," said a spokesman. "Statistics have repeatedly shown that if you stick a beautiful skinny girl on the cover of a magazine you

Mr. Hugh Hefner raised $8,000 from 45 investors which included $2,000 from his mother and brother Keith combined to launch Playboy magazine. In an interview with CNN I learned that Mr. Hugh Hefner had originally planned to title the magazine “Stag Party but he received a cease-and-desist letter from the lawyer for Stag Magazine, saying Stag felt that the title would be an infringement. (Adler)

The final magazine I will be examining is Marie Claire. This is another publication aimed at a more mature audience, with a deeper focus on beauty through materialism. Like Complete Woman, it contains more explicit sexual detail and a more serious focus on relationships. Also, because of its abundance of advertisements of expensive cosmetics and clothing, we may assume that this magazine is class-specific to a wealthier consumer. Marie Claire’s cover stories include “What Your Style Says About You”, “How to Get Perfect Skin: 44 Products that Really Work”, “How Often Do You Have Sex?”, “Men: What They Don’t Want You To Do”, and “428 Fashion and Beauty Ideas”.

Fluff magazines like Cosmopolitan and Men\'s Health are always trying to tell you how to live your life. They tell you how to work out, what to eat, and even how to be happy. Worst of all, they like to tell you how to have sex – and they\'re pretty bad at it! The sex tips in these magazines have earned scorn and derision around the world. But sometimes they\'re so bad that you just have to laugh at them. We\'ve collected some of the funniest and worst tips in this infographic to give you an idea of what a magazine\'s idea of “creative bedroom relations” is. Definitely don\'t try these at home! Some of them are unsafe, some of them are messy, and some are just straight up lame. There\'s no graphic imagery in this infographic, so it should be

Cosmopolitan is the queen of women’s magazines. Her royal court also consists of Glamour, Red Book, Vogue, and other smaller magazines. These magazines demonstrate these beauty standards. Naomi Wolf researched on body image and found a

In the article, Reviere noted that women in Essence were portrayed as being more independent compared to women in Cosmo. As noted above this is primarily so because the income levels of women in Essence is double the amount of those in Cosmo, which means that the targeted audience is a big age difference. In the table, it can be seen that their sexuality is different in both magazines. Essence conveys an approach that is more of a feminist saying that women can be independent and they don’t need to have man. It also advises women to not stay in relationship where your partner isn’t faithful. Meanwhile, in Cosmo, women are advised to be the complete opposite. While Essence does not accept infidelities, Cosmo advices women to weigh out their

I think it is crucial for readers to know that they don’t need all the things listed on the cover to be happy and desired. All of the information in these magazines is beneficial in small amounts, but the magazine companies pile on the information. Every woman should know she is worth more than her body and what other people think of

The Ms. Magazine articles are drastically different from a “Cosmopolitan” or “Glamour” magazine which are more about fashion and, I believe that is acceptable since both types of magazines can cater to the same woman, since women can be represented in a variety of different platforms. The Piepmeier reading the bad girl status was discussed and revealed more in the article about how zines were created and eventually became

Women in magazines are usually tall, extremely thin, and their faces are covered in makeup. Women can easily develop insecurities in the way they look and feel about themselves because of magazines. Women choose to read certain magazines according to their interests. However, their interests are usually congruent with those of the majority of women or they wouldn’t be reading that particular magazine and those magazines wouldn’t stay in business. On the flip side of the sex factor, influences from magazines such as “For Him” magazine and “Maxim” weigh heavily on many men’s self security. These magazines teach men not only how they should look but also how they should view things. An example of this is a macho, semi sexist, tough guy, bull headed, over confident attitude. These magazines define for men the writer’s essence of a real man. Men as a whole atone themselves to such lifestyles probably out of fear of not living by these structures. Although magazines have a strong influence on the masses they are by no means the most influential medium there is.