Post #19 History of Sports magazines

-

 Hey guys today I will be talking about history of the sports magazines

Sports news was covered in physicals copy such as newspapers starting in 1800s. The first sports magazine was sporting news appearing in March 17, 1886 followed by Sports Illustrated in 1945 which was the first sports magazine with illustration. The main branch from this is the SLAM magazine that focuses on NBA news and interviews of those players. Launching in 1994, these famous players with the Big masthead of SLAM further push and rise up this product making it more established and known around the community. SLAM promotes street-wear clothing and hip hop music to their audience. Founded by publisher Dennis Page and appointed  Cory Johnson to be the first Editor in Chief. 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Post #37 Draft Feature Story

-
 Hello and Today I will be going over progress of my feature story for my magazine Mikaili Taylor a beast on the court and off allowing him to enjoy a peaceful life. When asked what his greatest achievement was his response was "Balancing school and basketball at the same time" this also comes with no surprise as he was able to help his team in one of the games to get a 40 point lead. The only thing that is holding him back from succeeding sooner was time and location as he stated " I could of been in the NBA if I was maybe born a little early and went to a school that pro. This in turn pushes him to be great as he works on his craft on the weekends working out to the ends of the day as it goes first one in the gym and the last one out. The only things motivating Mikaili is music, sleep, and relaxing. His dream is not that far away as when he reaches college he will show off his skills to potential scouts that can help him elevate his career. Once he reaches the highest
Read more

Post #26 Tips for basketball

-
Image
 Hello everyone I will be going over small tips that be in small sections in different parts of the magazines. When dribbling it's useful to look up while dribbling to scan the court for open teammates and your opponents movement. Learning to perform higher arch layups against taller defenders and be very effective. Shooting with your guide hand can make your shoot more accurate.  
Read more