Situation of British women’s magazines during the COVID-19 pandemic Cover Image

Situation of British women’s magazines during the COVID-19 pandemic
Situation of British women’s magazines during the COVID-19 pandemic

Author(s): Weronika Sałek
Subject(s): Media studies, Communication studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: press; press market; women’s magazines; United Kingdom; COVID-19 pandemic

Summary/Abstract: The women’s magazine segment in the UK accounts for a significant part of the publishing market and has the highest readership in the country. Despite its popularity, women’s press faces many problems caused by the expansion of new types of media. Media researchers and insiders report about a crisis and stagnation of this publishing branch. The COVID-19 pandemic, which began in early 2020, has compounded problems within the women’s press market, but also accelerated the development of existing trends. Moreover, it has sped up the digitization of previously printed content. The COVID crisis has also taken its toll on the organization of editorial work. Under current restrictions related to COVID, magazines which previously were not as popular, have come to the fore – periodicals on cooking.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 11
  • Page Range: 141-153
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: English