People Magazine Impact On American Culture

One form of printed legacy media that has impacted culture and how culture has created it is magazines, such as People magazines. Magazines in history were supposed to be an insight into famous people’s lives, but today they have gone further affecting culture through daily consumption or monthly subscriptions. This form of printed communication has had and is continuing to have a huge impact on society and the world we live in today. Consumer magazines can bring us joy from specific interests and are usually classified based on targeted audiences, containing content that we desire and want. Even though magazines can be fun to look at and flip through, they have powerful influences and a very large impact on American culture. Magazines have …show more content…
This type of consumer magazine advertises false information, effecting people with misleading information and outcomes. With misconstrued information between celebrities and between the public, there will always be drama, which is why I personally think many people are attracted to People magazine. When People magazines explain reasons and ways to achieve a desired look and continuing to sell false information it sets false hope for many when they know they it is impossible or can never truly be accomplished or met. A major impact on culture that magazines have continued to use is photo shop, and the need to edit information for people to like. Making situations better than they are, or making them worse than they are makes for great attention, but are not an accurate source or for reliable information. People magazines do not realize the effect of their messages they relaying to their audiences, especially on kids. When kids read these magazines they are absorbing all the information giving them wrong ideals or views of what life is really about and ideal standards. Misleading information, unrealistic standards, false advertisement, misconstrued and edited information and photos, and power influences on sensitive and major subjects to People magazine’s audience can affect culture like many other magazines have …show more content…
We continue to buy and follow up on the new trends, fashion, beauty, drama, and gossip, even though it is what is impacted our culture. People magazine’s audience might not even realize they are influenced or basing their reality on false advertisement and information from people that are only interested in gaining more consumers for the most attractive and interesting issue. People magazines have done plenty of covers and follow-ups on the Kardashians, which most people are fascinated in knowing what is going in their lives, which has even spread to other medias, such as having their own television show. We continue to spread and create this culture by changing our ways to the “Kardashian ways” or other influences from magazines that we see, other than our own natural ways of living. Paying for every copy leads and gives People magazines to produce more issues and covers as technology and trends change. As a society, we are creating this culture by following and being these realities that we are not. We are hooked and intrigued with these tabloids and what the new trends or ideals of beauty are to keep evolving to look, act, and even behave like the famous people on the covers of these magazines we buy. I find it crazy how even parents are allowing their kids to dress and act like these people we idolize that is far from what