Magazine-ification: a problem or a solution to journalism?

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.60543/3gq58t93

Resumen

One of the most compelling insights that emerges from a magazine studies perspective is that several recent theoretical developments in journalism studies - such as the emotional turn (Wahl-Jorgensen, 2020), constructive journalism (Bro, 2019; Gyldensted, 2015; Haagerup, 2017; Hermans & Gyldensted, 2019), and solutions journalism (Lough & McIntyre, 2023; McIntyre, 2019; McIntyre & Lough, 2021) -, reflect
what might be described as the magazine-ification1 of journalism. Although treated naturally by some magazine studies scholars (Holmes, 2005; Ribeiro & Costa, 2024), the concept of magazine-ification - the process by which diverse social phenomena come to adopt characteristics traditionally associated with the magazine medium - has received little scholarly attention. Outside academia, the term is often used pejoratively (Strauss, 2013), while journalists continue to regard it as complex (Lynch & Pompeo, 2013).

Biografía del autor/a

  • Carla Rodrigues Cardoso, Universidade Lusófona

    Carla Rodrigues Cardoso holds a PhD in Communication Sciences by NOVA University Lisbon. At Lusófona University, she is Associate Professor and integrated researcher at CICANT, where she founded J-MagLab – Journalism & Magazine Lab. Carla Rodrigues Cardoso has researched and published in Journalism and Magazine Studies for over two decades.

  • Ana Figueiras, Universidade Lusófona

    Ana Figueiras is an Assistant Professor at Universidade Lusófona and a researcher at CICANT, where she serves as the assistant scientific coordinator of J-MagLab – Journalism & Magazine Lab. She earned her PhD in Digital Media by by NOVA University Lisbon (UT Austin Program | Portugal) in 2016, and since then her primary research area has been information visualisation, focusing on visual storytelling.

  • Ilo Alexandre, Universidade Lusófona

    Ilo Alexandre is an Assistant Professor at Lusófona University. He holds a Ph.D. in Digital Media by NOVA University Lisbon (UT Austin Program|Portugal). He is a researcher at CICANT, where he serves as the head of communication of J-MagLab - Journalism & Media Lab. Alexandre was editor-in-chief at G1 Ceará and has worked as web editor and social media editor for political campaigns and advertising.

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Publicado

2026-09-30

Número

Vol. 3 Núm. 1 (2026): International Journal of Magazine Studies

Sección

Editorial