Bildjournalen
| Categories | Youth magazine |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Åhlén & Åkerlund |
| Founded | 1954 |
| Final issue | 1969 |
| Country | Sweden |
| Based in | Malmö |
| Language | Swedish |
| OCLC | 445314702 |
Bildjournalen (meaning The Picture Journal in English) was a Swedish language youth magazine published from 1954 to 1969. It was first youth magazine of Sweden.[1] During its existence it was the most popular magazine in its category.[2]
History and profile
Bildjournalen was established in 1954.[1][2] It was part of and published by Åhlén & Åkerlund.[3] The headquarters was in Malmö.[4] A movie magazine, Filmjournalen, merged with it.[5]
The magazine covered all the topics, which young people were interested in, such as music, movies, beauty tips, fashion, novels, news about society and current events.[2][6] The magazine offered several flexi discs.[7][8] The contributors were the leading Swedish journalists and photographers, which included Cecilia Hagen, Staffan Heimerson, Anja Notini, Gunilla Pontén, Anders Engman and Bengt H Malmqvist.[2] Bertil Torekull was one of the editors-in-chief of the magazine, who was also the editor-in-chief of another magazine Veckorevyn.[9]
In 1959, Bildjournalen had a circulation of 230,000 copies.[10] The magazine ceased publication in 1969.[2] In 2011 a book about Bildjournalen was published by Premium Publishing.[11]
References
- ^ a b Alf Björnberg; Thomas Bossius (2016). Made in Sweden: Studies in Popular Music. Taylor & Francis. p. 58. ISBN 978-1-134-85857-6.
- ^ a b c d e "Boken om Bildjournalen". Premium Publishing. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
- ^ "Lars Åke Palén". Premium Rockshot. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
- ^ Dag Nordmark (1999). Finrummet och lekstugan (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Prisma. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
- ^ "Bildjournalen". Movie Mags. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
- ^ Daniel Miller (2001). Consumption: Objects, subjects and mediations in consumption. Taylor & Francis. p. 156. ISBN 978-0-415-24270-7.
- ^ "Bildjournalen". Showcase. 23 April 2007. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
- ^ "Namelosers". Popsike. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
- ^ Maria Grafström (2006). The Development of Swedish Business Journalism. Uppsala University. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
- ^ Ulf Lindberg. "Från "högkyrka" till "egojournalistik"" (PDF). Nordicom (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 December 2016.
- ^ "New book features interview with Björn and rare pictures". icethesite. 16 November 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2016.