Bildjournalen (Swedish: The Picture Journal) was a 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]
| Categories | Youth magazine |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Åhlén & Åkerlund |
| Founded | 1954 |
| Final issue | 1969 |
| Country | Sweden |
| Based in | Malmö |
| Language | Swedish |
| OCLC | 445314702 |
History and profile
editBildjournalen was established in 1954.[1][2] The magazine was modeled on 17 and Hit Parader magazines.[3] It was part of and published by Åhlén & Åkerlund.[4] Its headquarters was in Malmö.[5] A movie magazine, Filmjournalen, merged with it.[6][7]
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][8] These articles were accompanied by large photographs.[8] The magazine offered several flexi discs.[9][10] The contributors were the leading Swedish journalists and photographers: 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.[11]
In 1959, Bildjournalen had a circulation of 230,000 copies.[12] The magazine ceased publication in 1969.[2][12] In 2011 a book about Bildjournalen was published by Premium Publishing.[13]
References
edit- ^ a b Henrik Smith Sivertsen (2016). "The Story of Svensktoppen". In Alf Björnberg; Thomas Bossius (eds.). Made in Sweden: Studies in Popular Music. New York; Abingdon: Routledge. p. 58. ISBN 978-1-134-85857-6.
- ^ a b c d e "Boken om Bildjournalen". Premium Publishing (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 December 2016.
- ^ Tom O'Dell (1996). "Hippies and Swedish modernity: Constructing global identities in local settings". Young. 4 (2): 28. doi:10.1177/110330889600400203. S2CID 145400095.
- ^ "Lars Åke Palén". Premium Rockshot. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
- ^ Dag Nordmark (1999). Finrummet och lekstugan (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Prisma.
- ^ "Bildjournalen". Movie Mags. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
- ^ Jesper Larssson (2018). "Hela Sveriges Tutta Rolf": An analysis of a star image in early 1930s Swedish cinema (MA thesis). Stockholm University. p. 15.
- ^ a b Tom O'Dell (2001). "A Path of its own: the American car and the Pyramid of Dreams". In Daniel Miller (ed.). Consumption: Objects, subjects and mediations in consumption. Vol. IV. London; New York: Routledge. 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: Uppsala University.
- ^ a b Ulf Lindberg; et al. (2006). "Critical negotiations: Rock criticism in the Nordic countries". Popular Music History. 1 (3): 247. doi:10.1558/pomh.2006.1.3.241.
- ^ "New book features interview with Björn and rare pictures". icethesite. 16 November 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2016.