The Narrative of Core Traditional Values in Reiman Magazines

Reiman Publications represent a singular model—80% of content is submitted by readers and the magazines are ad-free. This study places the magazines within the broader American cultural landscape, showing how the role of suburban middle-class white women is tied to traditional values, religion, and...

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Published in:Journalism & mass communication quarterly 2006-12, Vol.83 (4), p.865-882
Main Author: Webb, Sheila M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aesthetics
Community Relations
Cultural change
Cultural studies
Cultural values
Culture
Editing
Editorials
Females
Journalism
Life styles
Mass Media
Media
Middle class
Narratives
Nostalgia
Periodicals
Readers
Religion
Rhetorical Criticism
Rural areas
Self Actualization
Self image
Social Experience
Studies
U.S.A
Values
White people
Whites
Women
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Summary:Reiman Publications represent a singular model—80% of content is submitted by readers and the magazines are ad-free. This study places the magazines within the broader American cultural landscape, showing how the role of suburban middle-class white women is tied to traditional values, religion, and a valorization of country taste as “authentic” expression. Through depth interviews, close textual reading, and narrative and rhetorical analysis, the study demonstrates how an imagined community is constructed, depicts readers' shared social space, and suggests how the magazines frame and build core values, binding readers into a community by voicing a shared lifestyle and self-image.
ISSN:1077-6990
2161-430X
DOI:10.1177/107769900608300409