Watching the World - Religious Magazines Fold

by berrygerry 3 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

  • berrygerry
    berrygerry

    Hmmm.

    Awake - May 8, 1993

    “Two of the nation’s oldest religious magazines, American Baptist and Christian Herald, have ceased publication,” reports an Associated Press dispatch. “Both the 115-year-old Christian Herald, started in 1878 and based in Chappaqua, N.Y., and the 189-year-old American Baptist, whose antecedent magazine started in 1803, cited declining circulation.” The monthly American Baptist, based in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, will be replaced by a newsletter. However, another religious journal of that era, The Watchtower, continues to grow. First published monthly in 1879 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with a circulation of 6,000 copies in English, The Watchtower is now published semimonthly in 112 languages and has a circulation of 16,400,000 copies per issue.

    Would AP be interested in a follow-up story? (Probably not)
  • nonjwspouse
    nonjwspouse
    Any slow news day, they might just do it.
  • Dunedain
    Dunedain
    Probably not yet, but when the mags are down to once or twice a year, or done altogether, then they will want an update.
  • stuckinarut2
    stuckinarut2

    Ha!

    Great find!

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