Swimming Times, a print magazine run by sport governing body Swim England, will publish its final issue in January of 2019, ending a 95-year history in the sport. The first issue was printed in 1923 – making it the oldest publication in the sport.
“Swimming Times has an amazing legacy,” the magazine said in an email to its subscribers. “The first issue was printed in 1923 and, for the past 95 years, it has evolved into a much-loved magazine and been at the forefront of covering everything aquatics.
“But times are changing. The growth of the digital market and social media platforms has hit the print industry as readers instantly find the information they require from other sources.”
This decision comes a year after deciding to redesign the magazine and push it to bi-monthly publication.
Swim England says that it will be increasing the content on its website as a result.
Or they’re doing something else now. Deep In the past they wrote “news” that happened at least a day before. Of course it isn’t working now. E.g. they can write analysis, explanation, about antecedent, background, expert’s opinion, future possibilities, resource etc. In this case they’ve the same time as digital media and they have the “support” of them.
Analogue or digital. They can live together. Everybody has photographs, casettes, books, etc. at home. Certainly we digitize some of them, but any digital source will die or at least lose data someday. Another solution that you pay somebody who has clouds, separate server rooms, etc. to collect your data. Digital library.
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Reminds me of the door-to door World Book Encyclopedia salesman’s career.
You did this swimswam. At least you should have some guilt and shame.
Our print magazine is doing quite well, so I don’t have any guilt nor shame about it.
I think he was just being facetious.
I apologize I was just joking. I love this cite and I come on several times a day.
Dont backpedal too hard…. you might hit the wall
Of course, because we with you.
Kinda ironic that we all read that on swimswam..
was swim swam started first as a magazine or as a web site?
Website
That’s correct, website launched in 2012, magazine launched in 2015.