HOW HAS THE PANDEMIC BEEN REPRESENTED ON MAGAZINE COVERS?
AS OF JULY 1, 2023, this database will no longer be maintained, as references have virtually disappeared.
January 2022- June 2023 (previous covers March 2000-December 2021 here)
a database collection for analysis and deconstruction/created by Frank Baker
A sample of the hundreds of magazine covers from the US and around the world and how they report the Coronavirus pandemic on their covers. NOTE: Many publishers release/publish their covers months after actual publication date, so not every image here is listed chronologically.
NEW: Visual literacy/ Media Literacy Lesson Plan Using These Covers
LEARN HOW TO INCORPORATE THESE COVERS INTO INSTRUCTION:
WATCH the archive of the May 13, 2021 Magazine Media Literacy webinar here.
Sources include: Google, issuu, Magzter, FreeMagazinePDF, Worldmags, Downmagaz
Teaching Suggestions: Have students brainstorm a list of every possible business or industry–then invite them to locate a magazine cover that portrays the virus. Invite students to consider: which images are used to communicate the virus; how each cover is different; how they might be similar; who is the audience for each; determine a magazine’s circulation; how one or more might communicate/represent fear; what techniques are used to attract attention? Determine how many magazines are news, sports, arts, medical, family, business; which ones might not be represented? Invite your students to create their own cover, using magazine cover software.
Find a cover that’s not listed? Send it to me: fbaker1346@gmail.com Magazine Cover Design (explained)
MAY 6 2023 Covid global health emergency is over, WHO says
Even more covers at CoverJunkie and Frontpage News
(previous covers March 2000-December 2021 here)
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