Skateboarder: magazine

Title:   Skateboarder  Format:  Magazine
ASIN:   B0047QU2X8  Distribution:  Monthly
Publisher:   Source Interlink, California

Content/Audience:

The first skateboarding magazine ever published, Skateboarder speaks to the skateboarding culture, primarily a male adolescent audience. The magazine is filled with spectacular photographs, both stills and action shots. There are in depth profiles and interviews on many professional skateboarding idols. Adolescents will especially love the skateboarding trick demonstrations. The many articles also include skate photography information, letters to the editor, advice columns, gossip columns, and 'Fifteen things you didn't know about'. Furthermore, the advertisements revolve around  skateboarding.

Critical Evaluation:

The magazine does condone the use of profanity and sometimes risqué pictures in their articles. Additionally, many of the articles are written using the jargon of the skateboarding culture.  Although the focus is on one sport, the magazine articles are diverse and interesting.  Their use of photography captivates the reader's imagination, and the product reviews are perfect for the quintessential skateboarder.  As the magazine caters to a male audience, there are no female skating articles, which detracts from the overall quality of the periodical. Additionally, the articles keep skateboarders and retailers abreast of the innovations in the skateboarding industry.

Genre:   Sports, Periodicals

Reading Level/Interest Age:   15 +

Challenge Issue:   Profanity, Risqué pictures.
- This is an established magazine that is currently an industry staple
- Compilation of teen reviews and the average reader reviews on Amazon.com and Goodreads.com
- Library policy

Why I chose this item:   I wanted to include a magazine that is popular with the male teen audience.