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| URL | www.popmatters.com |
| Type of site | Zine / Blog |
| Available language(s) | English |
| Owner | Sarah Zupko |
| Created by | Sarah Zupko |
| Launched | Fall, 1999 |
| Current status | Active |
PopMatters is an international webzine of cultural criticism. Uniform Resource Locator is an URI which also specifies where the identified resource is available and the protocol for retrieving it A zine (an abbreviation of the word Fanzine, or magazine ziːn "zeen" is most commonly a small circulation non-commercial Publication A blog (a contraction of the term " Web log " is a Web site, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary descriptions of In the Philosophy of language, a natural language (or ordinary language) is a Language that is spoken or written in phonemic-alphabetic or phonemically-related An online magazine is a Magazine that is delivered in an electronic form Its scope is broadly cast on all things pop culture. PopMatters publishes reviews, interviews, and detailed essays on most cultural products and expressions in areas such as music, television, films, books, video games, comics, sports, theater, visual arts, travel, and the Internet. Music is an Art form in which the medium is Sound organized in Time. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic A Book is a set or collection of written printed illustrated or blank sheets made of Paper, Parchment, or other material usually fastened together A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. Comics (via Latin from the Greek "" kōmikos, of or pertaining to "comedy" from kōmos "revel" Sport is an Activity that is governed by a set of rules or Customs and often engaged in competitively Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one The visual arts are art forms that focus on the creation of works which are primarily Visual in nature such as Painting, Photography Travel is the change in location of people on a trip through the means of Transport from one location to another The Internet is a global system of interconnected Computer networks
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History
PopMatters was founded by Sarah Zupko, who had previously established the cultural studies academic resource site PopCultures.com. PopMatters launched in the fall of 1999 as a sister site journal devoted to providing intelligent reviews and criticism of various media products.
Rapidly, PopMatters took on its own identity and was positively received early on for the variety of analytical styles the site brought to online criticism. Growing quickly, the site went from a weekly publication schedule to a five-day-a-week magazine format, expanding its content into regular reviews, features, and columns.
The site has grown into one of the largest regular sources of cultural criticism online, with an extensive archive of reviews and articles amassed since its inception. Publications such as USA Today.com, AlterNet, and Movies.com regularly pick up links to PopMatters articles and post quotes from PopMatters writers. USA TODAY is a national American daily Newspaper published by the Gannett Company. AlterNet, a project of the non-profit Independent Media Institute, is a Progressive / liberal news and opinion Website that was launched in Moviescom is a Website in the Fandango family operated by Comcast. In the fall of 2005, monthly readership exceeded one million.
Staff
While PopMatters doesn't actually employ writers, it does publish content from contributors located around the globe, based in six continents and numerous countries. Its staff includes writers from various backgrounds as well, ranging from academics and professional journalists to career professionals and first time writers. Many of its writers are published authorities in various fields of study, and as PopMatters affiliates have been called upon for their opinion by other media outlets, such as the BBC, NPR, MSNBC, Radio Australia, and VH1. MSNBC is a 24-hour cable television news channel based in the United States and available in Canada. ABC Radio Australia is the international broadcasting and online service operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Australia 's public broadcaster VH1 (known as VH-1 Video Hits One from 1985 to 1994 and VH1 Music First until 2003) is an American Cable television
PopMatters also currently hosts four blogs: "Peripatetic Postcards," a travel blog by Japanese pop culture observer, Todd Joseph Miles (tjm) Holden; "Marginal Utility," essays on consumer culture by critic Rob Homing; "Crazed by the Music," discussions on and examinations into matters related to the music business by notable music critic Jason Gross; and "Short Ends and Leader," a multi-faceted film blog edited by Bill Gibron.
External links
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Notable articles
- PopMatters Fifth Anniversary Retrospective (Editor's Picks of notable articles and reviews)
- "Hip Hop's Holy Trinity" by Lynne D. Johnson (selected for Da Capo Best Music Writing 2004)
- "The Tortured Soul of Marvin Gaye and R. Kelly" by Mark Anthony Neal (selected for Da Capo Best Music Writing 2004)
- "London Calling -- For Congo, Columbo, Sri Lanka...." by Robert Wheaton (selected for Da Capo Best Music Writing 2006)
- High on Fire concert review/travelogue by David Marchese (selected for Da Capo Best Music Writing 2006)
- "Defacing Wikipedia" by Brian C. Wilson
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