Bosom Friend
| Editor-in-chief | Hu Xunbi |
|---|---|
| Categories |
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| Frequency | Three times per month |
| Publisher | Bosom Friend Publishing |
| Founder | Hu Xunbi |
| Founded | 1985 |
| Company | Bosom Friend Publishing Group |
| Country | China |
| Based in | Wuhan |
| Language | Chinese |
| ISSN | 1000-4157 |
| OCLC | 33019940 |
Bosom Friend (Chinese: 知音) is a Chinese language bimonthly celebrity and women's magazine published in Wuhan, China. The magazine is among the leading titles in the country.[1] The title of the magazine is a reference to the idiom "bosom friend" which means a very close friend.[2]
History and profile
[edit]Bosom Friend was established in Wuhan in 1985.[3][4][5] The magazine is part of Bosom Friend Publishing Group.[6] As of 2004 its publisher was the Hubei Women's Federation.[7] Its publisher is Bosom Friend Publishing.[5]
During its early period Bosom Friend was published monthly[8] and then biweekly.[9] Later it appeared on a bimonthly basis.[5] Later its frequency was switched to three times per month.[10]
Bosom Friend was described by Chen Peiqin as aiming at lonely and undereducated Chinese housewives[4] as well as elderly people living in small towns.[11] Hu Xunbi is both the founder and the editor-in-chief of the magazine,[11][12] who launched its Hong Kong edition in 2005.[13]
Circulation
[edit]Bosom Friend had a circulation of 1.7 million copies in 1987.[14] In 1994 it was the sixth largest magazine by advertisement revenue in China.[15] The circulation of the magazine was 1,280,000 copies in 1996.[7]
The magazine sold 4,269,000 copies in 2000.[7] In 2001 it was the fifth best-selling general interest magazine worldwide with a circulation of 4,230,000 copies.[16] In 2003 Bosom Friend was the third best-selling magazine in China and its circulation was 2,450,000 copies.[17] In 2006 it was the largest fourteenth magazine worldwide with a circulation of 2,500,000 copies.[18] In January 2010 the magazine sold 3,150,000 copies.[9]
References
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- ^ "Magazines. Bosom Friend". China Media Guide. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ^ a b Chen Peiqin (2010). "Magazines: An Industry in Transition". In James F. Scotton; William A. Hachten (eds.). New Media for a New China. Chichester: Wiley & Blackwell. p. 64. ISBN 978-1-4051-8796-1.
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- ^ a b c Jie Tao; Bijun Zheng; Shirley L. Mow, eds. (2004). Holding Up Half the Sky: Chinese Women Past, Present, and Future. New York: Feminist Press at CUNY. p. 279. ISBN 978-1-55861-465-9.
- ^ "Flourishing Age of Periodicals". China Daily. 18 March 2003. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ^ a b "China" (PDF). Media Convergence Asia Pacific. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ^ Ying Huang; Dennis T. Lowry (2015). "Toward Better Gender Equality? Portrayals of Advertising Models' Occupational Status in Chinese Magazines". Journal of International Consumer Marketing. 27 (1): 83. doi:10.1080/08961530.2014.967904.
- ^ a b Wang Ru (18 September 2013). "Bosom". Women of China. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ^ "Magazine Publishing in the Chinese Mainland". Publishing in China: An Essential Guide. 2005. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ^ ""bosom friend" A the issue of system of Lu Chi delay that appear on the market is the greatest resistance". 52 lsd. 23 November 2014. Archived from the original on 19 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ^ Wang Ru (29 January 2013). "Zhiyin Magazine- stories that speak to the heart sell". China Today. Archived from the original on 31 December 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
- ^ John Philip Jones (22 October 1999). International Advertising: Realities and Myths. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications. p. 270. ISBN 978-1-4522-6458-5.
- ^ "Top 50 General Interest magazines worldwide (by circulation)" (PDF). Magazine. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ^ "Media Rates Slowly on Rise". Brand Republic. 28 November 2003. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ^ Helmut K Anheier; Yudhishthir Raj Isar, eds. (2008). "Print Media". Cultures and Globalization: The Cultural Economy. London: SAGE Publications. p. 460. ISBN 978-1-4462-0261-6.
