Blue (tourism magazine)

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Blue (ISSN 1093-7560) was an adventure travel magazine published six times year, founded in 1997 [1] by Amy Schrier, with David Carson as the original design consultant. [2] Its focus was on global adventure travel, [3] and described itself as "a journal for the new traveler". [4] It was published in New York City from 1997 until 2003. The New York Times characterized it as "not your father's National Geographic." [5] The Christian Science Monitor described the magazine's "social agenda" as being part of its identity. [6]

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History

At age 28, Amy Schrier founded Blue in 1997. She was publisher and editor-in-chief of the magazine from 1997 to 2003.

Awards

The cover of its first issue was included in a list of the Top 40 magazine covers of the last 40 years by the American Society of Magazine Editors. [7] The photo that was used had been submitted for an earlier magazine, Beach Culture. [8]

Photographer Gary Fabiano's work for a story on refugee camps in Kosovo, [9] was listed in 1999's Life magazine's Best Magazine Photos of the Year special issue,[ citation needed ] and was a runner-up in the 2000 Alfred Eisenstaedt Awards for Magazine Photography in the category of News (Photo Essay).

Folio: Magazine awarded Blue with first place in the Best Travel Editorial category in 2001, and second place in the Best Overall Designed Magazine category in 2002.

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References

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  6. "New Travel Magazine Targets Young Adults". Christian Science Monitor. 1997-08-20. ISSN   0882-7729 . Retrieved 2018-09-01.
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