Who founded National Geographic magazine?

Guibert grosvenor (Bell was also one of the founders) can be found in:

June, 1888, 10, published by National Geographic magazine. One of its founders is Bell, the scientist who invented the telephone. At that time, it was only an academic scientific magazine, and its readers were limited to a small group of people with professional backgrounds. At that time, the cover of National Geographic magazine was dark brown, with no pictures at all, only hard research results.

The change of National Geographic magazine was initiated by the first full-time editor, Guibert grosvenor, who was only 23 years old when 1899 took office. After decades of refining and refining technology, it has become what it is today.

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Grosvenor is one of the earliest traditions established for geographical magazines, writing a straightforward style in the first person. 19 10, National Geographic established another tradition: black-and-white and light-colored photos and vivid illustrations were used more and more, and the cover was decorated with oak trees, laurel leaves, acorns and hemispheres. Since then, the cover has been this basic format for 60 years. In the 1920s, National Geographic magazine first published a series of documentary reports on exploration activities with color pictures. The use of Lycra camera and Kodak film in 1930s added two sharp tools to National Geographic magazine, which could send the real scenes of distant countries to readers' homes.

1959 September, National Geographic magazine began to use color photos as its cover. During this period, the lace on the cover was gradually removed. 1July, 972, the leafless cover layout was adopted for the first time, leaving only the yellow border as the brand logo of National Geographic magazine to highlight the cover photos. 1September, 979, permanently use the current cover layout.

The famous yellow box on the cover of National Geographic magazine is an integral part of the brand of National Geographic magazine. In the eyes of countries and people who speak more and more different languages, this famous yellow box represents adventure and quality. Therefore, maintaining this yellow long frame has become an important part of the brand maintenance of National Geographic magazine.

National Geographic magazine has been published only in English for more than a century since it was founded. It was not until 1995 that the first foreign language edition was published. Then, both the circulation and the number of international editions have achieved rapid development. By 200 1, 20 versions have been released worldwide, with a circulation of100000.

The perspectives of geography magazines are all over the world, from the polar regions to the inland, from the seabed to the moon, from the remaining tribes in grassland forests to the busy people in modern cities. The reports and pictures they send back are the fusion of history, literature, science and anthropology, so in the eyes of most readers, it is not just a magazine, but an encyclopedia. Because it not only records the general situation of geography, but also records the changes of world politics, economy, history and culture since 100, and records the dreams and pursuits of human beings.

In view of his broad perspective, National Geographic magazine had an editorial policy at the beginning of its publication: "No matter the theme of any country or nation, only the good side should be published: indecent descriptions and improper criticisms should not be published." However, in 1970, the leadership of the magazine broke the decades-old tradition and stepped into the controversial field, and began to report on topics such as chemical pollution, nuclear power generation, illegal wildlife trade, and human evolution.

The success and excellence of National Geographic not only benefit from its successful publishing policy and development strategy, but also benefit from a large number of excellent photographers gathered under its banner. They are not only knowledgeable, skilled, dedicated and persistent, but also a group of people who are always passionate and curious about our world. Therefore, from a large number of beautiful pictures in geography magazines, we feel not only the great impact of the pure natural state on our vision, but also the heartfelt emotion caused by it. This is also a distinctive feature of National Geographic magazine's emphasis on humanistic care.

National Geographic magazine insisted on the selection rate of one thousandth for several years, which seemed harsh, but it produced a large number of excellent photographers full of ideals and romanticism. At the same time, those excellent photography works with soul and passion selected by National Geographic magazine have become the standard of photography works, and almost all photographers in the world regard publishing their photography works in National Geographic magazine as a great honor.

National Geographic magazine is equally strict about its words. It pays attention to the detail of words and emphasizes the harmony between words and pictures. It pays attention to bringing readers not only knowledge, but also artistic sense. When we read National Geographic magazine, we are not only impressed by its exquisiteness, but also shocked and moved by the collision, communication and exchange between man and nature and different cultures. This is precisely the beauty of National Geographic magazine, which is essentially different from general aestheticism and curiosity photography.

The pursuit of innovation is the "innate" quality of National Geographic magazine, which has been maintained to this day. The development history of National Geographic magazine is full of innovative spirit, such as publishing magazines by membership, instead of the usual way of recruiting subscribers; Give the screen 2/3 space; The form of the cover, etc. But every innovation is by no means a simple catering, but a kind of "leading" and a grasp of the pulse of the times.