Jet was printed from November 1, 1951, in digest-sized format in all or mostly black-and-white until its December 27, 1999, issue. In 2009, Jet expanded one of the weekly issues to a double issue published once each month. Johnson Publishing Company struggled with the same loss of circulation and advertising as other magazines and newspapers in the digital age, and the final print issue of Jet was published on June 23, 2014, continuing solely as a digital magazine app.[5][1] In 2016, Johnson Publishing sold Jet and its sister publication Ebony to private equity firm Clear View Group. As of the date of sale, the publishing company is known as Ebony Media Corporation.[6]
The first issue of Jet was published on November 1, 1951, by John H. Johnson in Chicago, Illinois.[7] Johnson called his magazine Jet because he wanted the name to symbolize "Black and speed". In Jet's first issue, Johnson wrote, "In the world today everything is moving along at a faster clip. There is more news and far less time to read it."[7][8]Jet's goal was to provide "news coverage on happenings among Negroes all over the U.S.—in entertainment, politics, sports, social events as well as features on unusual personalities, places and events."[8]Redd Foxx called the magazine "the Negro bible".[9]
1952–2014Edit
Jet became nationally known in 1955 for its shocking and graphic coverage of the murder of Emmett Till. Its popularity was enhanced by its continuing coverage of the burgeoning civil rights movement.[9] The publication of Till's brutalized corpse within the September 22, 1955 [10] issue inspired the black community to address racial violence, catalyzing the civil rights movement. Some of the popular models of Jet during this era included Vera Francis and Nancy Westbrook.[11] The Johnson Publishing Company's campaign for economic, political and social justice influenced its inclusion of progressive views.[12] From 1970 to 1975, Jet challenged conservative readers' anti-abortion stance by giving physicians who performed abortions a platform to discuss scientific facts about abortion procedures.[13]
2014–presentEdit
In May 2014, the publication announced the print edition would be discontinued and switch to a digital format in June.[14]
Changes in ownershipEdit
In June 2016, after 71 years, Jet and its sister publication Ebony were sold by Johnson Publishing to Clear View Group, an Austin, Texas-based private equity firm, for an undisclosed amount but the sale did not include the photo archives.[15] In July 2019, three months after Johnson Publishing filed for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy liquidation, it sold its historic Jet and Ebony photo archives to a consortium of foundations to be made available to the public.[16][17]
In 2020, Ulysses “Junior” Bridgeman, a former NBA basketball player, became the new owner of Ebony Media's assets for $14 million in a bid out of a Houston bankruptcy court. Bridgeman placed a bid of $14 million to take ownership of the company. His sports and media group has hired Michele Ghee as Jet and Ebony magazine's new CEO.[18]
ContentEdit
Jet coverage includes: fashion and beauty tips, entertainment news, dating advice, political coverage, health tips, and diet guides, in addition to covering events such as fashion shows. The cover photo usually corresponds to the focus of the main story. Cover stories might be a celebrity's wedding, Mother's Day, or a recognition of the achievements of a notable African American.
Jet also claims to give young female adults confidence and strength because the women featured therein are strong and successful without the help of a man. Since 1952, Jet has had a full-page feature called "Beauty of the Week". This feature includes a photograph of an African-American woman in a swimsuit (either one-piece or two-piece, but never nude), along with her name, place of residence, profession, hobbies, and interests. Many of the women are not professional models and submit their photographs for the magazine's consideration.
Similar to Essence, Jet routinely deplores racism in mainstream media, especially its negative depictions of black men and women. However, Hazell and Clarke report that between 2003 and 2004, Jet and Essence themselves ran advertising that was pervaded with racism and white supremacy.[19]Jet has published colorist advertisements in the past. An advertisement for Nadinola, a bleaching cream, appeared in an issue published in 1955. It depicts a light-skinned woman as the center of men's attention.[20]
Notable peopleEdit
Robert C. Farrell (born 1936), journalist and member of the Los Angeles City Council, 1974–91, Jet correspondent
Robert E. Johnson (born August 13, 1922, in Montgomery, Alabama; died January, 1996, in Chicago) was associate publisher and executive editor of Jet. He joined the Jet staff in February 1953, two years after it was founded by publisher John H. Johnson. He was one of the longest serving editors of Jet.
Awards and recognitionEdit
Jet was rated No. 1 as the acme in news digesting for the Baltimore Afro-American newspaper on November 17, 1951.[21]
ReferencesEdit
^ ab. The Washington Post. AP. May 7, 2014. Archived from the original on May 16, 2014.
^Robert Channick (May 5, 2017). "Ebony cuts a third of its staff, moving editorial operations to LA". Chicagotribune.com. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
^"From Negro Digest to Ebony, Jet and EM". Ebony. Johnson Publishing Company. November 1992. pp. 50–55.
^Almanac. (2006, 12). American History, 41, 11–13.
^. Ebony Jet Shop. June 23, 2014. Archived from the original on August 18, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
^. The Chicago Defender. June 16, 2016. Archived from the original on June 17, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
^ ab"From Negro Digest to Ebony, Jet and EM". Ebony. Johnson Publishing Company. November 1992. pp. 50–55.
^ ab"Jet". Jet. Johnson Publishing Company: 67. November 1, 1951. ISSN 0021-5996. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
^ abPaul Finkelman (February 12, 2009). Encyclopedia of African American History. Oxford University Press. p. 25. ISBN978-0-19-516779-5. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
^Company, Johnson Publishing (September 22, 1955). Jet. Johnson Publishing Company.
^Clemens, Samuel. "Pageantry", Lulu Press. August 2022
^Patton, June O. (September 22, 2005). "Remembering John H. Johnson, 1918–2005". Journal of African American History. 90 (4): 456–457. doi:10.1086/JAAHv90n4p456. S2CID 141214280. Retrieved December 1, 2019 – via Gale Academic OneFile.
^Lumsden, Linda (October 2009). ""Women's Lib Has No Soul"?: Analysis of Women's Movement Coverage in Black Periodicals, 1968–73". Journalism History. 35 (3): 118–130. doi:10.1080/00947679.2009.12062794. S2CID 197649396.
^"Jet magazine ending print edition, moving to digital only". CNN. May 7, 2014. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
^Channick, Robert. "Johnson Publishing sells Ebony, Jet magazines to Texas firm". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
^"Rare look inside the Ebony and Jet magazine photo archive that just sold for $30M". CBS News. July 26, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
^Noyes, Chandra (July 29, 2019). "Foundations Unite to Save Ebony Magazine Archives". artandobject.com. Journalistic, Inc. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
^"Michele Ghee Named CEO of EBONY and JET MAGAZINE". Black Enterprise. January 19, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
^Hazell, Vanessa; Clarke, Juanne (2008). "Race and Gender in the Media: A Content Analysis of Advertisements in Two Mainstream Black Magazines". Journal of Black Studies. 39 (1): 5–21. doi:10.1177/0021934706291402. JSTOR 40282545. S2CID 144876832.
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Jet is an American weekly digital magazine focusing on news culture and entertainment related to the African American community Founded in November 1951 by John H Johnson of the Johnson Publishing Company in Chicago Illinois 3 4 the magazine was billed as The Weekly Negro News Magazine Jet chronicled the civil rights movement from its earliest years including the murder of Emmett Till the Montgomery bus boycott and the activities of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr JetFebruary 14 1952 cover with AcquanettaFormer editorsMitzi Miller Mira Lowe Sylvia P Flanagan Robert E JohnsonCategoriesNews magazineFrequencyonline formerly a print weeklyPublisherEbony Media Operations LLC 2016 present Johnson Publishing Company 1951 2016 Total circulation June 2014 June 2012 1 1 million 720 000 1 FounderJohn H JohnsonFirst issueNovember 1 1951 71 years ago 1951 11 01 Final issueJune 2014 2014 06 print continuing in digital 2014 CountryUnited StatesBased inLos Angeles California U S 2 LanguageEnglishWebsitejetmag wbr comISSN0021 5996Jet was printed from November 1 1951 in digest sized format in all or mostly black and white until its December 27 1999 issue In 2009 Jet expanded one of the weekly issues to a double issue published once each month Johnson Publishing Company struggled with the same loss of circulation and advertising as other magazines and newspapers in the digital age and the final print issue of Jet was published on June 23 2014 continuing solely as a digital magazine app 5 1 In 2016 Johnson Publishing sold Jet and its sister publication Ebony to private equity firm Clear View Group As of the date of sale the publishing company is known as Ebony Media Corporation 6 Contents 1 History 1 1 Early history 1 2 1952 2014 1 3 2014 present 1 3 1 Changes in ownership 2 Content 3 Notable people 4 Awards and recognition 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditEarly history Edit The first issue of Jet was published on November 1 1951 by John H Johnson in Chicago Illinois 7 Johnson called his magazine Jet because he wanted the name to symbolize Black and speed In Jet s first issue Johnson wrote In the world today everything is moving along at a faster clip There is more news and far less time to read it 7 8 Jet s goal was to provide news coverage on happenings among Negroes all over the U S in entertainment politics sports social events as well as features on unusual personalities places and events 8 Redd Foxx called the magazine the Negro bible 9 1952 2014 Edit Jet became nationally known in 1955 for its shocking and graphic coverage of the murder of Emmett Till Its popularity was enhanced by its continuing coverage of the burgeoning civil rights movement 9 The publication of Till s brutalized corpse within the September 22 1955 10 issue inspired the black community to address racial violence catalyzing the civil rights movement Some of the popular models of Jet during this era included Vera Francis and Nancy Westbrook 11 The Johnson Publishing Company s campaign for economic political and social justice influenced its inclusion of progressive views 12 From 1970 to 1975 Jet challenged conservative readers anti abortion stance by giving physicians who performed abortions a platform to discuss scientific facts about abortion procedures 13 2014 present Edit In May 2014 the publication announced the print edition would be discontinued and switch to a digital format in June 14 Changes in ownership Edit In June 2016 after 71 years Jet and its sister publication Ebony were sold by Johnson Publishing to Clear View Group an Austin Texas based private equity firm for an undisclosed amount but the sale did not include the photo archives 15 In July 2019 three months after Johnson Publishing filed for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy liquidation it sold its historic Jet and Ebony photo archives to a consortium of foundations to be made available to the public 16 17 In 2020 Ulysses Junior Bridgeman a former NBA basketball player became the new owner of Ebony Media s assets for 14 million in a bid out of a Houston bankruptcy court Bridgeman placed a bid of 14 million to take ownership of the company His sports and media group has hired Michele Ghee as Jet and Ebony magazine s new CEO 18 Content EditJet coverage includes fashion and beauty tips entertainment news dating advice political coverage health tips and diet guides in addition to covering events such as fashion shows The cover photo usually corresponds to the focus of the main story Cover stories might be a celebrity s wedding Mother s Day or a recognition of the achievements of a notable African American Jet also claims to give young female adults confidence and strength because the women featured therein are strong and successful without the help of a man Since 1952 Jet has had a full page feature called Beauty of the Week This feature includes a photograph of an African American woman in a swimsuit either one piece or two piece but never nude along with her name place of residence profession hobbies and interests Many of the women are not professional models and submit their photographs for the magazine s consideration Similar to Essence Jet routinely deplores racism in mainstream media especially its negative depictions of black men and women However Hazell and Clarke report that between 2003 and 2004 Jet and Essence themselves ran advertising that was pervaded with racism and white supremacy 19 Jet has published colorist advertisements in the past An advertisement for Nadinola a bleaching cream appeared in an issue published in 1955 It depicts a light skinned woman as the center of men s attention 20 Notable people EditRobert C Farrell born 1936 journalist and member of the Los Angeles City Council 1974 91 Jet correspondent Robert E Johnson born August 13 1922 in Montgomery Alabama died January 1996 in Chicago was associate publisher and executive editor of Jet He joined the Jet staff in February 1953 two years after it was founded by publisher John H Johnson He was one of the longest serving editors of Jet Awards and recognition EditJet was rated No 1 as the acme in news digesting for the Baltimore Afro American newspaper on November 17 1951 21 References Edit a b Jet to stop printing weekly change to digital app The Washington Post AP May 7 2014 Archived from the original on May 16 2014 Robert Channick May 5 2017 Ebony cuts a third of its staff moving editorial operations to LA Chicagotribune com Retrieved June 8 2019 From Negro Digest to Ebony Jet and EM Ebony Johnson Publishing Company November 1992 pp 50 55 Almanac 2006 12 American History 41 11 13 Jet Magazine Final Print Edition Ebony Jet Shop June 23 2014 Archived from the original on August 18 2016 Retrieved November 29 2016 Ebony Jet Sold The Chicago Defender June 16 2016 Archived from the original on June 17 2016 Retrieved November 29 2016 a b From Negro Digest to Ebony Jet and EM Ebony Johnson Publishing Company November 1992 pp 50 55 a b Jet Jet Johnson Publishing Company 67 November 1 1951 ISSN 0021 5996 Retrieved January 7 2013 a b Paul Finkelman February 12 2009 Encyclopedia of African American History Oxford University Press p 25 ISBN 978 0 19 516779 5 Retrieved January 7 2013 Company Johnson Publishing September 22 1955 Jet Johnson Publishing Company Clemens Samuel Pageantry Lulu Press August 2022 Patton June O September 22 2005 Remembering John H Johnson 1918 2005 Journal of African American History 90 4 456 457 doi 10 1086 JAAHv90n4p456 S2CID 141214280 Retrieved December 1 2019 via Gale Academic OneFile Lumsden Linda October 2009 Women s Lib Has No Soul Analysis of Women s Movement Coverage in Black Periodicals 1968 73 Journalism History 35 3 118 130 doi 10 1080 00947679 2009 12062794 S2CID 197649396 Jet magazine ending print edition moving to digital only CNN May 7 2014 Retrieved March 12 2017 Channick Robert Johnson Publishing sells Ebony Jet magazines to Texas firm chicagotribune com Retrieved March 12 2017 Rare look inside the Ebony and Jet magazine photo archive that just sold for 30M CBS News July 26 2019 Retrieved July 27 2019 Noyes Chandra July 29 2019 Foundations Unite to Save Ebony Magazine Archives artandobject com Journalistic Inc Retrieved August 3 2019 Michele Ghee Named CEO of EBONY and JET MAGAZINE Black Enterprise January 19 2021 Retrieved April 2 2022 Hazell Vanessa Clarke Juanne 2008 Race and Gender in the Media A Content Analysis of Advertisements in Two Mainstream Black Magazines Journal of Black Studies 39 1 5 21 doi 10 1177 0021934706291402 JSTOR 40282545 S2CID 144876832 Shepard Jazmyn 2019 Jet Magazine Celebrating Black Female Beauty XULAneXUS 16 2 Baltimore Afro American Encyclopedia of African American Society SAGE Publications Inc 2005 doi 10 4135 9781412952507 n57 ISBN 978 0 7619 2764 8External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jet magazine Jet 1951 2008 issues Google Books Black History Seen Through Magazines John H Johnson Archived September 3 2017 at the 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