Editing Magazine (section)

====21st century====
[[File:State 2009-01- Iss 530 (IA sim state-magazine 2009-01 530).pdf|thumb|Full [[Image scanner|scan]] of the January 2009 issue of ''[[State Magazine]]'', published by the [[United States Department of State]]]]
According to the Research Department of [[Statista]], closures of magazines outnumbered launches in [[North America]] during 2009. Although both figures declined during 2010–2015, launches outnumbered closures in each of those years, sometimes by a 3:1 ratio.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.statista.com/statistics/248772/number-of-magazine-launches-and-closures-in-north-america/|title=Number of magazine launches and closures in North America 2015 {{!}} Statistic|website=Statista|access-date=6 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160502210920/http://www.statista.com/statistics/248772/number-of-magazine-launches-and-closures-in-north-america/|archive-date=2 May 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Focusing more narrowly, MediaFinder.com found that 93 new magazines were launched during the first six months of 2014, while only 30 closed in that time frame. The category which produced the most new publications was "Regional interest", of which six new magazines were launched, including ''12th & Broad'' and ''Craft Beer & Brewing''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/229207/93-magazines-launch-in-first-half-of-2014.html|title=93 Magazines Launch in First Half of 2014|last=Sass|first=Erik|date=1 July 2014|access-date=6 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603085037/http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/229207/93-magazines-launch-in-first-half-of-2014.html|archive-date=3 June 2016|url-status=live}}{{full citation needed|date=January 2025}}</ref>{{full citation needed|date=January 2025}} However, two magazines had to change their print schedules. [[Johnson Publishing Company|Johnson Publishing]]'s ''[[Jet (magazine)|Jet]]'' stopped printing regular issues, making the transition to digital format, though still printing an annual print edition.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.johnsonpublishing.com/index.php/in-the-news/jet-magazine-to-shift-to-digital-publishing-next-month/|title=Jet Magazine to Shift to Digital Publishing Next Month {{!}} Johnson Publishing Company|website=www.johnsonpublishing.com|first=Leslie|last=Kaufman|date=7 May 2014 |access-date=6 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604140121/http://www.johnsonpublishing.com/index.php/in-the-news/jet-magazine-to-shift-to-digital-publishing-next-month/|archive-date=4 June 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''[[Ladies' Home Journal]]'' stopped their monthly schedule and home delivery for subscribers to become a quarterly newsstand-only special interest publication.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/25/business/media/ladies-home-journal-to-become-a-quarterly.html|title=Ladies' Home Journal to Become a Quarterly|last=Cohen|first=Noam|date=24 April 2014|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=6 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160529134712/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/25/business/media/ladies-home-journal-to-become-a-quarterly.html|archive-date=29 May 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

According to statistics from the end of 2013, subscription levels for 22 of the top 25 magazines declined from 2012 to 2013, with just ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'', ''[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]]'' and ''[[ESPN The Magazine]]'' gaining numbers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.magazinedeals.com/magazine/articles/brief-history-of-magazines-and-subscriptions.jsp|title=A Brief History of Magazines and Subscriptions|publisher=MagazineDeals.com|access-date=29 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140629211757/http://www.magazinedeals.com/magazine/articles/brief-history-of-magazines-and-subscriptions.jsp|archive-date=29 June 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> However, by 2024, some titles, notably outdoors magazines, appeared to be growing in popularity.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Branch |first=John |date=2024-06-16 |title=In a Digital Age, High-End Outdoors Magazines Are Thriving in Print |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/16/business/media/outdoors-print-magazines.html |access-date=2024-06-17 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>