The New Yorker magazine entails events and the cultural life of New York City with a splash of short stories, cartoons, politics, and various social issues. Harold Ross and his wife Jane Grant, former New York Times reporters and founders of The New Yorker, concluded that a good magazine consists of sophisticated humor, not corny publications. As a result, the couple started their very own weekly magazine.
On this day, February 21st, in 1925, The New Yorker magazine was placed in stores and on newsstands all over the United States. The magazine initially was published weekly, but today they are cycled 47 times annually. The behind-the-scenes staff included Ross as the chief editor, Katharine White as the fiction editor, Rea Irvin as the illustrator, and other valuable contributors.
The magazine became prominent for its fictional journalism and nonfiction articles. Features ranged from stories about the bombing at Hiroshima to Creflo Dollar’s eccentric evangelism. In 2008, The New Yorker published a controversial picture of Barack Obama on the cover of the magazine. This depiction of Obama as a terrorist promoted Black and Muslim stereotypes in America and wreaked havoc amongst the population. However, during the presidential elections of 2008, The New Yorker endorsed Obama for president.