The history of origin and development of the children’s press over the four centuries
is considered in the paper. The thematic transformation of children’s magazines is an
interesting topic in the theory and history of journalism. Children’s journalism is considered as an independent branch of the mass media having its own principles and laws. A complex historical analysis makes it possible to penetrate deeper into the specificity of children’s popular-science magazines and to trace the trends of thematic modifications. This opens new opportunities to predict the further development of children’s periodicals.
children’s press.
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