| This study examines how the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, which dramatically impacted the travel and transportation industries in the United States, influenced content in travel magazines in the United States and the United Kingdom. A content analysis showed that, while there appeared to be little overall change, there were a number of smaller, subtler changes. The total number of advertisements and articles both decreased post 9/11. The number of articles that dealt with security issues increased post 9/11. There were a number of references to 9/11 itself, with a higher percentage and number of references in the U.S. magazines than the U.K. magazines. Although there was no overall shift in advertising types, the percentage of airline, ship and travel gear ads in all four magazines went down post 9/11, while the percentage of tourism ads increased. Furthermore, the percentage of special advertising sections increased post 9/11, while the percentage of 1/6 page ads decreased. These results suggest that 9/11 did influence both the content and advertisements in travel magazines. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)... |
