Ken (magazine)
Ken was an illustrated magazine first issued on April 7, 1938. It was a controversial, political, large format magazine with full page photo spreads, published every two weeks on Thursdays.[1] It contained both articles and stories.
Big Names
Some of the politicians with photo layouts in the magazine included Presidents Calvin Coolidge, Grover Cleveland, Thomas Harding, Franklin D. Roosevelt and as well as many prominent people in German politics.[2]
The first fourteen issues of Ken featured articles by Ernest Hemingway on the Spanish Civil War. In the first issue, of which his article begins on page 36, it is revealed in a caption that Hemingway was initially contracted and announced to be an editor of Ken, but had thus far taken no part in the editing of the magazine, nor in the formation of its policies. The caption goes on to reveal "If he sees eye to eye with us on Ken, we would like to have him as an editor. If not, he will remain as a contributor until he is fired or quits."[3]
Other writers for Ken were George Seldes and John L. Spivak, both of whom were accused of being a communist.
Investigations
The publication was once investigated for being Communist leaning.[4] However its editor Arnold Gingrich denied that the publication held any political slant. The publication had the appearance of being mainstream.
External links
Notes
- ↑ "Article on Ken Magazine". Retrieved 18 November 2012.
- ↑ "Article on Ken Magazine". Retrieved 18 November 2012.
- ↑ Ken Magazine 1 (1). April 7, 1938.
- ↑ "House of Representatives Investigation of Un-American Propaganda Activities in the United States, page 1222". Retrieved 18 November 2012.