Spy magazine
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Spy magazine was a satirical and investigative American magazine known for its sharp, irreverent coverage of media, politics, and high society in the 1980s and 1990s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Spy magazine canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American magazine
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magazine ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| circulationArea | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coveredTopic |
American politics
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New York high society ⓘ celebrity culture ⓘ mass media ⓘ |
| dissolutionDate | 1998 ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Graydon Carter
NERFINISHED
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Kurt Andersen NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Phillips NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
cultural criticism
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investigative journalism ⓘ media criticism ⓘ political commentary ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
cartoons
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columns ⓘ feature articles ⓘ photo-based satire ⓘ |
| hasNotableEditor |
Graydon Carter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kurt Andersen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReputation | sharp and irreverent ⓘ |
| inception | 1986 ⓘ |
| influenced |
Gawker
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Onion NERFINISHED ⓘ Vanity Fair (editorial tone under Graydon Carter) NERFINISHED ⓘ modern American media satire ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
acerbic tone
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detailed investigative features ⓘ influencing later satirical media outlets ⓘ irreverent coverage of media, politics, and high society ⓘ |
| publicationFrequency | monthly ⓘ |
| publisher | Condé Nast Publications NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
mock-serious reporting
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satirical exposé ⓘ |
| subjectOf | media studies on late-20th-century American satire ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
educated adult readers
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media-savvy urban readers ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1980s
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1990s ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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