New Rules for Magazine Covers
1. In an age of increasing media fragmentation and strong competition from the internet, print magazines are being forced to make bolder cover choices in order to get attention. The old taboos are going out the window as magazines search for new ways to draw readers in a crowded marketplace.2. In an age of increasing media fragmentation and strong competition from the internet, nobody really cares about Magazine Covers any more. So magazine editors are just putting who they want on there, and not worrying about "the rules." Whatever's clever.
3. Statistical variations sometimes cause the appearance of "trends," which are in fact purely random.
