"Could Thrasher Help Keep Print Media Alive In Skateboarding?"
Apart from the print industry regarding politics and general news, the skateboarding scene in print media also has huge influences and could possibly have an impact on aiding the dying situation it is in as of now. The article discusses how skateboard media has changed exponentially over the years. People used to wait months to see a tre-flip picture sequence or an editorial on their favorite skater in print magazines. Much more recently however people tend to turn to Instagram to see what their skater-of-choice is up to, and YouTube to see all the latest video parts. But beneath this multimedia landscape there are still pockets of collectors who value the importance of skateboard media in all its printed glory.
Looking back at print history, skateboarding has had an underrated and underlooked influence in the print media. Lucas Beaufort, a skateboard fan that has collected every single skateboard magazine since he could read, writes “I’ve always been a huge fan of print,” and that, “skateboard magazines were the only way to get news from the world, it meant so much to me before internet.” Obviously, with the new and digital media it is yet again to blame for the crashing of print media, however still has opened up other platforms such as streetwear clothing that is owned by skateboard companies such as Supreme and Palace.
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