Publicity
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| The principal avenue forfandom to be presented to the general public has been thestfprozines. Because of the necessity for keepingnew recruits coming in,fandom has been eager to get publicity, but gagged at most of themundane notices such as theinfamousTime writeup of the1939 convention, or theToronto newspapers' reports ofthe Torcon, which make us out to be a lot of kids avidly interested in that crazyBuck Rogers stuff. Notices have been secured in various local papers whenconventions were being held, and a few mentions of localclub meetings have appeared in minor journals -- almost invariably with some inaccuracies. Posters have been put in windows announcing conventions; banners strung around the hall andfans parading down the street incostume have attracted notice of passers-by, tho many feel that such things only serve to confirm the misimpression given byTime-style writeups. One of the duties consistently allotted togeneral fan organizations when they've been planned is handling of public relations. |
| FromFancyclopedia 1, ca. 1944 |
| The principal avenue forfandom to be presented to the general public has been theprostf magazines. Because of the necessity for keepingnew recruits coming in,fandom has been eager to get publicity, but has gagged at publicity such as theTime writeup of the1939 convention, which makes it out to be a lot of kids avidly interested in theprozines. Notices have been secured in various local papers whenconventions were being held, and a few mentions oflocal club meetings in minor journals, almost invariably with some inaccuracies. Posters have been put up in windows announcing conventions, banners strung around the hall, and fans parading down the street incostume have attracted notice of passersby, but many feel that that only serves to confirm the misimpressions given by theTime andNew Yorker writeups. One of the duties consistently allotted togeneral fan organizations when they've been planned is handling of public relations. Favorable publicity in an unexpected medium wasAnthony Boucher's detective storyRocket to the Morgue, with a background ofstf authors andfans. |
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