National Geographic Magazine, monthly magazine of geography, archaeology, anthropology, and exploration, providing the armchair traveler with literate and accurate accounts and unsurpassed photographs and maps to comprehend those pursuits.

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Magazine History National Geographic Magazine started publication in October 1888 as the official journal of the National Geographic Society, a nonprofit dedicated to funding science and exploration across the planet. Since then, National Geographic has grown to become one of the most iconic brands in the world.

A NatGeo spokesperson confirmed with AP on Thursday (June 29) that the company - owned by Disney - will focus instead on its digital publication and subscribers. Those with a subscription, an estimated 1.78 million at the end of 2022, will still receive hard copies of the magazine monthly.

National Geographic exists for curious people. People who want to know more about the world around them. We truly believe that as people increase their knowledge of the world – stimulated by powerful, well-documented journalistic stories – they will show more involvement and responsibility towards their environment.

On this day 128 years ago, the National Geographic Society published the very first issue of its magazine, a mere eight months after the society was established with the purpose "to increase and diffuse geographic knowledge."

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1890: The first photograph of a natural scene - generally considered the first real photograph in the magazine - is a glimpse of Herald Island, taken from the deck of a ship and appearing in the July issue.

January 7, 2001 In the United States, the National Geographic Channel launched on January 7, 2001, as a joint venture of National Geographic Television & Film and Fox Cable Networks. National Geographic provides programming expertise and the Fox Networks Group provides its expertise on distribution, marketing, and advertising sales.

National Geographic recently shut down production in the US and a major contributing factor could be the declining interest in reading books or picking up magazines. The shift in reading habits and preferences has created challenges for print media outlets, and Nat Geo may have faced similar obstacles.

"It's been an epic run, @NatGeo. My colleagues and I were unbelievably lucky to be the last-ever class of staff writers," she wrote. These layoffs are the second round of job cuts -- part of cost-cutting measures adopted by the magazine's parent company Disney.

WE INVEST IN PEOPLE These Explorers are doing extraordinary work to address the critical challenges of our time, advance new solutions, and inspire positive, transformative change in our five focus areas: Ocean, Land, Wildlife, Human History & Cultures, and Human Ingenuity.