Collier's
Collier's Weekly, or simply Collier’s, was an American magazine. It was founded by Peter Fenelon Collier and existed from 1888 to 1957. The abbreviation Collier’s became established especially towards the end of the magazine's existence.
Collier’s , under its editor Peter Collier, was primarily characterized by investigative journalism . It also gained a reputation for advocating for social reform in the United States. After attempts by a number of companies to sue Collier’s for damages or reputational damage, other US journals began to imitate Collier’s style. Theodore Roosevelt called Collier's muckracking journalism .
Martha Gellhorn reported on the Spanish Civil War for Collier's . From 1952 to 1954 a series of articles appeared under the name Man Will Conquer Space Soon! , which was about future manned space travel . The articles came from a panel of experts, notably Wernher von Braun , Fred L. Whipple , Joseph Kaplan , Heinz Haber and Willy Ley , while Oscar Schachter discussed legal issues related to spaceflight.
