CATEGORIES OF PUBLICATIONS DEALING WITH NATURISM

Since 1966, there have been four main categories of magazines and periodicals dealing with the naturist movement.

i) The first category includes periodicals published by national federations, members of the International Naturist Federation (INF). These are not on sale to the public, and are usually posted to paid-up members of registered clubs as a benefit of their affiliation. All contributions, photography and advertisements are subject to strict control by the editorial board.

ii) The second category includes the independent papers and magazines produced by naturists and non-naturists in an attempt to promote the movement from another side. They usually contain articles of general interest to naturists such as health, sports, nutrition, and so on. A number of them in order to boost their sales include pictures of young female models in rather provocative poses similar to the ones of the early fifties and sixties.

iii) The third category includes periodicals of general interest that cover the naturist movement as well. Relative articles, photographs and reports, specially during summertime when there is a great interest of the public in naturist holidays.

iv) The fourth category includes the so-called "pseudo-naturist" periodicals that overwhelmed the market in the late sixties. They are detrimental to the naturist movement because their main purpose is to present the movement from the sensual part of life by showing naturists as sex maniacs. Their editors publish young ladies' pictures supplied from various agencies, and even if they give a good write-up of a naturist resort the pictures are of well-endowed females, mostly models. Classified and general advertisements usually refer to their readers' needs such as exchange of sexy pictures, wife-swapping, heart lines and so on.

In the above four categories TV programmes are not included, although channels include documentaries and talk shows ones covering the naturist front or activities related to public nudity. Some journalists may practice naturism and their reports are rather favourable. However, they tend to exaggerate.

Leaders of the movement are urged to correct false reports and statements by supplying necessary material to their editors. Inaccuracies can lead to misinterpretation.

These days public nudity is accepted in many public lands but genuine naturism is on the wane.