[4][5] In 2019, Transworld Skateboarding announced they were discontinuing their print magazine, continuing only as an online platform.
[6] In skateboarding, getting one's picture on the cover of a skate magazine is often a mark of success and pride.
Before the internet, skate mags were one of the primary ways to learn about new skaters.
[7] Since the advent of the internet, many skate magazines shifted their focus online.
[8] In an effort to preserve skate magazines, the Look Back Library was founded in 2015.