' s ▁experiments ▁in ▁p ict orial ▁journal ism ▁over c ame ▁the ▁hes itation ▁of ▁the ▁corpor ation ' s ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors . ▁Lars en ▁proposed ▁that ▁the ▁new ▁magazine ▁be ▁named ▁The ▁March ▁of ▁Time , ▁but ▁the ▁name ▁Life ▁was ▁purchased ▁from ▁the ▁own ers ▁of ▁a ▁decl ining ▁period ical . ▁Life ▁magazine ▁was ▁a ▁great ▁success ▁and ▁notable ▁influence ▁on ▁photo j ournal ism ▁throughout ▁its ▁ 3 6 - year ▁history . ▁ ▁Louis ▁de ▁Ro chem ont ▁succeeded ▁Lars en ▁as ▁producer ▁of ▁The ▁March ▁of ▁Time , ▁while ▁Lars en ▁continued ▁to ▁super v ise ▁the ▁operations ▁of ▁the ▁series ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁Time ▁corpor ation . ▁ ▁Ex am ining ▁the ▁subjects ▁of ▁The ▁March ▁of ▁Time , ▁series ▁historian ▁Raymond ▁Field ing ▁found ▁that ▁episodes ▁dealing ▁with ▁a ▁single ▁country ▁and ▁its ▁affairs ▁compr ised ▁ 3 2 . 6 ▁to ▁ 3 6 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁entire ▁series . ▁Econom ic ▁issues ▁were ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁episodes , ▁and ▁domestic ▁politics ▁ 5 ▁percent . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁approximately ▁ 2 4 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁episodes ▁were ▁about ▁war ▁or ▁the ▁threat ▁of ▁war ; ▁from ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁nearly ▁every ▁episode ▁de alt ▁with ▁war . ▁ ▁" Al though ▁the ▁March ▁of ▁Time ▁was ▁prof essed ly ▁non part isan