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Name some famous magazines

Which magazines do you and your friends and relatives read?

Go to http://www.mediatel.co.uk/abcroundup/index.cfm

What are the various market sectors for magazines?

What is the market leader in each sector?


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What are the conventions of this Genre?

Who will the  be for you magazine ? Give

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Demographic Profile: Social Class /Income / Jobs

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What kind of stories will you audience expect ?

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Idea A :

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Bad Points:

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What social group / type of person is you mag aimed at and how did you appeal to them ?

Airbrushed

Are the pictures are airbrushed? If so, why?

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Look at the images. Is there any anchoring text? Cow does it lead you to conclusions?

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What do the cover lines tell us about the target audience or what assumptions the editor
makes about the audience?

Font

Is the font style formal or informal? why?

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What is the house style and what does this say about the magazine·s position in the
market?

Graphics

Comment on the graphics. What do the shapes and colours suggest to you?

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Masthead

What does the title suggest and the way it is presented? Why do you think the publishers
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