‘They have decided to have a whole page as an image EDGE MAGAZINE: Double Paga:Spread Analyse and to have the text placed over a more empty area of the This spread is about a new game that has been released and image. This creates a lasting effect of what the game looks is promoting it. This isan advertisement. The producers of like and what you are getting if you buy the game. the game have paid EDGE for this double page spread. It also suggests that the content of the game is more visual This then funds EDGE and gets people interested in and that is what you will me investing in. However, at the same the game being advertised. time there is also a lot of text of the second page. Suggesting there is still alot to learn about Katamari Damacy is a decane Japanise game. This suggests that EDGE has F* The image the have a wide verity of content = decided to use is more Suggesting that isi like an establishing magazine for every one shot. 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This grabs the readers attention and they are eft thinking “What?"so they carry on reading thestory. Another an thing in the title that will grab the attention in*From hard up families: This then make the reader relate to the families, as the TAis most likley in the lower end of the social class spectrum. Font -Through out the double page spread they have cosen ditterent fonts and colours. For example” Investigation” is in ted to make It stand out Main image -The main immage is of the accused interesten in what else isin the rest of woman. This lets the reader really see what the paper and advertises what ison their _ She look lke. it also make the reader feel like the website. 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LIVE ON TV’: By seeing that the reader wants 40 to 49. the gender splitis 51.9% female _ 2" €xIpination, leading to them buying the ‘and 48.1% male. | found that out because wome are more interesten in the "®WSPAPEr- fashion and gossip section which takes up quite a lot of its content. Their social class is most likley C2DE. The TA is in the lower half of the class system because they have most likley have less spare a month. Finaly the TA will most likley have right wing political views.