Current Affairs

Magazines
Annotations
Components of Current Affairs Front
Cover:
Masthead: Name of the magazine, used as visual branding, specifically designed in the same typeface
throughout copies to ensure it is recognisable and unique. The masthead is used on the front cover,
and sometimes in the contents page along with being used for advertising their brand in other media
texts.
Dateline: The month and year that the magazine was published, usually contains the price as well.
Main Image: The dominant image on the cover, main attraction.
Cover lines: Used around images without drawing too much attention from it, advertises a story inside.
Main Coverline: Promotes main feature in magazine, usually links to main image.
Bar code/ publication/ price/ date: used by retailers, shows date and price, usually next to each other.
Tagline: Short, snappy description of magazines main marketing point.
Quote preview: Text from inside of magazine, used as a sneak peek to what is inside.
Plug: A way to advertise.
Graphics: Visuals (Photographs used, colour scheme, drawings, text)
Coverlines: advertises articles
inside, attracts audiences to see a
sneak peek, uses visual images
too, same page layout as “Money
Week” (Dennis)
Headline: main article is
based on Brexit , Large
and bold letters, main
focus.
Jump line
Main image: drawing of Theresa May
in the same style of art used
throughout previous covers. Comical
tone to the serious political issue
(satire) , dominates page, easily
recognisable face, Theresa has guilty
look on face, red button to “launch
Brexit” gives the impression of danger
and destruction.
Quote preview: sneak peek to
inside magazine
Masthead: “The Week”, digital
convergence with the same font
used throughout, along with red
and white (featured in website),
stands out, images do not cover,
main thing that audiences will
see to recognise the brand.
Tagline: “The best of British and
international media”, audience
will want to buy to discover this
for themselves.
Barcode: bottom right
corner, easy to scan in
retailers

Date and price
Headline: “Divided States”,
relates to the 2020 USA election ,
relates to image, gives audiences
the main focus of the issue,
brings attention
Coverline: Advertise two
stories inside issue, uses a
rhetorical question to directly
address the audience
Uses two recognisable faces in
current affairs (Donald Trump
and Joe Biden) in order for
audiences to identify with story
Call to action: Gives audience
somewhere to go to for more
information (website).
Masthead: Particular
typeface used consistently,
red and white text (stands
out)
Main image: Same art style of
drawing throughout The
Spectator covers
Graphics: blue, red and white
colour codes, USA colours, also
reflects on political parties
Coverline: advertises 3 stories inside
issue, uses photographs as visuals, red
and black text, bold, rhetorical
questions used to address audiences
directly, same page layout as “The
Week” (Dennis)
Slogan: “MAKE IT, KEEP IT,
SPEND IT, capital letters,
repetition of “IT”, relates to
finance
Subheading: aimed at
“investors”, “shower cash”
appealing to financially
educated people Jump line
Tagline: “BRITAINS BEST-
SELLING FINANCIAL
MAGAZINE” capital letters to
emphasize statement,
audiences read to discover
for themselves
Masthead: red top with white
type face (stands out), same
typeface throughout covers,
“money” relates to financial
magazine
Price and date
Headline: “Raining money”,
relates to theme of a financial
magazine, uses a eye catching
phrase that sounds appealing to
readers
Main image: drawing style of
Dennis covers, image of
money falling to relate to
headline
Barcode, bottom right, easy
to scan in retail
 Issue number and date
Masthead: same font , usually red
background however sometimes
uses black, bold and capital letters,
“issue” relates to homelessness
Price, advertising where the
money goes to (shelter)
Coverline: 3 stories
advertising what is inside
magazine

Quote preview: words from WW2 uniform with medals

captain Tom, sneak peek into to represent Tom’s
article achievements and
important role to Britain,
Headline: “forget” opposite to shows resect for him and
the phrase of “remember” for allows easier identification
ww2 soldiers, Main words are for readers.
“Captain Tom”, well known man
Colour codes: light aqua
in Britain who is still alive who
blue, black and yellow, 3 bold
fought in world war 2, bold
colours, eye catching, no red
typeface, yellow (bold) stands
which s going against the big
out from the dark image of
issues iconic colours
captain Tom
Masthead: red top with white
font, stands out, image is
covering title which is
unusual in front covers
Main image: photograph of
Barack Obama, ex president of
US, well known face of current
affairs that readers will
identify with, image
dominates cover and even
covers masthead, casual
image with Obamas suit on his
shoulder as he is walking
Sneak peek to what is
inside magazine issue,
gives credit to journalist of
that article
Coverline: capital letters,
exclamation point, bold,
uses a statement that is
grabbing reader attention
2 coverlines: yellow and
white writing, stands out,
both give credit to
journalists, allows readers
to want to buy copy to
read about the stories
mentioned
Headline: uses a pun
(satire) to negatively talk
about Obama by saying US
needs a new president,
gives credit to journalist