Content Analysis

1. Content of a Q magazine:
- The first few pages you
open up to when reading
Q is a double page spread
advert of something
which appeals well to the
target audience. Like
male after shave,
watches, technology or
cars.
- The next pages are the
contents page which
usually consists of 2 pages
to fit enough information.
- Following the contents is
a welcome page with
contact information and a
message from the editor.
Followed by an advert.
- On the following page is a
Q recommender which is
written by the team and
includes films, books and
albums. The page
adjacent to it is another
advert. Adverts are
important in magazine,
especially the big ones, as
it’s a way of making me
money and getting more
noticed.
- After the contact pages
and recommendation
page there is a mail page
which has letters and
emails from the public.
Then there is another
advertisement.
- In the issue I am using,
there is a large section
called ‘Q Now’ which
included ‘stuff that
matters in music’ that
month.
- It starts off by talking
about Lady Gaga and her
tour. Lady Gaga has a very
broad audience so is a
good appearance in Q
which also has a significant
wide audience. Another
page includes a punk band
which is called Pussy Riot.
This asks a rhetorical
questions, whether they
are the greatest punks
ever. The same page also
includes some count down
lists which appeals to
everyone. Another section
includes a ‘let’s do lunch
with’ which people like to
see how artists and
celebrities live their lives
and what they like. There
is also a Q Interview with
Adam Ant, someone who
also has a very different
genre of music, which is
post punk. There are also
lots of features following
this one.
- Next there is a cash for
questions which gets the
audience involved with
the magazine as you can
win money for ask
celebrities questions.
Followed by more
features. Including
Greenday, Mumford and
Sons, Ellie Goulding.
- Throughout the magazine
there is also more
interview features and
also humorous features.
- There is also a regular Q
challenge which includes
a task which they set a
popular band or artist.
- After more feature
stories, there is the main
story of the magazine,
this one is of Noel
Gallagher.
- There is a ‘Q Promotion’
which promotes a new
upcoming band.
- Next is a Q review which
does star ratings for new
bands and their albums.
- They also following this
do a review reissues
which reviews older
albums.
- Again, there is another
review but instead of
songs, and albums, they
use entertainment, like
films and books.
- The final feature in the
magazine is ‘Q live’
where they use live
performances to review,
giving it a star out of 5.
- Finally, the last few
pages advertise, bands
new albums, and tours.
Also an instant access
which is a shop where
you can buy bands
merchandise and
musical products. A way
of advertising the band.
On the last page is a
‘Q&A’ with a celebrity,
which is a nice finishing
touch to the magazine.