2. Contents
1. Target audience – catalyst
2. Target audience - MO
3. Proposal
4. My magazine – final
5. House style
6. Test photography
7. Magazine flat plan
8. Hand drawn drafts
9. Draft article
10. Step-by-step summary
11. Second magazine cover
12. Second magazine cover DPS
13. Conclusion
3. Target audience - Catalyst
For the target audience for this magazine, I will be looking towards socio-economics target to the sectors of C2 – E in the table.
According to Hartley’s 7 subjectivities the target audience would be both genders for the reason that it doesn't’t have a specific
genre as that will restrict the amount of buyers that I will have when trying to sell them; due to this I will be looking towards
more than one genre: RnB and Pop. The age range that this magazine will be targeting is 15-24, this is because it will allow the
magazine to reach out to a more appealing audience and that at this age range people are more likely to buy music magazines.
Katz’ uses and Gratification:
Personal identification: the reader will be able to relate to the magazine as it is based around the hip-hop and pop type of genre,
therefore the only people who are interested in these topics will be the ones buying the magazine.
Personal relationship: A reader would want to read a magazine so that they will be able to feel some kind of relationship/bond
with their idol, and with that the news that follows them.
Inform and educate: The reader will be able to learn something when they read the magazine because of the content which is in
the magazine; also there will be news exclusives where people reading will be able to find out new things about their favorite
artist.
Diversion: if someone is reading an article on their favorite artist then they will be divert from their everyday life to then get lost
in someone else's.
4. Target audience - MO
The target audience I have chosen for my magazine is the same as my other magazine, Catalyst. The reason for this is because I
believe that the selected audience that I have chosen, which in the socio-economics needs table is known as C2 – E. The reason
why I have chosen this as my chosen audience is mainly because I think that these types of people are in the age range that I want
to sell my magazine to (17-28).
Hartley’s theory:
Age: For MO magazine the preferred age for this magazine is from 15-24, the reason for this because of the chosen genre and the
type of content that is in the magazine which is in too complex for most below this chosen target audience.
Gender: When looking at gender, I don’t actually have a gender that would be more likely to read this magazine as my chosen
genre is a lot more diverse than others such as Rock for example is preferred by male mostly. Further to this, in some of the music
that is displayed can be to extreme for minors to watch. Most buyers that are female wouldn’t want to be a part of some of the
things that are in some videos etc. in the hip-hop/Pop scene.
Class: For this magazine the chosen class for it would either be working class or middle class due to the fact that it doesn't’t
contain strong language etc. and magazines are typically bought by people of the upper class. This another add on to the fact that
the age and class go together in ways of trends and music.
Katz Uses and Gratifications theory
I want the audience to be ‘entertained’ (Diversion) when reading my magazine therefore I will make sure I provide them with the
latest up to date music information from the industry and have a section in the magazine where they can get involved.
Furthermore, I want the audience to be ‘informed and educated’ (Katz) with facts and information surrounding the music
industry so I will make sure to put in relevant statistics and facts surrounding the artists.
5. Spending power of audience
Psychographics: Psychographic segmentation divides
the market into groups based on social class, lifestyle
and personality characteristics. It is based on the
assumption that the types of products and bands an
individual purchases will reflect that persons
characteristics and patterns of living. This will apply to
my magazine as my genre for my magazine is Pop, for
the higher percentage of the people who listen to this
music they are the younger generation who would be in
the categories known as aspirers and explorers. This is
because at their age they will be new to a lot of things.
This would be good for my magazine as they are more
open to explore and find ways to maybe to look into
more fashionable trends. They will be able to find this in
the magazine which could also mean that there will be
more subscribers, this will allow my magazine to
hopefully grow in popularity due to the price that will be
below the average cost of a magazine.
Psychographic table
7. Future development
Looking at the future of my magazine, I will be wanting to make a
website, an app and create social media pages.
For making a website I would need to hire someone to follow my ideas
and chosen layout to then create it with all my information, this can
mean that I will have to pay around £200 as I have found a website
maker company that will do it for a reasonable price.
Another way in which I would want my magazine to be updated is
through a mobile app. On this app there will ways in which you will be
able to get new updates on the magazine, coupons for popular retail
stores near, and contact information where you will be able to get in
touch with us.
Lastly, another way in which I would want my magazine to spread to is
through social media. The reason for this is because I believe it a great
way in which I will be able to get my magazine a lot more awareness
and following.
9. Future development
On the other hand, for my Catalyst magazine I only have two
main goals that I would like to achieve with this magazine and
that is to make sure that I have a working website in which my
buyers are able to get everything they need, they will be able to
have all their questions answered on the website and they will
be able to keep up with all the new contents that they will be
expecting.
Further to this, I will be using social media platforms such as
Snapchat and Instagram to advertise the magazine to the chosen
audiences which is 15-24. using the latest addition of Snapchat
flip board, where they give publishers a new way to reach out to
new audience
10. House Style - MO
Colour scheme
For MO magazine I will be using monochrome with hints of yellow. This is
because using black and white will show the contrast of my magazine and
how my magazine can bring sunlight to the darkness using the hints of
yellow. I have decided to using yellow because I connotes sunlight and
joyfulness.
Font style
For MO magazine I will be using the font style is known as ‘Arial rounded MT
bold’. The reason for this is, I think that is a great font to go with my
masthead, also because of my younger targeted audience as the font is
rounded and bold it shows the informal side to my magazine, as I don’t
intend on targeting anyone over the age of 25 and that aren't in the socio-
economic needs sector that I have chosen.
Social media
MO magazine will be a synergy with all social medias. This is because I will
then be able to reach out to a lot more people and possibly on a global scale
eventually. Using the most popular social medias such as Instagram, Snapchat
and twitter to promote and give my audience updates and possible
exclusives.
11. House style - Catalyst
Colour scheme
For my magazine, I will use colours such as Blue and White. This is
because I will be taking a competitor such as Q and make my
magazine look similar but more pleasing to my target audience.
Further to this, I think that red and white does’t stand out like the
colours blue and white do.
Font style
Looking at Catalyst magazine, the font I have chosen to use is called
‘Verdana’. I have chosen this font because it think it fits in perfectly
with my masthead font and the colour scheme. On this magazine I
will laying it out slightly different to MO magazine as I want the
masthead of Catalyst to stand out a lot more, so I will be placing my
in a different area.
Social media
Similarly to MO magazine I will be using all of the same social
media platforms such as Instagram, snapchat and twitter. However,
for this magazine I will add in Facebook because I will then be able
to reach a further audience within its multi-million users.
16. Draft interview for DPS
Hi Frankie, how are you doing?
Hello, I'm doing great thanks, how have you been keeping
mate?
I've been amazing, thank you for asking! Lets get into this
interview then shall we?
Go on I’m more than ready.
For many weeks now, there has been a rumour going
around about a collaboration with someone big, is that
true?
Yes this is true, however I am most definitely not prepared to
release this to anyone until I am ready to get to work with this
artist, sorry for the disappointment.
That's ok, I totally understand that you want to keep it as a
surprise.
I am very proud of this new project, I feel that it could be one
of my biggest pieces of work that I have ever done; its going
to something else!
Well something else that people want to know is that in
some of your most recent singles, there have been some
suspicious remarks to really specific things, are they relating
to something that has actually happened to you?
Wow. You really have looked into my work with great detail
haven't you. With some of my remarks, they are relatable to
things that have really happened to me. For example there
was a moment in the song where I began to speak about how
when I say hello, no one answers; this is to do with a tough
breakup that I went through that I found really hard to deal
with.
That must have been really hard, are you feeling ok to talk about it ?
Yes, I am totally over it now. Thank you for asking.
Ok, lets move onto another topic. Everyone wants to know what
makes you smile everyday?
Well, some things that I enjoy in my spare time is modelling, I am very
keen on keeping my Instagram up to date by posting every other week.
I could never of guessed! What are you most proud of, out of all your
success?
Through my success, I am most grateful and proud of my fans as they
are the reason why I have got to where I am today, without them I am
nothing.
That’s really nice of you to say… lets talk about another part of your
crazy journey, what did you spend your first check on after you had
your debut single in the top 10 for several weeks?
Well there was many spending sprees, but my most memorable item I
bought was a car for my mum and dad, Mercedes G-wagon. I really do
love doing things like this, especially for the people who I love, it makes
me feel like I really have succeeded when I'm able to give back to the
people who have supported me on my journey.
Wow that is something special. What a great way to end the
interview, with a heartwarming outline of how you made your
parents proud and displayed your respect and success.
Yes, it is really something special. Thank you for having me, its been
great to share my story with you and your fans.
17. What will you ‘repeat’(Steve Neale –
1980) front cover
When making my magazine I will be repeating more
than one thing. These are the headline positioning
and the model with the close to mid shot. The
reason for this is that it gives the magazine a great
presence when its trying to compete with others
such as Q. further to this, I have chosen to keep the
headline the same for the reason that I want its
name to stand out when comparing to others, this
will give it a great message to the people who are
buying it.
18. What will you ‘repeat’ (Steve Neale – 1980) DPS
From the inspiration of NME, I would repeat the size
of the image as I think It makes the layout look a lot
more appealing as for my chosen audience they
wont want to be reading two whole pages. Another
part of the NME magazine that I would like to
repeat for my own magazine is the positioning of
the text, the reason for this is because I believe that
it is the last thing on the page in the bottom right
which means they wont forget it when moving onto
the pages after.
21. Risk assessment
What I needed in my photo shoot for my magazine:
• Camera – this was so that I would be able to take a picture of my model (Frankie McBrien).
• Mobile phone – so I would be able to contact my model to tell him the details of the photo shoot.
• Checklist – to make sure that I had everything for the shoot.
• I had to confirm ownership of the room that we were using for the pictures, this was so that people
wouldn't’t enter when we were taking pictures.
• I had to explain my intentions for using the room so that we would be able to access it.
• As the model, Frankie did have a dress code for the Photo shoot.
• Neighbour disturbance – we had to make sure that we weren't disturbing others as we had to make sure
that we were being considerate of our surroundings.
• Depending on how long we were going to be there just incase we had toilets within a good distance if
anyone needed a break.
• Take photo – as the director I had to be the one who was taking the picture
• Additional contributors – I had help from Miss Stevens. This was so that I was able to get some important
advice where I would be able to get better photos.
23. Front Cover step by step summary
To start of my front cover, I had to make a background and then have it
placed onto a blank canvas so that I could then have outlines to make sure I
know where I can have certain things lined with. The reason to why I had
everything laid out as this is because I followed my hand drawn drafts for
both magazines. Secondly, I had to place my main image onto the canvas,
however when doing this I had to make sure it looked smooth and fitting
nicely onto the page so I made sure to get rid of the outlines using magic
wand tool. In doing this it makes the people reading the magazine to focus
more on the main image which would be the artist. After I placed the main
image I made sure that I had a barcode placed onto my magazine, there are
more than one barcodes that I could have chose from but I believe I made
the right decision in my choice. After I had made my barcode I also had some
of my chosen social media platforms that I am going to use when promoting
my magazine, such as snapchat, Facebook and Instagram; I had their logos
positioned on the barcode. After I had everything in place and looking right, I
placed the magazines chosen name on it (Catalyst and MO) using the side
lines to help align my magazines title. In doing this I made sure that I used the
two fonts that I had chosen. Finally, I had the side line put in place using the
remaining space I had left. To finish off the magazine I had the main headline
placed on top of the side lines to make it stand out allowing it to draw the
most attention as it was also put In larger font to do so.
24. DPS – step by step summary
To start of my work on my double page spread for MO I added in a
background that I found on the internet, I chose this one because I
felt that It suited the genre I had chosen. Further to this, after my
background I added in my model image of Frankie McBrien. When
it was pasted onto the document it had the background that I used
when taking the photos, for the magazine it would look better if I
removed the background; I did this by using the magic wand tool
and highlighting the areas making sure I had every part of the
image that I didn’t like or need gone so that It would come up on
the page the best with no rough edges. To finish off the simpler
steps I added in the numbers of the pages (11 and 12) by making a
text box and typing the numbers with the text known as “The Bold
Font”. For the second step I added in the more important pieces to
the front cover: Header, strapline, magazine logo and the pull
quote. To make these all I did was make the text boxes and select
my font that I had chosen. For the final step I added in the minor
extras that made the magazine look a lot better. For example, I
added the finishing touches to the strapline and the interview
where I highlighted important parts in white for the strapline but
then for the interview I highlighted the questions that I asked all In
white as it made it a lot clearer for people to read the interview
and easily see which was my question and where Frankie’s answer
was.
25. Staff and cost
Staff Cost
Publisher x1 £45,000
Editors x3 £24-28k per year for people who have less than 20
years experience
Journalists x4 Starting from £15,864 -£30k
Writers x3 Start at £34k
Photographers x3 Around £20,000 per year
Marketing x2 Starts at £32,209 per year
Advertising on social media x2 Range from £2.5k to £15,000
Designers x3 £21,599 per year
Finances x3 £60,000 per year
Human resources x2 £24,441 per year
For my staff costs I have used databases including the average pay for each role. The reason why I have done
this is so people know what they are working for and just to make it fair for everyone who will be working
for the magazine. For the total cost of this was roughly £730,097 in the staff and their costs.
26. Equipment and cost
Equipment Cost
Office space Fetcham, surrey - £220 per month (1 year = £2640
iMac computers x15 £1049x15 = £15,735
Adobe creative Cloud all apps + adobe stock x15 £10,458
Printer (HP PageWide 377dw Multifunction Business Inkjet Colour Printer +
Amazon Protect 2 year Breakdown & Accidental Damage Cover for Office
Equipment) x2
£608.18
Cameras x4 £16,400
Lighting equipment (ASHANKS 100W Led Spotlight Fresnel Light
Replace 1000W Tungsten Light Dimmable Switch Bi-color LED Studio
Continuous Lighting 3200-5500K for Camera Photo Film Lighting
Equipment) x2
£359.98
Paper (Xerox Performer Paper A4 80gsm White 003R90649 Pack of 5
Reams) x5
£100.75
Ink for printer x4 £275.96
Stationary x5 £59.95
Desks x15 £1,035
Chairs x15 £974.25
TOTAL: £38,189.07
27. Equipment and cost continued
Sources:
• https://www.gumtree.com/p/commercial-property-to-rent/-leatherhead-kt22-modern-flexible-serviced-
office-space-for-rent-let-/1228343965
• https://www.adobe.com/uk/creativecloud/plans.html?locale=gb&plan=team&promoid=KSRST
• https://www.apple.com/uk/shop/bag
• https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/cart/view.html/ref=lh_cart_mi
• https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/cart/view.html/ref=lh_cart
• https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/cart/view.html/ref=lh_cart
28. Printing quotes and cost
For creating my magazine I have chosen to
make it with 15,000 copies allowing me to
spend as little as possible but still giving out
enough magazines that will be able to reach
a reasonable audience. Making a bundle of
one magazine is a lot cheaper in comparison
to printing a single magazine multiple times.
To print one magazine it came to £20.35
whereas if I was to print 15,000 magazines it
would come to £5,239.
https://print24.com/uk/product/magazines/
29. Distribution to retailer and cost
For my magazine I will selling my magazine in retailers such as:
WHSmith: For my magazine it is crucial that I sell my magazine here because it is one of the biggest
shops for selling books and magazines etc. further to this, if I was to sell my magazine here I would be
able to reach a much wider audience allowing my magazines recognition to flourish massively. To be
able to get my magazine into a retailer of this level it has to be one of great quality in every way, this
means that the customers that go to buy a magazine will not judge the magazine by its front cover
because it takes a lot to get your magazine onto the shelf at this retailer.
ASDA: I have chosen this retailer to distribute my magazine simply because of the amount of people
that go to ASDA every week. On average there are around 18 million that go to this retailer every
week. In comparison to others this is above all, this is great for my magazine because it will surge the
amount of sales we will make when selling the magazine. Even though, ASDA isn't known for its selling
of magazines it will still give my magazine a great chance of popularity due to the amount of customers
they have every week,
30. Where will the magazine be marketed?
I will advertising my magazine using specific social media platforms. These are Instagram,
Facebook, Snapchat and Twitter. The reason for this is because on these platforms I will be able
to reach millions of people on a daily basis, this is great for the magazine because it will give it a
chance to sell a lot more and I will be able to send out notifications for the people who are
subscribed to the magazine; they will need the information that I will be able to provide through
my chosen social media platforms such as what is going to be in the magazine.
For the selling of my magazine I will be using certain retail stores such as WHSmith and ASDA. To
be able get my magazine to be sold in these retailers there will be a cost that I will need to pay in
order to have this granted. To make this happen we will need to spend more money so that the
magazine will be sold however, we will be making more money back through the two retail
stores that are selling my magazine.
An example of some of the statistics of my chosen retail stores is ASDA. They have more that
145,000 dedicated colleagues who are serving more than 18 million people every week. Having
my magazine sold in ASDA is great because of the number of people that visit it every week will
help with the amount of magazine that will be sold and the amount of money the magazine will
be making.
Source: https://corporate.asda.com/our-story/company-facts
31. Advertising revenue
For the advertising of my magazine, I will be setting certain costs for the range of
adverts that will be used. For example:
Full page: Ranges from £500 - £20,000
Half page: This will cost around £2,500
DPS: A double page spread will cost around £10,000
Due to the amount of space that it will use there will be set costs for these types
of adverts, these will be the main income for the magazine in general, along with
the sales of physical magazine copies too.
The reason for having adverts in the magazine is mainly because they bring in a lot
of income for the magazine as companies will want to have their business/product
in our magazine and the more people we get buying the magazines means that
there will be much bigger companies willing to pay a much larger sum to have
their advert in the magazine.
32. Advertising in social media
platforms
Using social media platforms in ways of advertising is a key form
of bringing in income for the a business in new age of technology
advancement. The reason for this is simply because everyone
relies on their phone and most people who have a phone have
some kind of social media account such as Facebook, Snapchat,
YouTube, Instagram and Twitter etc. due to the fact that
everyone is on social media everyday, a great way to advertise
like a magazine is through any social media platforms.
33. Profit and loss breakdown
For the first year of my magazine being released, the loss to profit ratio will be far outbalanced as the loss
will be much bigger in comparison of the profits that the magazine will bring to the business for the first
section of the magazines release. For the first year it will be a lot harder to sell etc. due to the magazine
being new and no one will know of it meaning that they will not know how good it is, this will mean that
the magazine will not be selling nearly as much that it will in the future. For the first issue of the magazine
the profits will be a lot smaller as there will be less adverts that will want to promote in the magazine, this
will mean that to get more money from the magazine it will take time as the bigger companies wont want
to have adverts in a new magazine that doesn't’t sell a lot.
After the first year of selling the magazine, I will have all of the costs put together. For example, there will
be a total cost of £361,656 as this is to spend on the equipment and making sure that all the staff have the
correct equipment to go through everyday and compete their work. To make this all happen I will be
working in an office, this will cost £220 per month, this price comes with every including the desks and
other extras that are required in an office. After everything is all set up we would then need to review the
pricing of the staff as a whole, looking at how much it is going to cost each month. The total cost every
year for the total amount of money that will go into paying the salaries of the employees will come to,
£737,097.
34.
35. Production plan
Week beginning
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Find a location for
an office
Buy equipment Recruit staff Set up equipment
and furniture in
the office
Meet all
employees and go
through what
needs to be done
Completed by
June 4th June 5th June 6th June 7th June 8th
Week beginning
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Get writers and
journalists to
gather information
for the magazine.
Organize a
meeting for design
ideas
Set a date to when
the magazine will
be released
Manage the
schedule for the
magazine
Editorial and
budget decisions
need to made
Completed by
June 11th June 12th June 13th June 14th June 15th
When
looking at a
production
process I
followed a
professional
one off the
internet
closely.
36. Production plan continued
Week beginning
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Editorial and
budget decisions
need to made
Decide the content
which will be in the
magazine
Decide the content
which will be in the
magazine
Edit the magazine Edit the magazine
Completed by
June 18th June 19th June 20th June 21st June 22nd
Week beginning
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Edit the magazine Layout the pages
for the magazine
Layout the pages
for the magazine
Proofreading Proofreading
Completed by
June 25th June 26th June 27th June 28th June 29th
I will be making around 15,000 copies for my magazine. The reason for this is because
of the high demand for the exclusives that my magazines can provide.
https://hosbeg.com/suit-yourself-meaning-of-suit-
yourself/#_recommendation
When
looking at a
production
process I
followed a
professional
one off the
internet
closely.
37. Production plan continued – launch
date
June 30th is a good day to launch the magazine as it is
the end of the month and most people would have
been paid therefore will have money to buy the
magazine.
Week beginning
Monday
LAUNCH
MAGAZINE
Completed by
June 30th
38. Hazards at the work place
For MO, it is important that we follow the policies for reliability of maintaining health and safety in the
workplace. If there was a fire in the office, we would use a fire exit that would be stationed in several
areas in the office, this is to make it a lot easier to exit instead of a bunch of people cramping through a
single door to get out of the building. Also, the desks and chairs that are being used are to not have any
faults as this could cause harm to the workers. Lastly, a way that we will be able to keep up with the
ways of going through with a fire alarm and how to exit the building safely but quickly we will do
monthly fire exercises. The reason for this is because it allows everyone to leave the building safely.
Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974
This is also referred to as HSWA. This is a piece of legislation covering occupational health and safety in the
work place in Britain.
http://www.hse.gov.uk/legislation/hswa.htm
39. Ethical & Legal Issues.
The IPSO (independent press standards organization), has set rules known as the editors
code of practice, in which the editor of a magazine, newspaper or any other form of media,
has to follow a particular rule set followed by this organization. Initially it was the PCC (Press
Complaints Commission) that dealt with these rules and set specific standards that editors
would have to follow, and now this has been taken over by the IPSO.
They focus on a long list of categories such as Accuracy, Privacy, Harassment, Intrusion into
grief or shock, Reporting Suicide, Children, Children in sex cases, Hospitals, Reporting of
crime, Clandestine devices and subterfuge, Victims of sexual assault, Discrimination, Financial
journalism, Confidential sources, Witness payments in criminal trials and Payment to
criminals. These are all the categories that are included in the editor’s Code of Practice.
https://www.ipso.co.uk
40. Role of Relevant Regulatory Bodies
About IPSO's complaints process:
This information sets out how your complaint will be dealt with once it is received by IPSO as well as our policies on
confidentiality, behaviour and supporting individuals with disabilities.
Initial assessment:
Once your complaint is received, IPSO staff will assess whether it falls within our remit and if it raises a possible breach of
the Editors' Code.
Referral to the publication:
In most circumstances, they will take over the concerns you are holding once the publishers internal complaints
procedures has concluded or if the matter has not been resolved within the 28 days. On the other hand, the publication
may request that we begin investigating the complaint without waiting for the end of the 28 days. On occasion they may
begin to investigate the complaint immediately, without a referral period, If they are to consider if it is essential for us to
do.
Investigation:
• For this, the IPSO will be provided with a copy of the publication’s response to your complaint and given the
opportunity to comment. They will look to think about a satisfactory outcome to your complaint if appropriate. In
some cases this could be faster and provide a wider range of possible outcomes than the remedial action IPSO can
potentially require. Some examples of this are: the publication of a correction, clarification or apology
• the publication of a letter or article by a complainant
• a private letter of apology
• amendments to an online article or removal of material
• assurances about future publication or conduct. https://www.ipso.co.uk/IPSO/cop.html
41. Editor’s code of practice
Accuracy
Looking at this section, the press are made sure to take care and not to publish
inaccurate, misleading or distorted information or images, including headlines not
supported by the text. Also, the press, while free to edit and campaign, they must
distinguish the clear difference between comment, conjecture and the facts.
Privacy
Every person is entitled to respect their privacy and family life etc. further to this, for
people taking pictures, it is not acceptable to take a photograph individuals, without
their consent, this means that when they are in public or in private places their privacy
needs to be respected.
Harassment
Journalists must not engage in intimidation, harassment or persistent pursuit. It isn’t
allowed for journalists to consistently ask questions, calling, following or
photographing people once asked to stop.
Instruction into grief or shock
In cases involving personal grief or shock, enquiries and approaches must be made
with sympathy and discretion and publication handled sensitively. These provisions
should not restrict the right to report legal proceedings.
Reporting suicide
When reporting on a subject such as suicide, to prevent simulative acts then care and
caution must be taken to avoid excessive detail of the method used, while taking into
account the media’s right to report legal proceedings.
Children
Everyone should be allowed to complete their time at school with intrusion.
Without school authorities then they are not allowed to photograph or approach the
pupil or pupils.
https://www.ipso.co.uk/editors-code-of-practice/
Children in sex cases
In any kind of press report of a case involving a sexual offence against a minor –
They must not be identified, however the adult is allowed to be identified, a word
such as “incest” must not be used where there is a child victim might be identified.
Hospitals
Journalists must identify themselves and obtain permission from a responsible
executive before entering non-public areas of hospitals or similar institutions to
pursue enquiries.
The restrictions on intruding into privacy are particularly relevant to enquiries
about individuals in hospitals or similar institutions.
Reporting of crime
when reporting a crime, relatives or friends of persons convicted of committing a
crime should not have their identity shared if they do not give consent of such
things, unless they are relevant in context. The reason for this is because if there is
a minor involved in the case who can be a witness or the victim of the said crime,
this must not restrict the right to report legal proceedings.
Clandestine devices and subterfuge
The press must not seek to obtain or publish material acquired by using hidden
cameras or clandestine listening devices; or by intercepting private or mobile
telephone calls, messages or emails; or by the unauthorised removal of documents
or photographs; or by accessing digitally-held information without consent.
Victims of sexual assault
The press must not identify or publish material likely to lead to the identification of
a victim of sexual assault unless there is adequate justification and they are legally
free to do so.
Discrimination
Details of an individual's race, colour, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation,
physical or mental illness or disability must be avoided unless genuinely relevant to
the story.
42. Editors code of practice continued
Financial journalism
Even where the law isn't prohibited, journalists must not use for their own profit financial information they receive
in advance of its general publication, or should they pass any kind of information to others that shouldn’t have the
information.
Confidential sources
Journalists have a moral obligation to protect confidential sources of information
Witness payments in criminal trials
No payment or offer of payment to a witness – or any person who may reasonably be expected to be called as a
witness – should be made in any case once proceedings are active as defined by the Contempt of Court Act 1981.
This prohibition lasts until the suspect has been freed unconditionally by police without charge or bail or the
proceedings are otherwise discontinued; or has entered a guilty plea to the court; or, in the event of a not guilty
plea, the court has announced its verdict. Any payment or offer of payment made to a person later cited to give
evidence in proceedings must be disclosed to the prosecution and defence. The witness must be advised of this
requirement.
Payment to criminals
Payment or offers of payment for stories, pictures or information, which seek to exploit a particular crime or to
glorify or glamorise crime in general, must not be made directly or via agents to convicted or confessed criminals
or to their associates. Editors invoking the public interest to justify payment or offers would need to demonstrate
that there was good reason to believe the public interest would be served. If, despite payment, no public interest
emerged, then the material should not be published.
https://www.ipso.co.uk/editors-code-of-practice/
43. Editor’s code of practice in relation to
my media product
Accuracy
I must make sure I do not publish any misleading information on the artists and I must
distinguish the clear difference between comment, conjecture and the facts. This is
especially important on the double page spread as I am interviewing the artist, so
therefore I cannot make up any false facts about the artist.
Privacy
I must make sure I ask for consent to take pictures for my model therefore I will make
a consent form and make sure they sign it. I must make sure their images are
copyrighted and I do not use any information they do not want me to use.
44. Regulatory Issues
IP/Watermark
Content that usually has copyright can be referred to as Intellectual
Property (IP) and this is protected by the law. IP can be divided into
two categories; Industrial Property and Copyright. As well as IP on
printed work, you can get a digital watermark which protects any
copyrighted content from any magazine online and in any digital
format. It is important to have this because it means people will
have to pay you to use your information/ ideas. The best way to
protect your IP is to acquire a patent. However, this can take several
years to get and costs over $7000 in fees.
I will make sure my images are watermarked and are protected by
copyright therefore people will have to pay to use my images. As
you can see on the right I have watermarked my main image so it
can not be copied.
45. Data Protection Act (1998)
The Date Protection Act 1998 is an act put in place by the untied kingdom parliament, this defines the ways in which information about living
people may be legally used and handled. Its main purpose is to make sure that certain individuals are protected against misuses or abuse of
information about them.
People that use data means that they would have to follow the strict rules that come with it, this is known as ‘data protection principles’. These are
the things that they must ensure the information is:
• Used fairly and lawfully
• Used for limited, specifically stated purposes
• Used in a way that is adequate, relevant and not excessive
• Accurate
• Kept for no longer than is absolutely necessary
• Handled according to people’s data protection rights
• Kept safe and secure
• Not transferred outside the European Economic Area without
• adequate protection
If the information is more sensitive and needs the stricter rules such as:
• Ethnic background
• Political opinions
• Religious beliefs
• Health
• Sexual health
• Criminal records
https://www.gov.uk/data-protection
For my magazine I must make sure I
follow this act so my artists inside the
magazine are protected again misuses
or abuse of information about them.
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/29/contents
