AS MEDIA PRESENTATION ON MUSIC MAGAZINE INSTITUTIONS.

2. Founded in 1986 by
Mark Ellen and David
Hepworth.
 First published October
1986.
 Originally named ‘Cue’
but was changed to ‘Q’
to avoid confusion of it
being a snooker
magazine. Also the
letter Q is more
prominent.
The magazine is a UK
based magazine.
 Q is published monthly.

3. The magazine features
reviews of new releases,
reissues, music
compilations, film and li
ve concerts.
Interviews with famous
musicians.
 They often feature ‘100
Greatest..’.
Features a message on
the spine of the
magazine known as ‘the
spine line’.
Top 50 tracks of the
month.

4. BAUER MEDIA GROUP
German based company
Own a huge range of
magazines, from ‘FHM’
to ‘Closer’. Also own
radio stations and TV
channels.
 It is a global company,
with offices in France,
Nigeria, Australia and
many more.
 Produces Q’s sister
magazine called ‘Mojo’.

5.  Majority of Q readers are
Male (70%).
 Median age of readers is
32.
 Q says their readers are
younger and more
affluent than any other
music monthly.
 72% of readers are ABC1
with a high income.
 32,556 Facebook fans.
69,549 Twitter followers.

6.  A large white Q in a red
box
is featured in the left
corner
on every copy of the
magazine.
More recently the central
images are close up
portraits of artists.
 Headline is positioned at
bottom of front cover
 House style is red, black
and white.

7. Mature music fans.
 Fans who like real news,
not gossip.
 Sensible and witty.