The document discusses how a media product represents social groups. It summarizes that the magazine represents the indie rock genre audience as a white, British audience aged 15-20. Photographs in the magazine feature white male and female band members to show it is aimed at both genders. The intended audience would be fans of indie rock bands like The Stone Roses, Oasis, and Catfish & the Bottlemen.

1. How does your media
product represent
particular social
groups?

2. Photographs
 The photographs that I have used present the genre of indie rock to be a genre for a
white male and female audience.
 One example of this would be on my contents page and cover page I have used images
of female band members and on my double page spread I have used an image of a male
band member which shows that the magazine is aimed at both genders who like the
indie rock genre.
Double page spread with
male band member image
Contents page images with
female band members Cover page image
showing female cover star

3. Audience
 The audience of my magazine are fans of the genre and it is aimed at both males and
females. The target age group would be 15-20 and their ethnicity would be white British.
 The genre musicians that the audience will look for in a magazine are those from the
indie rock genre for example: The Stone Roses, Oasis, Catfish & the Bottlemen etc.
Examples of this are shown below:
Cover page coverlines
showing different popular
bands from the genre
Contents page feature
content showing popular
indie bands included in
the magazine

4. How Audience is presented
 The audience of my magazine is presented through the images, articles
and language used.
 My images convey the genre as they show the people to be moody and
have attitude which is conventional of the indie genre.
Images from my
magazine showing
moody blank
expressions and
attitude