1. How does your mediaproduct representparticular social groups?
My mediaproductismainlyaimedatfemalesbetweenthe agesof 15 and 24. Due to my target
audience Ihave made sure my magazine isgoingtobe right forthiscategory.To dothisI have made
the layoutquite easytounderstandandhave addedan image thatI feel will be popularwithmy
target audience.Ihave alsomade myproductlookquite colourful soitdoesnotcome across as
boring.The artiststhat I have includedinmymagazine are alsoquite currentandpopular.People
like ‘Fall OutBoy’and‘Ed Sheeran’are mainlyaimedatthe youngergenerationinthe media.The
artistsincludedare stereotypicallyenjoyedandlistenedtobyyoungpeople whichiswhyIhave
incorporatedthemintomymagazine.
Teenage femalesare goingtobe mymaintarget audience,toshow thisIhave includedcolours
whichwill hopefullycatchtheirattentionsuchaspink,yellow,blackandwhite. The colourpinkis
stereotypicallyrelatedtothe femalegender. Onthe otherandmy magazine couldalsobe aimedat
the male genderbecause Ihave useda contrastwiththe darkcolours.
I have alsouseda photographof a male artiston the coverof mymagazine whichgenerallyis
expectedbe more of aninteresttothe female gender. The subjectonthe coverof my magazine isa
youngmale artist;thisis anotherstereotypical interestof the female genderastheyenjoyreading
aboutthe opposite gender. Mymagazine costs£2.99 whichisnot tooexpensive foryoungpeopleto
buy.It isaimedat people whoare membersof the workingclassastheyhave the right amountof
time andmoneyto be interestedinpurchasingthe magazine.Mymusicmagazine representsthe
age of my targetaudience asit includesartiststhatwill appealtoyoungpeople.Ihave alsosetout
my magazine usingfontsandcoloursthatwill attractyoungpeople. Age isrepresentedthroughthe
informal language inmyinterview.Wordssuchas ‘gonna’show thatthe interviewee isyoungso
otheryoungpeople willbe able torelate.Mymagazine isaimedatmostlyteenage girls.