This document discusses how a media product represents particular social groups. It targets those interested in alternative rock music such as Imagine Dragons and new soft rock bands. The front cover includes lines from alternative bands and simple clothing of models to appeal to this group without alienating them. The contents and double page spreads contain elements similar to other alternative rock magazines to further target this audience. Some black and white images help convey the darker nature of the genre and prepare readers for dark storylines.

1. Nathan Green
Question 2
How does your media product represent particular social
groups?
The certain types of social groups that I’m targeting are those into alternative
rock music and are into bands such as Imagine Dragons as well as having an
interested into new upcoming soft rock bands that have a chilled vibe to offer
their audience.
On the front cover alone, I feel that I’ve included a range of stereotypes that
would appeal to a certain social group. I’ve made sure that certain cover lines are
from alternative bands and are interested for those into them, whilst creating a
brief engagement on a short story behind it. Furthermore the models are
wearing very simple clothing, which doesn’t have a certain band, or brand that
would single out anyone and making my target audience uninterested due to
how that band likes a band that they probably don’t like.
My contents and double page spread also would be appealing to my target
audiences and singles out a certain social group as it contains elements of what
other alternative rock magazine such as MNE would have. Furthermore by
making some images black and white, makes it clear for the audiences to know of
the sheer darkness of the genre as well as understanding quickly what the article
will contain (a dark story).