This document discusses how the media product represents social groups. It describes taking inspiration from Hayley Williams, who is popular within the target audience, in recreating a makeup look and pose for the magazine's photoshoot. The document argues that the photoshoot subject, a female model with blue hair, would serve as a good role model for inspiring younger girls to follow their dreams. While the photoshoot subject fits societal norms as a white, heterosexual female, the document acknowledges that future editions could better represent the diversity of the target audience's music genre.

1. MY
Question 2
Media
EVALUATION

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

3. I constructed some reader profiles where I took a
few of my target audience and looked at their
hobbies and interests in more detail.

4. Make-up
The top image is of Hayley
Williams who is well known and
popular within my target
audience. I recreated this make
up look on my model in the
bottom image.

5. Pose
These images have similar stances
however the image I took on the left
looks younger and more appropriate
for the younger viewers in my target
audience. The photo on the right is of
Hayley Williams who is popular within
my music genre so using her as
inspiration helps link my magazine
with my target audience.
Looking at The Male Gaze, the pose
does not seem to fit within one of the
categories. However, this is not a bad
thing, as it allows experimentation and
new, updated, ideas to come to light.

6. Ideology
Although my magazine is aimed at both genders, I
think that the featured model would inspire female
teenagers. The model has her own style (blue hair)
and the article shows her following her dreams and
becoming successful which I think would promote a
good image and role model to younger girls.
I think individuality has been explored in the
mainstream media however, I don’t think it has
been done for younger teens for alternative music
genres.

7. People who like the rock/alternative genre are
stereotypically more diverse and therefore
accepting. However, as my model was a white,
British heterosexual, this has followed the
‘norm’ of society and the general music culture.
Saying this, I would still keep my model as she
represents a lot of people in society but I would
definitely expand who I would use in future
editions.