This media product represents the social groups of 16-22 year olds, such as college and university students as well as young apprentices and workers. It focuses on music lovers who enjoy alternative rock styles. The front cover features an image meant to represent this target age range and social group, showing a calm and relaxed performer dressed casually to reflect the relaxed nature of the target audience.

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

2. The social groups thatare represented in mymusic magazine arethose of the age group16-22, this means thatthey are social groupssuch as College students,and University studentsand also youngapprentices and workers.My magazine supportsideas about the socialgroups that are featured inand around my magazineas it does not featuresubjects that are eithertoo childish or to grownup/serious in themagazine so I feel that itreally appeals to thissocial audience.

3. My magazinerepresents music loverswith anindividual/alternativerock style; therefore Ihave included manyalternative rock bands andindividual acts to star inmy music magazine. Themain image on the frontcover of my magazine is arepresentation of the agerange and social groupthat my target audience sohere I have tried to make itclear to the targetaudience that theperformer is just like theyare.

4. The audience should berelaxed and laid back asthat is the style of themagazine also this isthe style of the acts thatare featured in themagazine, I also feelthat people of the age16-22 and who are inthese social groups, arevery relaxed and laid back.The act on the front page’sfacial expression suggeststhat she is calm andcontent; also it suggeststhat she is not too seriouswith her music/life whichthis age group of peopleare known for.

5. I have dressed thecover girl in clothesthat are casual torepresent the socialgroups relaxednature. I also thinkthat people who arenot in the social groupwill pick up mymagazine as they maysee the names ofalternative rock bandsand acts that are on thecover and also they mayjust be a fan of theperson that the maininterview will feature on.