The document summarizes a media product - a magazine focused on classic rock and heavy metal music. To appeal to fans of this genre, the magazine uses conventions of similar publications like a dark cover, bold fonts and articles. While featuring older artists to create nostalgia, the cover also includes a younger person to widen the target audience. The two-page spread similarly features both older and younger artists. Pricing was also considered to not exclude younger readers. The magazine represents different social groups through its variety of content appealing to a wide audience.

1. How does my media
product represent
particular social groups?
Bethan Foster

2. My media product is a magazine focused mainly on the classic rock/heavy metal genre of
music. To make my magazine appealing to these types of people who listen to this music,
I have kept to the conventions of similar magazines. Firstly, my front cover has a dark
background. I thought this would be the most fitting colour for my magazine, as this is the
colour my genre of music is mainly associated with. I used the front cover as the main
attraction for my readers and used bold fonts and articles to draw them in. I wanted to
create a slight nostalgic effect with my magazine, by using the colour gold and
discussing older artists however, I did not want to rule out a younger audience, so I used
a younger person on the cover, to widen my target audience.
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My two page spread is an article that also focuses on both a younger and older
audience. I included a wide range of older and younger artists in this article. I wanted the
article to appeal to all audiences who want to read about their favourite guitarists.
However, I continued using the gold colours as I did on my front cover.
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I did not want to make my price too high for my readers as I knew that there would be
young people reading my magazine, and I did not want to make it unaffordable. I have
looked at similar magazine prices and they are also in range of my price. This adds
realism to my magazine and allows all readers to buy it.
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I believe many different social groups are represented in my magazine because of the
wide spectrum of articles, conventions and artists included.