Friday, 4 February 2011

Magazines: Summary

Genre in magazines:
·         Types of magazine (categorisation)
o   Current affairs
o   TV listings
o   Games/gaming
o   Gossip
o   Fashion
o   Motoring
o   Lifestyle
Narrative in magazine:
·         Most magazines have a narrative structure
o   Dictated by contents page
o   Audience get comfort from the familiar
o   Tactics to attract/target the audience
·         Do they  have a beginning, middle and end
·         RadioTimes
o   Beginning – Articles and features
o   Middle – TV/Radio listings
o   End – Classifieds
·         Narrative is dictated by:
o   Genre
o   Content
o   Ethos/ideology
o   Readership
Representation in magazines:
·         Audience
o   Target audience
o   Readership – those who incidentally consume the product
·         Content – ethos of the magazine(articles and adverts)
o   Gender
o   Race
o   Social class/employment
o   Disability
o   Age
o   Sexuality
o   Religion
o   Ethnicity
o   Ideologies

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