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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