Ill Manors: Print platform initial tasks

Ill Manors: Print platform initial tasks

1) Identify the target audience (demographics/psychographics) for this magazine. How is that particular audience attracted?

2) Does the article do more than just entertain? How? (Think of Uses and Gratifications theory)

3) Does this text allow the audience to participate/contribute? (E.g. leave comments) How is this different to the print version of the magazine?

4) What codes/conventions of print interviews can you find in the article? 

5) How is narrative used to tell a story in each interview? Clue: what is it that keeps the reader interested in the article?

6) What synergy can you find between this text and the broadcast examples we have studied?

Men's Health Interview-

The target audience for this magazine in terms of pyschographics would be the admirers, this is because they are the people who want to be fit and healthy therefore they would want to read the magazine, and in terms of demographics it would be aimed at ABC1 18-30 year old men who are health concious. The article main purpose is to entertain but it does more than just entertain, it also informs the readers. There are codes and conventions of central image, title etc.

NME Magazine

The core audience for this magazine is an average of age 25. The magazine targets men ages 17-30. They are predominantly male with 73%. 73% belong to the social grade ABC1. this articles purpose is to entertain the audience. there are quotes and a central image which are part of the key conventions for the magazine.

Guardian Interview 

the average number of younger people buying the newspaper daily is 615 000, surprisingly higher than the amount of readers over 45 years of age, which is somewhere around 590 000. The Guardian's purpose with this article Is probably to entertain considering the Guardia's normal issue and article. There is the central image and the title which are key conventions for any magazine.

 

GQ Magazine

 

The age range for GQ magazine is generally 21-35 or so. But I think the magazine is also known for reaching men at the ages of 50+. GQ does both in terms of entertaining and informing. You can kind of look at it as a guide to living a certain "lifestyle". Or in other words, living a sophisticated lifestyle regardless of income level. It follows the key conventions for any magazine in terms of a title cover lines etc.