Evaluation-Question 2

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

My media product is designed at teenage girls that are festival goers. When looking at typical content that is published within magazines of this age range it tends to be based around music, fashion, beauty and boys. I think my magazine represents my target audience perfectly. All girls aspire to be like someone whether it be a model, singer or actress. They all want to be like someone in some way, shape or form. Within my magazine there is rarely any context that refers to a male audience which suggests that no males are likely to purchase this magazine.

The colour scheme of magazine is mostly pinks, whites and black, this supports my statement that this magazine is specifically aimed at girls. The reason for this is that the combination of those three colours would not likely be seen on any male related audience magazines. I found that this helped me pursue my magazine and target audience more clearly.

My magazine implies that all girls have a great interest in other peoples life’s and like to feel like they’re gaining an insight. My feature article was focusing on a ‘new girl band’. This is an ambition and lifestyle many girls around the teenage age group are likely to want. The questions asked were all very personal which made the reader feel like they were gaining inside gossip that they would not of had if they didn’t buy this magazine, this relates to media fandom.  

The topics in my magazine all come under the category of appearance, this is suggesting that most people around this age group are more concerned about the way they look in supposed to their education and future career for example. Through-out my magazine it spoke mainly of fashion tips and boys which is what most stereotypical girls think about.  I mainly based my magazine on girls that are most likely to go to the latest festivals, however, I also included other context that other girls could relate to so that I was creating a magazine that reached a wider audience. This meant that more types of girl with different interests could relate easily to my magazine.