2) How does your media product represent particular social groups?

My magazine represents the reader as being a person who has an eclectic music taste identified by the references to rock music, pop, dance, hip-hop, and acoustic on the front cover. The readers’ of this magazine would enjoy live music and this is clear because of the reference to a Rock Festival in Suffolk and a London concert by hip-hop band Unsung Divas, so music is represented as needing to be enjoyed live. My front cover artist is represented as both an acoustic singer and a musician identified by the fact that she is pictured with a guitar and has been referred to as a ‘solo artist’ on the front cover which has connotations of being a singer. This coupled with the fact that in a popular music magazine aimed at teens and young adults, artists who just played instruments and did nothing else wouldn’t be highly attractive to the audience. My reader as well as having a broad music taste would also take pride in their appearance which is represented by the attractive look of the two girls featured on the front cover.

 

I have separated each genre of music into columns and put them under headings so it is easier for the reader to find and then choose the feature in whichever genre they will be most attracted to. It is quite an organised layout while also being bright and fun which represents the reader as being these things too. Each heading such as ‘Pop’ have their own specific colour so it is easy to differentiate between the genres so the reader’s don’t have to put in a lot of effort into finding what they want as they would be reading this magazine leisurely, this is also conveyed by the colloquial language I have used on the contents page. The reader is represented as not only being interested in new music with the reference to ‘Ruby T’ but also old bands/ or artists which is shown by the comeback of the ‘Firecrackers’. Being fashion conscious is also how the reader is represented by the feature about styles and summer trends in orange. 

 

 The artist on my double page spread is represented as someone who is new to the music industry but successful, young and attractive. She is someone that the readers can be inspired by. The audience are represented as being up-to-date with new music and artists because of the mention of 'Pixie Lott & Katy Perry' in the introduction. The fact that the solo artist is at number one in the charts also represents the reader as a 'new music' fan.  The reader can relate to the artist because she also has a thing for shopping and fashion which is shown by the mention of Oxford Street. Lastly, the reader is represented as being technology savvy due to the mention of the artists album being available on Itunes.