Kaye: Media Exam Blog 1 - Mr Pall

  1) Media Magazine feature: Pleasures of The Gentlewoman Go to  our Media Magazine archive  and read the article on The Gentlewoman (MM84 - page 34). Answer the following questions: 1) What does the article suggest is different about the Gentlewoman compared to traditional women's magazines?  It suggests that what is different about the Gentlewoman compared to traditional women’s magazines is how minimalist its designs are, the only texts being are the title, subtitle and the name of the person in the photograph. Their masthead isn’t in capital letters, only smaller ones, which is different to Elle or Vogue. The Gentlewoman is portraying a message that focuses more on the creativity and character. 2) What representations are offered in the Gentlewoman?   The representations that are offered in the Gentlewoman are gender is a performance and stereotypes such as fashion feature on the smart summer suit.  3) List the key statistics in the article on the ...

  1) Writer's Edit journal article Read this excellent  Writer's Edit academic journal article on the independent magazine industry and answer the following questions: 1) What is the definition of an independent print magazine? The independent print magazine is characterised as “published without the financial support of a large corporation or institution in which the makers control publication and distribution…“independent” in spirit due to a maverick editor or publisher who leads the magazine in an exploratory, noncommercial direction”. 2) What does Hamilton (2013) suggest about independent magazines in the digital age? Hamilton suggests that there’s an increasing evidence that small printed magazines are quietly thriving and slowly becoming successful even as the global newspaper and book industries falter. 3) Why does the article suggest that independent magazines might be succeeding while global magazine publishers such as Bauer are struggling? Independent magazines ...