Task 3 part 2 - To what extent should magazines be held responsible for the social ramifications of the representations they offer?

Magazines are always aimed at a certain audience, these audiences can range from Toddlers to die hard metal heads. But one thing all magazines have in common is that their loyal fans will believe anything that’s written inside them.

I have been asked to explain the social ramifications that are printed in teenage magazines, and for someone my age this is quite a hard thing to establish but when looked into deeply it has become obvious that something is not completely right. To start my essay I looked in to what the phrase “social ramifications” actually means and came to the final conclusion that it’s a negative effect on the reader that makes the audience seem like what they are printing is what one has to be, possibly leading to no singularity among social groups. For example if a magazine aimed at teenage girls says “How to dress like a model” this will have an affect on all teenage girls who read the article. Many will become overwhelmed with the idea of looking like a model they will actually forget who they truly are.

Task 3 - 5 examples of magazines aimed at teenage girls.

The following 5 magazines are all example of Teenage girl magazines front covers. I've had to study them closely and identify what all girl magazines have in common.

Total Girl.
The first magazine I have chosen is Total Girl and instantly you can tell this magazine is aimed at teen girls, mainly due to the color
scheme and the title. The colors are all pinkish or "girly" and this would usually relate to a girl. I think girls would buy this magazine cause the name Total Girl, suggests that its that its totally girly and will cover all things girls are interested in. The featured articles are all girly eg. Miley Cyrus, fashion bargains.

Muslim Girl.
Another magazine aimed at teenage girls but this time a whole different religion. The color scheme is pretty much the same as total girls, and all the featured articles relate to Total girls eg. the Fashion segments.









Girl Friend.
This magazine is titled Girlfriend and you can instantly establish that its for girls. This is yet another example of how the use of pink in girl magazines is popular, as well as the use of other colors like pink and green. This one also has a fashion segment. Another key selling point on this magazine is the magazines slogan. "What all the cool girls have in common" making this be something a girl will want to buy cause she essentially is about to buy the secret to being a "cool" girl.



Bliss.
Bliss is another girl magazine but is one of the better selling magazines. This one has a lot in common with all of the rest, another fashion section but this time showing some of this fashion. Colors used are pink again and this one also covers a musical story of Selena Gomes who is a very famous pop singer and Disney actress.

American Girl.
Here is another example of a teenage girl magazine but this time they have gone with a different color scheme, this time it is mainly green. I believe the reason they have chosen the color green is to bring more attention to the girl in the main image. This time there is no main article relating to the main image only a few cover lines relating to fashion, school etc.

Task 2 : Magazines & Audiences

Kerrang magazine has been around for years now and now has a very distinguished community of fans. The magazine started in 1981 initially meant to be a one time supplement focusing on the rise of hard rock acts such as AC/DC, however it done so well they decided to release more issues at later dates and is still running to this day.

Kerrang is aimed at a very niche audience of hardcore rock and rollers and punk phanatics, so doesn't appeal to the majority of the public, however Kerrang also have a Music Channel for sky viewers which runs nearly 24/7 blasting peoples ears full of riffs and solos, what more would you want?

The designer of this issue above has made this issue appeal to the audience by doing many smart things. The first being simple, its common logic that if you put one of the best rock bands of all time as the main image on your magazine people are obviously going to get interested. In this case he has placed a large picture of Axl Rose singing. To the majority of the public this wont appeal but when it comes to rock and roll this mans band "Guns N' Roses" people who like rock will love this issue.

As well as the main image, the designer has put right at the top "Free Inside", this automatically sells the magazine as everyone loves free stuff, and to a collector something free with the magazine is like an extra piece to his collection.

Task 1 - Getting To Know Blogger.

Things you can do with blogger.

1. You can now customize your design of your blog, by selecting different templates of colors.
2. You can publish instantly what your doing or also publish tasks set at college or work.
3. You can connect blogger to your mobile phone so you can blog anywhere.
4. You can have multiple people in charge of your blog by starting a group blog.

How i think Blogger will be useful for my coursework.

1. I can easily post all my current media tasks to the internet where anyone can see.
2. Can use it anywhere via a pc or even a mobile, so there is no restrictions to finishing my work.
3. Blogger being online means I can get instant feed back from teachers and fellow students on all my posts
4. One simple Id so i can remember easily what my email and password are to get into Blogger
5. It's simple to use, so unlike in It last year I am not constantly asking for help.