who would be the audience of your media magazine?
The target audience for “wire” magazine would be 15- 25 year olds of both sexes from low working class backgrounds however there may be others, interested in this magazine from middle class backgrounds. This is demonstrated in the magazine as we have a young black male dressed in a leather jacket on the front cover and then in an expensive suit on the content page. They would enjoy a RnB, rap, old school hip hop genre of music but may also appreciate other genres of music, represented by artists such as lana del rey or the weeknd. This is because the artists that are mentioned on the front cover of my magazine are the like of Rihanna who herself has produced pop, rap and RnB music. You would find people from my target audience shopping in places such as Topshop, Urban outfitters, BANK and occasionally in charity shops to purchase the odd vintage item for example a vintage oversized jean jacket.
In addition, other forms of media such as radio may attract my target audience. The genre of music my magazine reflects can be found to be playing on such radio stations like that of Choice.fm. The audience type for this radio station are people from African and Afro-Caribbean origin with a cross-over appeal to other listeners who appreciate urban contemporary music, which is similar to the target audience of my magazine.
My target audience would maybe refer to themselves as modern hipsters who are more into the urban, old school 90s hip hop sort of scene, but its mixed with fashion trends which are occurring in present day. For example on a casual day you may see someone of my target audience dressed in a vintage oversized jean jacket with quite a “snazzy” t-shirt which was a trend in the 90’s (for example if you look at the outfits worn on fresh prince of bel air or Mc Hammer) but with skinny jeans and air max 1s which is quite a recent trend. As well as that leather jackets are very in along with creepers and wearing hats.
My target audience are quite young and due to the fact that they would be from the low working class backgrounds they would have a low budget which is why my magazine is £2.50. However my target audience would look up to such celebrities who live lavish lifestyles, expensive clothes e.g. suits, leather jackets, furs, designers, they almost use their music as an escape or like as a way to dream about having such a life which is why I have used a male model wearing a smart suit in my contents page. Nonetheless, because of their low budget they would have to stick to high street fashion.
In addition the sort of people my magazine would attract are the same people that are into social networking sites such as Instagram, Twitter and Tumblr because they would be attracted to the fact that not only can they keep up with recent artists but they would also be attracted to the fact that they could discover new artists and keep up with celebrity gossip and also start their own trends for example by posting pictures of outfits they wear every day.
Lastly culture would be extremely important to my target audience, significant events would be very important to them for example black history month, watching television channels such as BET which mainly broadcasts shows based on hip hop culture. Occasionally hosting special shows which either celebrate black history honouring people such as Martin Luther King or Malcom X or celebrating the lives of what this target audience would think were important artists dead and alive which still hold significance in this generation. Channels such as BET also celebrate the history of music through time, educating people of interest how the music we love has evolved from African drums to blues to rap and to what we listen to today and those that have made it possible. Reading such stories, like that of Frankie Banks in my double page spread, gives hope to the young readers that they too can become new musicians. Though there are a number of magazine choices for young people, my magazine can be categorized as an urban magazine for niche audience.
In addition, other forms of media such as radio may attract my target audience. The genre of music my magazine reflects can be found to be playing on such radio stations like that of Choice.fm. The audience type for this radio station are people from African and Afro-Caribbean origin with a cross-over appeal to other listeners who appreciate urban contemporary music, which is similar to the target audience of my magazine.
My target audience would maybe refer to themselves as modern hipsters who are more into the urban, old school 90s hip hop sort of scene, but its mixed with fashion trends which are occurring in present day. For example on a casual day you may see someone of my target audience dressed in a vintage oversized jean jacket with quite a “snazzy” t-shirt which was a trend in the 90’s (for example if you look at the outfits worn on fresh prince of bel air or Mc Hammer) but with skinny jeans and air max 1s which is quite a recent trend. As well as that leather jackets are very in along with creepers and wearing hats.
My target audience are quite young and due to the fact that they would be from the low working class backgrounds they would have a low budget which is why my magazine is £2.50. However my target audience would look up to such celebrities who live lavish lifestyles, expensive clothes e.g. suits, leather jackets, furs, designers, they almost use their music as an escape or like as a way to dream about having such a life which is why I have used a male model wearing a smart suit in my contents page. Nonetheless, because of their low budget they would have to stick to high street fashion.
In addition the sort of people my magazine would attract are the same people that are into social networking sites such as Instagram, Twitter and Tumblr because they would be attracted to the fact that not only can they keep up with recent artists but they would also be attracted to the fact that they could discover new artists and keep up with celebrity gossip and also start their own trends for example by posting pictures of outfits they wear every day.
Lastly culture would be extremely important to my target audience, significant events would be very important to them for example black history month, watching television channels such as BET which mainly broadcasts shows based on hip hop culture. Occasionally hosting special shows which either celebrate black history honouring people such as Martin Luther King or Malcom X or celebrating the lives of what this target audience would think were important artists dead and alive which still hold significance in this generation. Channels such as BET also celebrate the history of music through time, educating people of interest how the music we love has evolved from African drums to blues to rap and to what we listen to today and those that have made it possible. Reading such stories, like that of Frankie Banks in my double page spread, gives hope to the young readers that they too can become new musicians. Though there are a number of magazine choices for young people, my magazine can be categorized as an urban magazine for niche audience.
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