Diart entry 28th March 2011

Today, I added question 1 and 2 of my evaluation through slideshare and added my question 3 to this blog. I have now completed questions 1-3 of my evaluation.

3. What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

I would have the media institute of IPC media to distribute my magazine because:

·      They have distributed magazines such as: Country Life, Horse & Hound, Rugby World and Decanter, as well as lifestyle brands including Nuts, Mousebreaker and NME.

·      IPC also includes:  Look, Now, Chat and Woman; TV entertainment brands including: What's on TV, TV Times and TV & Satellite Week and, online, the goodtoknow network.

·      For women, IPC distribute: Marie Claire and InStyle, lifestyle brands including woman&home and essentials and home interest brands including Ideal Home, Livingetc and housetohome

·      IPC Media produces over 60 iconic media brands, with print alone reaching almost two thirds of UK women and 42% of UK men – almost 26 million UK adults – while our websites collectively reach over 14 million users every month.

I would want IPC media to distribute my magazine mainly because they have such a large amount of men and women in their range, but they only have one music magazine that may appeal to people who enjoy pop music. However, NME doesn’t really have as much pop, though it does appeal to a wide audience.

Pop is also associated mainly with females, so this would fit in with many of the female readers. This will also provide a wider audience, as I have aimed my magazine at 8-18 year olds.

My magazine would fill a gap in IPC media’s music magazines mainly because it would bring in more buyers between the ages of 8-16, which, stereotypically, is the age range that pop music appeals to.

http://www.ipcmedia.com/

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

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

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Forum

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100825151825AAYI0rO

this is a discussion about stereotypes of pop music and intelligence. I used the ideas in this in the second question of my evaluation

1. In what ways does your products use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

In what ways does your product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

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Update

Here is my coursework completed:

All completed!

21st March Diary entry

Today, amongst doing our evaluation, i finished off my editing of my magazine:

These are the finished products!!

13th March Diary Entry

this week, we got more feedback on our magazine. I have again improved the pages, and have to add new pictures as the main ones, which will be taken during the week. We have also been given our prep for evaluations, which will also be started today.

On the front page, all i need is the main image, as with the double page spread. I left one of the pages of the double page spread for a big picture, instead of having smaller images.

diary entry 7th march

Today, we got feedback on how our music magazines were. I got feedback where i have a lot to edit, so i will be editing all three of my pages: the front page, contents and double page spread. I am still editing the front cover, and still sticking to greys, blacks, whites and the main colour purple