Researching the music magazine industry.

Once you have chosen the music magazine that interests you and that you want to base your own work on, research the following using the magazine itself and the internet:

Name of Magazine:
Price:
Publisher (and if the company is independent or global/major):
Year Founded:
Name of Editor (and relevant experience):
Advertising Rates:
Mission Statement:
Target Audience:
Reader Profile (ABC):
Circulation:
Readership:
Web Presence:

Also consider carefully what makes the magazine different from its competitors. What are its unique selling points (USPs)?

Your Evaluation Section

Now you have completed your preliminary front cover and contents page, answer the following questions in rough using the appropriate technical terminology. Make sure your answers are detailed.

The questions that must be addressed in the evaluation are:

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

· How does your media product represent particular social groups?

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

· Who would be the audience for your media product?

· How did you attract/address your audience?

· What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

· Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

Remember that you must also include feedback from your audience. Once you have written your answers, try to have fun with the way you present the information. Use sound clips, videos or slideshows to make the information more interactive.