Orkena's Media GCSE Blog

  1) Look at the  Tatler Media Pack . Go to page 2: how does the editor introduce the magazine? The editor introduce the magazine as "The new posh rules for the 21st centurat."which means that this is magazine is target for the upper class. 2) Now go to page 4 of the Media Pack. Focus on the print magazine (NOT tatler.com - the website). List the key demographic details: age, gender %, ABC1 % (social class), HHI (Household Income), % of those living in London and the South East. What do these demographic details suggest about the average Tatler reader? Female:73% age:41 ABC1:70% Average HHI:£247,168 3) Look at page 6. What do Tatler readers think about fashion? How much do they spend? Tatler readers love fashion and they spend  over £840 Million. 4) Go to page 10. What are the special editions of Tatler that run throughout the year? What does this suggest about the Tatler audience? What about the pyschographic audience group that be...

  1) Write a definition of   representation  in media studies. Clue: The answer is in the notes above! The way media portrays the world/what's going on in the world. 2) Now look at the cover of Closer magazine above. List all different types of people and groups represented on the front cover. E.g. women, celebrities, race/ethnicity etc. Mostly women and their romantic status for example Cheryl's secret dates , and marriage, the first gay dad. 3) What does the representation of women on this front cover suggest female audiences are mainly interested in? It suggests the female audieces are interested in dating scandals or celebrities romantic status's. 4) Are there any stereotypes you can identify? E.g. women and motherhood; celebrities etc. women, motherhood, celebrities, LGBTQ+ Community 5) Is there anything on the cover that subverts typical stereotypes in the media? The comment at the top about the first gay father subverts the '...