Evaluation

Q1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge the forms of conventions of real media products?

Q2: How does your media product represent particular social groups?

In The Core young people a represented in a different way from the stereotype that has been given to them from the older generations, they will be portrayed in my magazine as the normal teenager who can be successful in a positive way. The magazine won't just be focused on the young stars it will also focus on the currents stars and stars from the past to keep it a balanced magazine not just for today's youth but for adults and teenagers. Having the broader range in the magazine will reduce social stereotypes since adults seem to associate most of today's youth with violence and misbehavior and most teenagers have associated adults with being boring. In the first issue of the magazine it will address the issue of the adults version of youth stereotyping as the new up and coming star who has been interviewed has shown that she lives just a normal life, attends college and meets up with her friends to go out for a day out in the town.

Q3. What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

The Core would be produced and distributed by a large magazine publishing company called IPC media, I have chosen this company because it would fit the gap in the magazine market. IPC already publish a well know music magazine called NME.

If the magazine was published by IPC it wouldn't take business away from it current music magazine’s since this magazine is a general broad magazine when the other magazines are specialized on one or two sections of the music industry.

The Core will be available for consumers to buy at these retailers; HMV, WHSmiths, ASDA, Tesco, Morrisions, The Co-op.The magazine would be still distributed at HMV but the company has went into administration so they would not be a suitable retailer for the magazine. 

Q4 Who would be the audience for you media product? 

5. How Did you attract/address your audience?

In the magazine it has encouraged readers from the magazine looking more youthful that other magazine since it is introduced at new and up and coming artist with the everyday artist included within  the magazine too. The audience also enjoyed the fact that the magazine had a constant house style throughout the magazine, it gave the magazine a full flowing feeling. The first issue of a magazine always comes with a few flaws and they were identified but then the publisher and the magazine editor will learn form this mistakes to make a better and consistent product. The video above shows the audience feedback that I have received on my magazine product and they suggest ways that I would be able to improve my product in many ways.