AS G321: Main Exercise research

Curtis Parker

What magazines belong to the music magazine genre ?

• These magazines are all based on music and have a particular icon from music as their main image for the magazine cover, this is similar for most music based magazine covers.

Identify the target audiences for a range of magazines using NRS?

It seems like the target audience for the ‘Kerrang’ magazine which is a music magazine would be readers between the ages of 15-34 and people within the working class are more likely to buy the magazine.

How do they differ in terms of target audience ?

• My magazine and the Kerrang magazine doesn’t really differ because my magazine is aimed at people between the ages of 15-25 and will be more attractive for the middle class and the working class. The only similarity would be that the main genre for the magazine would be based on music.

What is the name of the magazine that is similar to your target audience ?

• The name of the magazine that is similar to my target audience is the “Rolling Stone” because this magazine looks at music in the same way I do and it presents information in a format that will be similar to my magazine.

Who is their target audience?

• The “Rolling Stone” magazine’s target audience are people who have a general interest in music because the content within the magazine is quite broad unless it is an exclusive edition.

Who is the publisher? What else do they produce? How might your product fit into their portfolio?

• The publisher of the ‘Rolling Stone’ magazine is Jann Wenner, my magazine would fit into her portfolio because although her genre of music is much more selected my magazine has a much more general genre on music.

What musical genre/s does it cover?

• The main genre for the Kerrang magazine would be Rock