AGE The typical age that I have targeted for my audience is a

teenage girl around the age of 13-18 years of age. I

believe this is the age group that is most interested in Pop

music. Therefore, I have used images of girls that fit into

this category.

My audience will be able to

relate to the girls in my

magazine and feel that it is

specific and personal to

them and their interests.

As my article is about a young X factor winner, I

thought this image would help the audience

connect with the story and realise that she is just a

normal girl that they can aspire to be like. Both of

the girls featured on my magazine represent

teenagers in a positive way as they are both

smiling and give off a friendly, innocent impression.

AGE

A magazine such as Mojo, uses an image of two middle aged, older looking people. This is effective for Mojo magazine, as this is the specific audience they are trying to appeal to.

ETHNICITYWithin my magazine I represent more than one ethnicity. My cover and

double page spread show images of a white teenage girl. However, on

my contents page I used an image of an Asian teenage girl. This shows

a range of different cultures and races, which widens my target audience

and allows more people to relate to my magazine.

I also represent another ethnicity on my cover

and contents page. One of my cover lines

mentions Rhianna and she is also mentioned

in one of the descriptions of my pages.

GENDER

As my target audience if mainly for females, most of my cover

lines and images are focused on this gender.

The footer at the bottom of my cover tells the audience

that there is a ‘Gossip’ section of my magazine. This

would attract the female eye as this gender are known to

love celeb gossip, especially when it involves

relationships. This is why I mentioned a ‘new love

interest’, this will intrigue the audience to read my

magazine and give them something they can relate to.

However, I have mentioned males on my front

cover with a cover line talking about ‘One

Direction’. I didn’t use these to attract a male

audience though, I did this as they are known to

be ‘teenage heart throbs’ for young teenage girls.

FEEDBACKMy questionnaire asked my focus group the following question:

How do you think my magazine represents a teenage girl?

Very Positively…. Mainly Positively…. Negatively…

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Very Positively Mainly Positively Negatively

These results show no one thought my magazine represented

teenage girls in a negative light. 15 out of 20 said that they thought

‘very positively’ was suitable when looking and reading through my

magazine.