AQA AS media MEST 1 magazine industry research

1. You are going to have a battle on paper!
• On your table, take it in turns to write down
the name of an existing magazine on the
paper in the centre of the table.
• Keep swapping until each person runs out of
ideas. The final person standing wins!

2. Time Inc Uk are the
institution responsible
for publishing
What is the connection between:

3. You are going to complete some
shared research into the magazine
industry
You are going to use blogger to create a blog post
documenting your research.
• Make sure your title includes the name of the publication
that you are exploring,
• Make sure you include your name at the end of the pot.
• SAVE regularly.

4. Magazine titles
• W
• Vogue
• NME
• Health and Fitness
• Mac User
• Stylist
• Games TM
Company
Elle
Esquire
Vanity Fair
GQ Style
Love
Total Film

5. Research questions
• What is the name and genre of the publication?
• History of the publication?
• Who is the target audience? (use the publishers website for information)
• How often is it published and in which formats?
• Cost?
• Circulation and readership? Do you notice any patterns?
Increase/decrease over time? Can you make any informed decisions as to
why this is?
• If it is a free magazine, how are they competing in an increasingly digital
world?
• Which institution is responsible for their publication?
• What kind of magazines do they publish?
• Are they responsible for media texts across other formats? If so, what?
What does this tell you about the magazine industry?