My Newspaper Anlysis

• The word swaggerish written in a graphiti font which relates to the word it also reinforces R&B convention.
  In Vibe magazine we see on the front cover a blue masterhead which is related to coolness as blue is quite a cool colour. Also seeng as it is an RnB magazine blue represents smoothness. The blue masterhead represents unsex nature of the magazine. Vibe is written in both uppercase and lowercase characters which allows the reader to distinguish the magazine more easier.
  
  The main point of the front cover is that Usher is engaged so he shows off his engagement ring on his finger. This adds a provocative effect to the front cover. He is holding up his finger which s next to his middle finger which makes us thing that he is actually swearing but he isn't. This is related to the genre of the magazine in which it is RnB as a bit classy as he is not swearing. Thi adds to the contreversary which surrounds Ushers marriage.
  
  The word sex is repeatedly used in the front page "The sex issue" "sex scandals"  as RnB is mostly inked in some way or another to it.The cool pose in which Usher is using suggests that he is quite cool.

The main large image that you see in the magazine is of Usher which would tend to attract more of a female audience rather than a male audience because he is an R&B singer which this mostly attracts a female audience. The shot is a low angled shot in which we see Usher as being powerful or dominating in the R&B world hence the words "The King Is Back". This adds to the effect of him showing off his provocative finger with a ring on it emphasising power and dominance.

The selective focus used on Usher  is used to focus on the main image to show the importance of it while the background image is in blurred focus to show the unimportance of the background. Also as Usher is wearing sunglasses it hides part of his identity so we would want to see more of the main image which is Usher and be curious about what is going on.

In the main cover line we see the words 'Usher he's number 1' have been made larger compared to the other few words describing the main article. There is more emphasis on the larger words in order to attract Usher’s fans.
Also to add to this. The website is on the bottom of the magazine to get the readers to visit their website and get their customers more into their other magazines. The information is used to help get the customers more interested in the website and magazines.

Audience research questionnaire

As part of my AS Media coursework, I will be producing a music magazine aimed at youthful teenagers. For me to know what teenagers are looking for in a hip hop magazine I would need to do researh. I would be very thankful if you took the time to complete this questionnaire. Please tick the boxes that are relevant to you and (You can give more than one answer)

1. What gender are you? Male or Female

2. How old are you? 14-18 19-23

3. What is your ethnic origin?

White British/Irish BlackBritish/Caribbean/African

Mixed Race Asian British/ Pakistani

Chinese If other please specify

4. What factors do you like to see in hip hop magazines? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. What are your hobbies?

Raving Singing/Rapping Dancing Sports Shopping Playing games Other

6. Who do you think is leading in the rap game and why? __________________________________________________

7. What music channels do you listen to mostly and why?

BET MTV Base Channel AKA Kiss
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8. What freebies would you like to see in a magazine?

Headphones, Posters, CD’s/DVD’s, Tickets

9. Who is your favourite artist ?
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10. What genre of music do you prefer listening to?

Rock, Indie, R&B, Hip Hop, Soul, Rap, Pop


11. Do you attend concerts? Yes No


12. Do you usually go out and buy magazines? Yes No (If so how often?)

Often, Occasionally, Never


13. How much would you spend on a magazine?
0 – £1.00, £1.00 – £2.00, £3.00 or more