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Introduction
The need to target a ‘specific audience’ is a key issue for the ‘magazine industry’. Magazines are heavily ‘subsidized by advertising’ and the key to attracting a sustainable ‘portfolio of advertisers’ is the creation of a product that is desirable to their ‘target market’.
As a consequence, within the magazine industry as a whole, there are many magazines aimed at similar audiences because that ‘demographic...[ read full article ] »
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Observations from AQA course on
The Music Press
Institution
1. Investigate ownership of magazines: EMAP and IPC Media dominate. What are the consequences?
2. Mainstream vs fanzine/blogs/online communities, etc. - benefits?
3. Editorial independence of mainstream? Advertise to ensure positive reviews/coverage? Content analysis as ‘evidence’?
4. Horizontal integration e.g. Smash Hits radio, TV, website but no magazine anymore.
5. Explore...
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