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Explain how and why producers of radio programmes target different audiences. Refer to the radio 1 live lounge to support your answer (10) clara amfo  sam smith  different genres of music  compare to another bbc station  One reason radio producers target different audiences is to give representation to people of all races, genders and ethnic minorities. An example of this taking place in the bbc is the fact that the presenter of  Radio 1 live lounge happens to be Clara Amfo, who is an african woman. Being the presenter of such a popular radio programme is a huge achievement, and so representing such a senior role as a black female gives subdominant representation. Therefore, the programme most likely gains a new audience of girls, and black people since they may feel like they're able to associate their identity more with the celebrities they look up to. Radio 1 live lounge also targets different audiences by including a huge range of music genres on...

Half Term Questions

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Magazine Audiences, Uses And Gratifications Theory

Magazine Audiences,  Uses And Gratifications Theory  mind2map   screenshot mindmap    Targeting Audiences      Weekly magazines tend to have an audience that is more working class     C2DE audience (NRS)     Eg. "Take A Break" "What's On TV" 'OK!" and "TV Choice"     They come out more often so are a lower quality     These are cheaper     Tend to be more 'gossip based' or 'trashy' magazines     The quality of monthly magazines tends to target a middle-class audience.     They're monthly so can afford to make a higher quality product     More expensive      ABC1 audience (NRS)     EG. "Good Housekeeping", "Cosmopolitan", "Vogue", "BBC Good food","MOJO"     Most popular weekly and monthly magazines have a mostly female readership.     Magazines aimed at men are less successful      ...

Magazine Regulation

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Magazine Regulation I ndependent P ress S tandards  O rganisation Press regulation company They hold newspapers and magazines to account for their actions They protect individual rights Uphold high standards of journalism Help to maintain freedom of expression in the press The website has information about the work ipso does, this is clearly organised. The information is presented as questions through the first person (the customer's perspective) You can make a complaint regarding the topics ipso work with, in order for ipso to do their job and regulate whatever one may be complaining about  You can contact ipso about your concerns regarding harassment, media intrusion and press intrusion. They also provide emergency contact numbers The purpose of regulation is to send a good message out to the public. It is a big responsibility publishing information out to the world. It is important to spread correct information, and to refrain from hate, d...

Magazine Revenue

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Magazine Revenue income Profit Money Magazines receive revenue from: Circulation (cover prices - £5.25 FOR MOJO IN 2017) Advertising (in mOJO mostly live or recorded music with some fashion advertising) Mass advertising  Cross- promotion for other Bauer brands, such as Empire Sponsored content and product placement, for example, "MOJO listens to all its music on Roksan equipment" Brands can also set up events to earn money e.g.. MOJO can set up music events, Vogue set up 'Vogue fashion week' etc..... Brands NEED to get permission to promote, mention or show other brands products.  Bauer Media is a German conglomerate. Nowadays, magazine publishing is in the hands of a few international companies, which is an example of Globalisation. Eg. Vogue is owned by Advanced Publication which is a US brand. However, they publish GLOBALLY, making them a globalised company. https://www.mojo4music.com 1) - On...

History Of The Press And Bauer Media

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History Of The Press And Bauer Media  Bauer is a Conglomerate  Mojo is published by Bauer Media  Conglomerates like Bauer and Hearst Communications are still primarily print publishers with some associated television and radio  This company owns over 600 magazines, including two other UK magazines (Q and Kerrang) The company has diversified the MOJO brand, offering mojo4music.com online in order to reduce the risk of only operating in one media form. The company is itself diversified, with ownership of magazines, websites, radio stations and music television channels, which may help protect it from declining audiences for magazines.  1950's/60's Largely uncritical of musicians' output, everything was always good! Tje content was mainly charts and singles, gig listings Changes in society in the 1960's and the arrival of the beatles and the rolling stones, drug culture in the 1960's changes the nature of music and music ...

Magazine Ownership And NRS

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Magazine Ownership And NRS The magazine industry is mostly owned by publishing companies (not usually very large media conglomerates like disney, amazon and netflix Most magazines struggle in the competitive market  Media form (print may be best managed by owners who specialise in the print medium. However, magazine publishing is globalised , like other media, with the most popular magazine brands (as measured by the national readership survey) in the hands of few international  companies.  NRS Website (www.nrs.co.uk) Magazine audiences are categorised by age, gender, where they live (UK), their social grade (NRS) Readership and consumption is measured in percentage. These statistics give us a better understanding of the results.  Audiences are identified through purchases of physical copies, views online, transactions, and subscription. To understand specific details about the audiences, surveys and other met...