Magazine Research

Ella Fielding

Current pop magazines

When researching magazines the main one I found was ‘Top Of The Pops’ a pop magazine aimed at young girls.

Codes and Conventions of Pop

Magazines Pop magazines tend to be aimed at young girls. To appeal to this target audience, the conventions of a pop magazine tend to be, bright colours, bold fonts and shapes and lots of pictures.

The pictures on pop magazines aimed at this audience tend to be of boy bands and pop singers which young girls may look up too as an idol or inspiration.

The cover lines on Pop magazines are very much aimed at young girls, giving hints of gossip about their favorite boy band or singer, persuading them to buy the magazine and read about it.

Lures such as offers of posters or free gifts are used to persuade the target audience to buy the magazine.