EVALUATION Question 2: How does your media product represent particular social groups?

Rewind Magazine, GRIME TIME (My magazine) and HONEY Magazine

I believe that my GRIME TIME magazine represents many different social groups in a positive manner. My magazine is aimed at young people aged 16-21 who are in education and possibly have a part time job. Throughout my 3 magazine products I haven't included any negative features or stories. This is because my magazine represents positive young people and I would like positive young people to purchase it as they are my target audience. The importance of my target audience being in education or having a part time job is so they can afford to purchase my magazine monthly. If they are in education they may be receiving EMA which is an income that can make them more independent and less dependant on their parents or guardians. On the other hand if they have a part time job they can also be financially independent. My positive representations of young people are similar to the representations of RWD magazine and HONEY magazine above. I believe my front cover portrays a cool, young person with a sense of fashion which is similar to the RWD magazine and the HONEY magazine.

I did notice that these 3 front covers all contain young black males. This may be that these magazines are all trying to change the negative perceptions of young black males in the media. Even though my magazine features a young black male on the front cover, this doesn’t mean that my magazine is only targeted at those specific social groups. As I said before GRIME TIME is aimed at young people, boys and girls aged 16-21. My magazine shows the positive representations of young people and some good things young people can do when they are optimistic. I hope that this will attract the positive young people (my target audience) to read my magazine and also attract the negative young people out there to change their pessimistic ways. Maybe even people who don't listen to Grime or Rap will be attracted to my magazine by my front cover and then read my magazine to find out more on these music genres.