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For any media product to be successful it needs to satisfy audiences individual and group needs. There are theorys on this such asBlumler and Katzs Uses and gratications theory, in hich they believe that to !eep audiences purchasing and using media productsthey need to full one or more of these areas"

#ntertainment, giving a form of escapism.

$ocial $olidarity, giving people a basis for interaction %improving their &social grade'

(dentity, nding models for aspiration and giving understanding to themselves. $urveillance, hel in them understand the orld.

). *o did you attract+ address your audience

-dding popular pop artists names helps attract potentialbuyers ho may not be a big fan of cover artist ucy

/an, but the large font catches fans eyes.

-long ith eye contact ith the readers, her smileprovo!es happy emotions for the readers.

( deliberately directed the model to loo! into the camerato add a direct mode of address, helping to engage andattract my target audience.

ucy /an using the microphone add emphasis that themagazine genre is music hilst adding narrative becauseshe is pointing it toards the audience. This then ma!ing

The use of a di1erent typefaces and Underlined te2t addsemphasis on the !ey ord ma!ing the audiences eye

The cover mount %&free gift' adds a free aspect to attractucy /an fans to buy the magazine.

3u2taposing the colour scheme helps ucy to stand outand easily be distinguished beteen the graphics and4overlines for fans to spot her on magazine shelves.

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(ncluding lin!s to social media addresses the readers useof social media and attracts them to engage ith otherpeople ho en5oy the magazine.

ucy /ans pose is inviting and rela2ed ith her smileprovo!ing good emotions to the reader.

-dding the editors signature solidies the personalhand ritten aspect often lost through editing on the

The use of short &sharp sentences is to attract the &on thego younger audience hos used to shorter reading

*aving the binary opposites ith the messy graphicsand organised folios adds a rela2ed inviting tone. Thegraphics also signify stereotypical &school doodles,

giving the page a relatable aspect.

The editor section helps sound stream create a personalrelationship ith the audience !ey for a ne magazine.

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( choose to havethe model layingon a sofa becausea sofa has

connotations ithrela2ationin6uencing theaudiences

*aving the $tandrst is a good ay to attractthe vieer to start reading the interviebecause it ma!es their eyes gravitate toards

-dding the emo5is at the end of theintervie is a relatable note to endthe intervie on and helps !eep thereaders opinion on a positive note.

The use of pull 0uotes helps attract thereader and ma!e them ant to nd out