The representation of young female celebrities in gossip magazine.

By: Yusra K 12F

Why Magazines? PopularHigh DemandYoung audiences Competitive industry

Why Celebrities?ObsessedC- list Celebrity CultReport gossip ‘REAL’ news

Representation of women in magazine/ media.Sexually objectified. PassiveMisrepresented.Unrealistic

Representation of celebrities' in magazine. (Negative)

Representation of celebrities in magazine. (Positive)

Text 1Name: OK! MagazinePlatform: PRINTPublication: April 1993 (originally launched as a monthly magazine)Editor Lisa Byrne Categories: Celebrity

Best selling magazine!OK! is a British weekly magazine specializing in celebrity news.

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Name: Heart MagazinePlatform: PRINTPublication: February 1999 (launched as a weekly magazine)Editor :Sam Delaney Categories: Entertainment published by :German company Bauer Media Group

Its mix of celebrity news, gossip and fashion is primarily aimed at women.

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Name: Closer MagazinePlatform: PRINTPublication: (launched as a weekly magazine)Editor: ? Categories: Celebrity

Closer magazine is the UK's Number 1 celebrity and real life title

Target Audience... Primary audience are: female -C1, C2, D, Secondary audience are:

teenagers/young girls- Other Ethnic groups, D, E

Uses and gratification:

Audience theory... Cultivation theory- ‘important people’ –Hypodermic needle- Famous + Rich Copycat- ‘Wannabe’Desensitization- NormalJudith B– ‘Fix Gender roles’

Stuart Hall

Hall’s work covers issues of Hegemony and cultural studies.

Gaye Tuchman

Omission, trivialisation &condemnation

David Gauntlett

Gender in advertising

Richard Dyer

Representationis important

Nick lacey

Narrative and Genre

WHO IS IN MORE ‘POWER’ THE MEDIA OR CELEBRITIES?