Evaluation Question 5

How did you attract/address your audience?
Similarly to magazines such as Q and NME my magazine features a photograph of an aritst that my target audience would recongnise, this attracts my audience because it gives them incentive to buy the magazine. The mode of address used by my magazine presumes that the reader already knows many of the bands that are featured and uses language that makes the reader feel welcome to the magazine.

By using questions such as "Are you a real rock'n'rolla?" the reader feels as though the magazine is questioning them specifically and so feels comfortable and welcome.


The use of the word "exclusive" on the coverlines of my front page attracts my target audience because it shows that they will not get this featured story anywhere else. This makes my magazine unique because it shows that the artist likes the magazine enough to give them an exclusive story.

Also to attract my target audience, I used a female artist on the front cover wearing clothing that will attract the male gaze - seeing as my target audience mainly consists of males. This picture that is featured on the front of my magazine will attract the males eye which will then lead him onto reading the coverlines and evidently purchasing the magazine due to the genre of music that is featured. Also, the fact that this edition of 'RIOT' is a festival edition would attract the reader because my target audience would be likely to attend the festivals.