Analysis Of J-14 Magazine
Nowadays there are tons of magazines that talk about gossips and encroach on the supposedly exciting lives of famous people, and J-14 is one of those. The particularity of this magazine is that it is completely targeted for teenagers between 12 and 15 years. J-14’s articles and images are full of topics related to beauty, fashion, love and tips; therefore, it is correct to say that is completely oriented for girls. Talking in a more general fashion about its content, one could say that the magazine is superficial and that it does not touch or contribute to any relevant topic in society. A person with a mature criteria and education can realize easily that J-14 is not giving teenagers any useful learning; contrarily, it is forming false and
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One article that seems to be out of context on the magazine is located on page 46; this article talks about a shooting in Las Vegas. The issue here is to decide whether it is morally correct or not to put this article in a magazine like this one; probably the editors put it there to call the readers’ attention. If this is the case, it would give a highly deceitful image of the magazine. Also, on this article they wrote “What to do if you’re in a shooting” (J-14 p47), here, they are giving advices as they were professionals on the topic. Sure, they are trying to generate conscience and to help in some way, but there are no reliable sources that can confirm the rightness of the statements. Another topic that the magazine tries to take advantage of is entertainment. J-14 exploits movies and TV shows by making reviews that have no support or examples of their criteria. This magazine does not focus on one topic and that is valuable, but if they deepen in other topics they should form supported assertions and have a base. Here, all the suggestions could be randomly made every week. On the other side, there is one article against sexual assault on page 44; although the article is not done in a professional fashion, it has favorable arguments and tips. It is positive that they create some conscience on teenagers, but they should have a professional guest that could write with feasible facts and with the complete sureness that those are the best advices. Teenagers’ and kids’ security is a priority and should not be taken
One article that seems to be out of context on the magazine is located on page 46; this article talks about a shooting in Las Vegas. The issue here is to decide whether it is morally correct or not to put this article in a magazine like this one; probably the editors put it there to call the readers’ attention. If this is the case, it would give a highly deceitful image of the magazine. Also, on this article they wrote “What to do if you’re in a shooting” (J-14 p47), here, they are giving advices as they were professionals on the topic. Sure, they are trying to generate conscience and to help in some way, but there are no reliable sources that can confirm the rightness of the statements. Another topic that the magazine tries to take advantage of is entertainment. J-14 exploits movies and TV shows by making reviews that have no support or examples of their criteria. This magazine does not focus on one topic and that is valuable, but if they deepen in other topics they should form supported assertions and have a base. Here, all the suggestions could be randomly made every week. On the other side, there is one article against sexual assault on page 44; although the article is not done in a professional fashion, it has favorable arguments and tips. It is positive that they create some conscience on teenagers, but they should have a professional guest that could write with feasible facts and with the complete sureness that those are the best advices. Teenagers’ and kids’ security is a priority and should not be taken