analyse the semiotic codes of the front covers of teenage magazines to demonstrate how the media constructs the image and behavioural ideology of the teenage girl. I will analyse issue 359 of More! (December 27 th 2001 - January 8th 2002) and compare it with the January 2002 edition of 19. I have chosen these specific texts as they are popular mainstream magazines that are available in most newsagents‚ and therefore arguably represent to the reader what constitutes the modern teenage girl. These
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Studying semiotics: When we are looking at the study of semiotics it means we are to analyze the use of signs and symbols that the magazine cover uses. When studying a picture‚ advertisement or magazine cover you can take almost anything as a sign or symbol‚ anything can represent anything at the discretion of the writer or editor. It is for us to interpret what each sign or symbol is representing to the best of our knowledge. Semiotics are important in a work as they give us a better insight into
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specific demographic is through magazine advertising. Magazines have very specific niche markets in which consumers purchase a magazine based on their individual hobbies‚ wants‚ needs‚ social class etc. This allows marketers to target a specific market by placing an ad in a magazine that their target consumer may purchase on a frequent basis. Magazines in many cases are gender specific; this allows advertisers to target their ads and products to a specific sex. A magazine such as Cosmopolitan is aimed
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Assignment – Front Cover Students are required to use the enclosed Assignment Front Cover when submitting assignment. This is a MANDATORY requirement and the College will not accept any assignment received without the attached Assignment Front Cover. Kindly ensure that the Assignment Front Cover is not blocked by anything. Any fanciful cover that you would like to enclose should be placed after the Assignment Front Cover. Copies of the Assignment Front Cover are available at the information
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SEMIOTICS ASSIGNMENT The front cover of TIME magazine‚ issued on December 10‚ 2007 was taken before the start of the presidential campaign in America‚ and the man on the front cover is Barack Obama – who was a favourite at the time. The bias of the picture‚ the cover’s anchorage and the article altogether show that the underlying purpose of this magazine’s issue was to influence readers to side with TIME and vote for this man. This cover resembles a famous picture taken of Martin Luther King Junior
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Blacks Not On Covers of Magazines! Think about being at the grocery store at the check out line where the magazines are located. How often are African Americans or minority cover models showcased on the cover of magazines? Not often. This issue is what David Carr presents in his essay‚ gOn Covers of many Magazines a Full Racial Palette Is Still Rare.h Carr feels that blacks and other minorities are not represented enough on magazine covers. Carr supports this dynamic argument through
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On the cover of More! the character again embodies the self for the reader. She represents the more! "ethos of youthful‚ cheeky impertinence" (in Curran 1996: 189) Her red‚ low-cut dress suggests that she is sassy; a vixen that has sexual needs and is not afraid to fulfil them. Again‚ the clear skin and perfect features encourage the reader to believe that there is an inner-beauty within everyone that will shine through. However‚ the More! model does not appear as innocent as the 19 model. Her hair
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The magazine cover displayed from ‘Househusbands’ is about a father‚ who is subverting traditional gender stereotypes. The audience can infer because in the cover‚ the father is doing house chores while looking after his newborn all at once‚ which is a duty that is stereotypically done by women.‘Househusbands’ is targeted towards father figures who wish to be stay at home fathers and assist their family with housework or anyone who is interested. The use of salience is the father in this magazine
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A Semiotic Analysis of Newspaper Front-Page Photographs Paul Carter The newspaper is a form of news communication that presents a display of codes that should provide the reader with information of the world. The medium itself produces signs that the reader can interpret at their leisure without a time constraint‚ unlike television or radio. This means that the reader can take time to interpret the codes and therefore give the information more scrutiny. News is expressed in a newspaper through
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Front Cover Discussion This month‚ on the front cover of the January Issue‚ we decided to feature a series of events and anniversaries that are due to happen in 2013. The children maybe familiar with some and not so much with others. Perhaps the cover itself can be a topic of discussion for an oral language lesson. Below are brief footnotes to each image featured. Enjoy the discussion! (From top‚ left to right) The Gathering Ireland 2013: One of the most exciting events of 2013 will last
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