(Question 2) how does the media product represent a particular social group
- 1. How does the media product represent a particular social group?
- 2. • When searching for inspiration to create my magazine I already had an insight on what I wanted it to be based on. I wanted a hip-hop genre music magazine that appeals to any active, independent thinking 16+ year olds. • I had to portray the independent, young rapper in my magazine and used a few different techniques and applications to do so.
- 3. Front cover • My main image could appeal to the younger generation interested in hip-hop due to the pose, or possible the way he’s dressed. The artist/model is dressed in your stereotypical rapper uniform, a hoodie, waterproof coat and designer hat, this could appeal to readers as a lot of consumers interested in hip-hop are also interested in fashion. • As you can clearly see the artist/model is white, a well known stereotype is that rappers are black, this could appeal more directly to an audience although this was unintentional. • The evil pose could reach out to the young “thugs” as it could attract people of similar mannerism. • The cover also displays a range of different rap groups/artists that should appeal to my target audience, they are all similar artists meaning the interest suggests the correct music taste for my targeted social group.
- 4. Contents Page • My contents page image took a lot of inspiration from an image of Eminem holding a pen and pad while rapping, this could not only portray the artists passion for music (that the audience would definitely share) but also his individuality, this could influence the consumers as the rapper in the magazine is a niche/underground rapper becoming popular, something possible for anyone, made clear by challenging the race stereotype.
- 5. Double Page Spread • The article of my double page spread represents my target audience perfectly, including fashion, drugs, violence and a dark past (although it does not influence readers to follow them); the key aspects that stereotypically make a rapper famous in this generation. • The article also uses the language that one of its consumers/readers would use, including slang and hip-hop specific grammar, representing the stereotypical rapper social group perfectly. • My cover, article and contents page also reference multi-media platform meaning that it reaches out to technophiles, a trait included in almost every social group in this generation.