The above magazine is titled 'My School.' It most likely has this title to make readers feel as though it is 'their school' making them feel important and therefore drawing them into the magazine. Significant words that stand out on the cover of this magazine are 'your life, your school, your education' this gives a sense of empowerment to the reader, making them feel like they have purpose and that they can make a difference, enticing them to read on. The connotations of this particular front cover suggest that the school is possibly Eco-friendly due to the use of the colour green, the picture of one of the new pupils also draws the reader in.
The magazine is published by the school and does not publish any other magazines as such. The price of the magazine is '20p', because the magazine is so reasonably priced it encourages the reader to purchase it. The magazine is published once a month and sold in the school. The magazine is only purchased by children who attend this particular school.
The school does not have it's own website and advertises purely through this magazine and letter sent out to parents.
The type of reader that this magazine is targeting is the 'every day student', I can see this through sentences like 'new peoples start school, meet them inside', this intrigues older students in the school as it makes them wonder about the new pupils who will be attending their school. The reader can also interact with the magazine through stories like 'I beat the bullies' as it is a real life story that readers in the school could empathize with as they may have been there themselves.
The Cover of the magazine is a picture of a little girl in a school uniform, smiling with her hands on her hips, she is a new student, this conveys the school as a happy place where students feel comfortable and looked after, automatically adding to the school's reputation. This is comforting to readers such as parents of pupils as they know their child will be happy in their school. The masthead at the top of the front cover is in big green, bold letters and reads 'My School' automatically drawing in the reader. There are various cover lines such as 'Record Results' this sells the school in a good light making them appear to have top achievers in their school. The cover is not similar to other magazine covers as it doesn't have as much variety of colour etc.
The magazine obviously looks cheap as it has the price '20p' inside and a green bubble. It compares with similar magazines as it talks about things like 'exam results' competing to have the best.
The cover addresses it's readers through the masthead 'My School', this automatically makes the students feel involved in the magazine.
Advertisements on the magazine include 'free lunch pass' and 'lunch ladies revealed', these are simple and light-hearted advertisements suitable for children to read and take interest in.
I think the reason's for the magazine's popularity is the fact that it covers issues in the school that students are interested in such as bullying, and winning a free lunch pass, and it also covers things that parents are interested in such as exam results. The magazine offers free prizes, interesting stories and nice pictures for the readers to look at. The values of this magazine are that the school prides itself on keeping the school a happy and safe enviroment for students.
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