Assessment of Two Magazine Articles
Looking at the studied articles “Lohan behold” by ‘sugar’ magazine
featuring Lindsay Lohan and “I don’t need to take care of a man to be
happy” by ‘cosmopolitan’ featuring Jennifer Lopez we see the main
purpose of the 2 articles are to sell the celebrities lives, and
meeting the purpose by entertaining their audience.
The title in ‘sugar’;“Lohan behold” is automatically promotes herself
, it is in a rough, somewhat untamed font and cuts through the picture
this may suggest that this is a reflection of Lohan being wild,
untamed and has no control because she is new to the celebrity world.
The title “I don’t need a man to be happy” in cosmopolitan has
emphasized the words ‘take care’ and ‘man’ and ‘happy’ the title is
bold and eye catching and the emphasis of these words can suggest that
they are trying to target the people especially women that are married
as they are in the same sort of relationship problems but advertising
Jennifer but in a positive light both articles have the titles big and
bold but ‘cosmopolitan has a much simpler layout and enforces the
increasing independency of her.
Looking at the photographic image of Lindsay Lohan from “sugar”
magazine and of Jennifer Lopez in “cosmopolitan” they are both the
central focus of the articles as when the reader first turns to that
page the first thing they will see is the picture furthermore pleasing
the audience by showing off her looks and figure. The portrait image
of Lindsay has a portrait border this importance of the picture is
shown. The image is too casual and sexy for her age with no expression
gazing at the readers, on her face which may suggest that there is an
air of mystery around her the way that she is faced towards us and her
positioning of the lights. The photograph has a soft focus when there
is a soft focus they want you to focus on Lohan but because her make
up is heavy around the eyes and her lips are open signifying seduction
through some old things of my father's in the attic. I came across an old issue
The photo on the front cover of 'Smash Hits' is of Steps lying in a
...ce in society. And the effects of the ideals behind these magazines are all the more powerful because of their subtlety." Women walk away from these magazines with an empty feeling and feelings of many inadequacies and they really don't know exactly why. The subtle undermining of women's intelligence and cause strips away their sense of worth ever so slowly and leaves them feeling depressed and in search of something that really can't exist together. Growing old while staying young takes many years of complete and internal happiness not many years of collagen injections and the added stress of having to stay unattainably perfect. While some consider these journalists for women's magazines talented writers, I consider them horrendous displays of talent in which they sell out the naturally beautiful women of the world for a quick buck and a popular magazine.
It is easily inferred that the narrator sees her mother as extremely beautiful. She even sits and thinks about it in class. She describes her mother s head as if it should be on a sixpence, (Kincaid 807). She stares at her mother s long neck and hair and glorifies virtually every feature. The narrator even makes reference to the fact that many women had loved her father, but he chose her regal mother. This heightens her mother s stature in the narrator s eyes. Through her thorough description of her mother s beauty, the narrator conveys her obsession with every detail of her mother. Although the narrator s adoration for her mother s physical appearance is vast, the longing to be like her and be with her is even greater.
Newsweek launched its inaugural issue on February 17, 1933, featuring a speech by Germany’s new chancellor, Adolf Hitler, as well as the election of Franklin Roosevelt. The Washington Post’s parent company acquired the magazine in the 1960’s and Newsweek became a definitive source of news analysis and opinion. It applied a liberal bent to its coverage of politics and war. Those were the days when good content was worth waiting for. Newsweek thrived in the 1960’s, giving coverage to black America and the Civil Rights movement, the counterculture in the arts and on campus, the space program and giving bylines to individual writers and critics. Newsweek was against the war and received awards and circulation gains for that stand (Shufelt, 2007).
For instance, Motoko sees several women- eating and walking- with the same face as her own, and the viewer immediately begins to wonder what else is similar. The concept that the body does not in any way determine the personality seems ridiculous to us, as our bodies are valued, and never to be bought sold, or worst of all, replaced. In the crowded, impersonal city (This impersonality was another important point, as that very lack knowledge of those around leads to a sort of commodification of strangers, which is similar to that same commodification of the body), among the thousands or millions of people she co...
... This is inferred because the articles are about current celebrities and their lives. These would interest those women more than it would a fifty year old man. One can also say that the reader will not see an article about fishing in People magazine because that is not relevant to the target audience. Magazines also have advertisements that would appeal to that target audience. People has advertisements for items such as makeup and face wash which would appeal to young adult women and not an older woman who is in her sixties or seventies. Just like with the articles, one can say that the reader will not find an advertisement for Viagra or for Copenhagen chewing tobacco. It is not relevant to the target audience. This is how a magazine becomes successful and sells a lot of issues. It would not sell as much if it did not stay focused on a particular target audience.
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the front page, it also has 1 or 2 images on the front page and
toward her art. One important aspect of her art was that for her seeing her
With the growth of magazine popularity, both online and in print, youth around the world are exposed to the ideas of gender expression, identities, and roles. However, with society’s influence, the spread of heteronormative, cisgender, and white ideals have been placed as top priority. After examining men’s fashion magazine, Gentlemen Quarterly, I discovered that much of their magazine revolved around the typical wealthy, white, straight, and able-bodied male. Despite their attempts to branch out to other minority groups, they are unsuccessful in breaking out of their classic audience. GQ’s website is built to automatically draw their viewers into articles, flashing large pictures and headlines immediately into their audience’s face. Most photos
...nted for since her physical aesthetics have been predetermined by her critics as the touchstone offering that is paramount to her existence, her soul means to be placed on a higher pedestal for admiration by the masses.
ways as I have explained in this essay. It is a fact that The Mirror
Comparing Two Newspaper Articles I'll be comparing the front page story of two newspapers. One is from a tabloid newspaper, as the other is from a broadsheet. I'll put across the. the diverse techniques that tabloids and broadsheets portray in their front page story. Newspaper media is designated to notify, and aim an.
Comparing two newspaper articles, one from a tabloid and one from a broadsheet will convey the different techniques that tabloids and broadsheets use to present stories. Media in general, aim to inform and interest the audience which consist of many different types. Diverse emotions and ideas are created by the media; foremost tabloids. Tabloids are papers like ‘The Sun’, ‘The Mirror’, ‘The Daily Mail’, ‘The Express’ and ‘The Star’. In contrast to these are broadsheets like ‘The Times’, ‘The Guardian’ and ‘The Daily Telegraph’. Broadsheets are often known as the ‘quality press’ being more informing and formal in the manner they convey information and news stories.