Identifying Regional

Magazines

Regional Magazines

How to identify a Regional

Magazine (Brief Codes and

Conventions)It is possible to identify a regional magazine, through the front cover. The front cover would generally include information which points the readers mind to the topic, in this case the region it centres around. Key codes and conventions can indicate to us whether a magazine is regional or not.

• The title is related to the region, for example – Cumbria Life we know is about Cumbria as the title has the name in it

• The image is generally a recognisable location from the area, or something creating a hermeneutic code related to the region, including symbolism

• The straplines are related to happenings within the region• The topics covered are local knowledge