Magazines

Mass MediaAiden Yeh, PhD

Wenzao Ursuline College of Languages

Kinds of Magazines

• Women’s magazines• Men’s magazines• Parenting magazines• House magazines• Wedding magazines• Cars Enthusiasts’ magazines• Sports magazines• Travel magazines• Etc.

Front Cover

Magazine Titles

• Should give information about content

• Should suggest a type of person or lifestyle (market niche)

Find the Market Niche

Coverlines Pronunciation Features

• Uses rhyming words

• Uses alliteration (words that begin the same consonant)

Examples of Coverlines

• Make your house clean & green!

• Get it fit and fabulous!

The best exercise for brides-to-be!

• Fun in the Sun:

ten top holiday destinations

• Browse stories in this magazine for samples

http://ue1a.pbworks.com/w/page/5802373/April2009_Ezine

• Browse stories in this magazine for samples

http://ue1a.pbworks.com/w/page/5802426/Trends

Midterm Project

• Creating your own E-zine• Decide on the following:

– Title of your magazine– Market niche– At least 5 full articles (stories) that would be good for y

our edition– Articles can be descriptive, narrative, process, argume

ntative types of writing– Original Photoshoots and illustrations (if needed); if on

line resources are used, make sure to name appropriate references

– Articles are to be shared and edited using google docs– Decide on who’s doing what

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