REASONING BEHIND THE QUESTIONS I ASKED

Are you male or female?

I asked this question so that I knew whether I had an even split between both male and female results. This was important to me as my target audience is both genres, therefore I needed opinions from both to gain accurate results.

Do you already read a music magazine?

The reason I included this question on my questionnaire was so that I knew I was gaining information from the correct group of people. These people being my target audience. I needed to know that the information I was receiving was relevant and accurate so that I could produce my media products based on correct results.

Do you already read a music magazine?

I asked this question so that I knew whether the information I received was based upon knowledge of existing magazines or whether it is purely opinion of my target audience. Which then benefits me as I then know whether the results will help me follow the codes and conventions of real media products or whether they wont.

What do you like about the magazines you already read?

The reason that I asked this question was so that I was aware which features of real media products attract readers. This would then benefit me as I know what kind of features to include in my own magazine to make it appealing to my target audience.

Is there anything they don’t include that you wish they did?

This question was included into my questionnaire so that I was aware whether my target audience wanted additional features included into my publication to make it more appealing to them.

How often do you purchase a music magazine?

The reason I added this into my questionnaire was so that I gained information on how often my target audience already purchased existing magazines. The results of this will then help my in deciding on the frequency of publication of my own magazine.

What price do you think is a reasonable price to pay?

The question was included because the results will help me in deciding how much to charge for my own magazine. It will help with this decision because I can then price it accordingly to what my target audience is willing to pay and thinks is a reasonable price.

What 3 words would you associate with the rock music genre?

This results to this question will help me in the publication of my own magazine pages. This is because I will then have an idea of what type of language will make a reader aware of the genre of magazine straight away, which is key to a successful publication. This is the reason I included this question.

What colours do you associate with the rock and alternative genres?

The reasoning behind why I included this question is similar to that of the previous question. So that I can produce my magazine making sure that it fits with what portrays the genre to my target audience. The results of this question will help me massively in deciding the colour scheme for my publication.

What would you like to see included in the content?

This question was asked so that I can base my feature articles and regular content around the types of articles my target audience would wish to read. This helps me in making my magazine more appealing to the audience I wish it to appeal to.

Title suggestions

I asked this question to help myself when it came to the publication of my magazine. It was asked in hope that the results I received gave me inspiration in coming up with my magazine name for the masthead.

Which font do you think most portrays rock and alternative?

This question was included within my questionnaire to give me feedback on what types of font to use within my publication. The results will help me in making sure my magazine pages look like they belong to a rock magazine.