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Magazine Production (25% of overall grade)

• Historical development of magazines
• understanding forms, codes and conventions of magazine production: content, presentation, editorial, style and tone.
• To analyse and interpret the relationship of target audience and content.
• conventions employed in representing gender issues, adolescent lifestyles etc.
• relationship of representation issues and editorial focus
• How stereotypes enforce existing value systems and how stereotypes can be challenged by publishers
• The role of advertising in the economics of magazines and influence on editorial
• marketing strategies and economies
• ownership interests across a range of publishing ventures and the promotion of other media products.
• Regulatory bodies – PCC, ASA
• Alternative publishing editorials
• The process of magazine production and the influence of technology

Magazine Production continued

• Produce a proposal for a magazine 
• Research and produce a feature article on a social issue directed to specific target audience
• Design cover, content page, back advertisement and feature story (mock-up)
• Produce above using publisher
• Supporting account of production (700-800 words)

Coursework Improvement (50% overall grade)

Popular Press

• Historical context of the popular press
• To analyse, interpret and comment on codes and conventions of non-contemporary and contemporary examples of popular press to consider: aspects of style, presentation, values, audience and context.
• Demonstrating understanding of codes and by utilising practical production skills e.g. layout design, mock-ups, editorial

• understanding new technologies for production and design
• media debates: audience, representation, and bias issues for both contemporary and non-contemporary texts.

Popular Press continued
Controlled Paper (50% overall grade)

• Students given controlled paper and prep