Men's Health | Plan B Article
Men's health is a magazine broadcaster that targets males from 15-40. This is because they encourage improving fitness and believe they can influence change in society. The social class of these individuals would be ABC1. I believe that the psycho-graphic group for this magazine would be mainly aspirers. This is as a result of Plan B and other celebrities being the main inspiration to these individuals' lives. These aspirers also seek guidance by role models mainly being celebrities.
Plan B includes his past and make it relatable for the audience telling us about how he used to be overweight and unconfident as a person. He then informs us on how he has began to uplift in a way where he feels comfortable in any situation. Uses & Gratifications are used through this article as it allows individuals/consumers to build relationships with the celebrities. Also the sense of escape is present as it gives the audience a technique of not feeling insecure about themselves ever again.
The pictures show us Plan B's suave attire and his slick look. The effect of this to the audience is to show them that becoming more healthy can make you more tidy and attractive. The use of listing the prices for his expensive clothing show us that living a more healthy lifestyle will bring in success. This article also tells us that Plan B is wearing a £30,000 watch.
NME Magazine Interview with Plan B
The target audience of NME includes those who enjoy rock bands and overall rock music. The interview targets NME's fans who may want to be enlightened by society in this day and age and how ridiculous it has become. The audience can see why and what Plan B has created to show this which may influence them into watching the movie or even downloading the soundtrack.
Plan B chooses to side with the likings of the rioters as he believes that they were infuriated at what David Cameron had done and didn't feel as if it should of went unheard. Plan B is suggesting that the intention of the riots was to raise awareness and to publicly broadcast the misunderstood new generation who are being isolated. Plan B allows the audience to maybe use the riots as personal identity. This means that the audience can relate to the riots that occurred in 2011 all around England.
The title used in the article boosts the problems more higher than where it already stands. If a individual sees the title of 'Plan B attacks David Cameron over last year's riots' then they will immediately think that David Cameron has been violently abused but in fact shows how infuriated Plan B is.
Guardian Interview | Plan B
The Guardian targets most of the AB social class region. This is because their products include a lot of opinions allowing the audience to be judgemental of these. The age region for this is magazine is 20-45. The magazine allows the ability to contain personal relationships with Plan B as he has a lot that the audience can relate to or are inspired by.
'But when I was a kid I used to love drawing, and whenever I'd bring my mum a drawing – and I remember some of the drawings, and they're fucking shit – she'd just shower me in praise.'This quote could highly be relatable to the audience whether the individual is in the place of the mother curressing and putting hope in their child or Plan B, being the one who is nurtured with a sense of hope and belief.
The website allows customers to leave comments at the bottom of the article on how they felt after readying the interview and also be able to read other comments allowing individuals to see and relate to how other people felt about the same article. Also with The Guardian, you can connect to social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook where you can follow The Guardian and share your views and beliefs continuously through. The use of personal narratives by Plan B is effective in promoting his values. The article promotes Plan B's movie, Ill Manors as well as the soundtrack to the movie.
GQ Article
GQ is a magazine that is targeted at young adults rather than adults as an overall. It focuses on males as a pose to females and would have a gender span of approx. 65% male and 35% female. Although the magazine may contain gossip that is attractive to girls, it focuses on sport, TV and music therefore making it more aimed at men. The effect of a magazine being stereotypical generally attracts a younger audience as they are infact less affected by the comments and enjoy a little bit of light humour. The genre of music that this magazine focuses on is Rap.
The article allows escapism in the audience. This is because it tells you about the life of Plan B and what he did right and what he did wrong in his life. He also talks about his future plans including how he doesn't want to become a politician. The article allows the audience to sense the feeling of motivation to not continue moving in the wrong direction and to work so that they are doing the best in their ability.
The website includes links to Twitter allowing readers to make comments over Twitter about their views and values of the situation and what they think about Plan B as an overall. The Facebook like button is also present allowing the readers to like GQ's page and to interact with them through comments etc. The article promotes Plan B's soundtrack as well as the album and the movie 'Ill Manors'.
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