Magazines: The Big Issue + set texts Flashcards
1
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outline the Big Issue
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- Launched in 1991
- Aims to transform the lives of London’s homeless
- TBI is niche (outside mainstream)
- Exists as a social business to use profits to help people affected by poverty
2
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outline the social purpose behind tbi
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- the philosophy of self-help is encapsulated in the strapline found in every edition’s front cover (‘a hand up, not a handout’)
2
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outline the political purpose behind tbi
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- it strongly advocates for social change – primarily around homelessness
3
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outline the cultural purpose behind tbi
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- TBI covers include cultural references whilst covering the important issue of the housing crisis
4
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outline the typical BI reader
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- university educated
- middle class
- interested in politics, art, culture
- limited disposable income
- wants to make a difference in society
- TBI must tailor their front cover + content to attract this reader
5
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how does TBI help the poor
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- supports vendors to achieve social, health, housing, education, financial inclusion
- provides employment for the homeless (as vendors)
- offers direct support to help escape poverty – though campaigns
6
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outline TBIs manifesto
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- aims to prevent poverty before it starts
- ‘prevention over cure’
- provides routes out of poverty by investing in people’s lives early on
- social justice for all
7
Q
last year TBI provided ___ vendors with access to health + wellbeing support
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- last year TBI provided 36,000 (almost 40K) vendors with access to health + wellbeing support
8
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how does TBI differ to mainstream magazines
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- representation: in mainstream, reps tend to support the dominant social group (media owners (MC)) to reinforce the status quo
- TBI aims to represent the underrepresented/ marginalised and provide a platform for social issues
9
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define realism
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- the set of conventions by which audiences accept a representation as ‘realistic to real life
9
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what are 3 types of realism
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- factual realism = whether what is portrayed is factually accurate/ real
- social realism = whether what is portrayed is what the audience expects based on their social norms
- narrative realism = whether the events within a story are well explained + consistent
9
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outline the early days of print publications + celeb culture
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- from 1900, publications like The Tatler covered highs society events – providing readers with a glance into the lives of the elite
- they showcased the lavish lives of the British aristocracy
- with time, the publications progressed and began to print personal profiles, interviews, candid shots of famous people day to day
- this created a sense of voyeurism for readers
10
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outline the celebrity culture in the digital age
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- the key values that define celeb culture today originated from print publications + have become embedded in our collective consciousness, shaping the way we consume and interpret celeb culture
- readership is fueled by parasocial relationships w/ celebrities + audiences idolisation of them
11
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name media language conventions of magazine
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- composition/ layout - how elements are organised
- typography - style/ size of font
- modes of address/language - high/low-level lexis
- shot types + angles
- strapline - phrases at top/ bottom of page
- puff
- logo
- masthead
- tagline/ slogan - catchy phrase that represents brand
- feature article
- central image
- colour palette
- rule of thirds - a page is divided into 3 sections
- intertextuality
- props
12
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outline 2 statistics about The Big Issue
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- Is published in 25 languages with a readership of 4.6 million per year
- Each year, vendors sell 4 million magazines
