The Big Issue Flashcards
Who created the Big Issue?
John Bird and Gordon Rodick
When was it established?
1991
How does the Big Issue support homeless people?
Helps then earn money from the profit of the magazines to get off the streets
How many people have they helped?
1.8 million people have benefitted
What does circulation mean?
How many copies are sold
What does the magazine include?
Political and social issues, celebrity news, guest reporters
Mass audience?
Readership on a far larger scale
Niche audience?
Narrower group of readers with particular interest
How many copies a week sold?
300,000
What are consumer magazines?
Sold in shops and newsstands for information and entertainment. For public
What are trade magazines?
Directed at industrial professional groups. Bought by subscription
When did the Big Issue start selling online?
3rd October 2022
Which contexts must you study for magazines and the Big Issue?
Social, cultural and political
What set products must you study for Section B: Magazines?
The Big Issue from September 2024
Why are front covers important?
First bit of publication that the reader will see, must appeal to audience, indicate genre
What does the seasonal theme mean?
When the colors relate to a time of year, e.g: hearts and pink for Valentines’s Day
Anchorage?
When there is writing that fixes the meaning of an image, such as a caption
What is a blurb?
Small section of text to explain the purpose and story of the magazine, factual information
What is a byline?
The author’s name and job description before an article
What is a buzz word?
High-impact words placed at random
DPS stands for what?
Double-page spread
What is the name of an image that is not a photo?
Graphic feature
Pull quote?
phrase or sentence used to attract a reader’s attention, usually in a larger font size
What is a skyline?
Sell lines/adverts found at the top of a magazine
What is the target demographic?
Women and men who are well educated have a higher social class.
Big Issue’s slogan?
A hand up, not a hand out
Media language for the Big Issue?
Mise-en-scene, typography to catch readers eye, teasers, banners, price
