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The Big Issue Flashcards

1
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What do we focus on when we look at the Big Issue?

A

Representation and media language

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2
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What type of business is the BI?

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A social enterprise

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3
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What is the aim for the BI?

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To drive social change and help people affected by poverty.

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4
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When did the BI launch?

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1991

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5
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What is their mission statement?

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To dismantle poverty

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6
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Who are the magazines sold by?

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People affected by poverty

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7
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Why are the vendors micro-entrepreneurs?

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They buy the magazine for £2.25 and sell it for £4.50

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8
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What is the BI’s readership?

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400k

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9
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What type of magazine is the BI?

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Niche magazine

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10
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What fonts are used in magazines traditionally?

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Serif font

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11
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Why do we use serif font for printing material?

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It is easier to read

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What is a tagline?

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A short slogan to attract the audience

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13
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What is a masthead?

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Shows the logo/title clearly

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What is a graphic\blob?

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A way to break up the page

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What is a splash image?

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Main image - stands out

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16
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What are cover lines?

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Gives the audience an inside into the magazine

17
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What is a lead story?

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Something big and interesting which will draw the audience in?

18
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What does the audience of the BI have?

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A social conscience

19
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In the magazine, what does Rishi’s costume represent?

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It is mocking manual labour and it is blue which shows he is part of the Conservative Party.

20
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In the magazine, how is Rishi represented as ‘human pollution’?

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By the petrol pumps in his hands and this is also because the political climate is shifting.

21
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What does the image of HS2 in a bin link to?

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The political context because Rishi Sunak announced the abandonment of HS2.

22
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What can HS2 suggest?

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Levelling of North and South divide

23
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What else do the fuel dispensers link to in the magazine?

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The political context of how he plans to push back the ban on new petrol cars.

24
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What does the petrol spraying out of the dispensers in Rishi’s hands represent in the magazine?

A

How he is wasting petrol which is negative especially in a ‘Cost Of Living’ crisis.

25
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In the magazine, there are bins in the background, how does this link to the context of what he has said?

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He suggested that households needed 7 rubbish and recycling bins to standardise waste collection.

26
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What does the fire represent in the magazine?

A

How Rishi Sunak’s plans are going for the future e.g his net zero goal by 2050

27
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What does RS’s NVC suggest in the magazine?

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That he is happy about all the things he is doing e.g HS2 abandonment

28
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What does the Triple ‘truth, reality and what comes next’? position the magazine as?

A

As trustworthy and this impowers the magazine

29
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What does the dark clouds in the magazine suggest?

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Pathetic fallacy - something bad is going to happen

30
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The masthead of the BI, how does the link to the origin and context of the magazine?

A

Its mission and how it is a social enterprise

31
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In the magazine, what does the dog help and show?

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Helps to humanise the man and shows the relationship between the two

32
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What does the monochromic background reflect in the magazine of the BI?

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Sadness and grief - the man doesn’t have a safe place that they can call home.

33
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What does the colour red of the masthead imply?

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Sense of emergency - there is an urgent matter to be dealt with

34
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How much does homelessness rise by a year as the housing emergency deteriorates?

A

14%

35
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What does the vendor and the dog represent in the magazine?

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The relationship between them - Dog is a man’s best friend and the social context that is known as dog lovers and this conforms to stereotypes.

36
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When did this magazine come out and why is this significant?

A

In winter as temperatures dropped and energy bills went up.

37
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Why in winter did the BI see an increase in people applying to be a vendor?

A

Cost of living crisis and at Christmas which represents how people do struggle at the time of the year

38
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What does the man on the cover imply?

A

That there are more men affected by poverty and need support

39
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What does ‘tales of survival and hope ‘ suggest in the magazine?

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That they are surviving the winter and have hope they will be able to have a home one day.

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