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1) Men's Health - Audience 2)  Men's Health - Language and Representation 3)  Men's Health - Industries and the impact of digital media 4)  Oh Comely - Audience 5)  Oh Comely - Language and Representation 6)  Oh Comely - Industry case study

Iceberg Press Visit the  Iceberg Press website  - particularly the  Who Are We page  and the  Why Are We Here page . Read the content and then answer the following questions: 1) Why did the people behind Iceberg Press set it up? David believes that lots of magazines have given up on their readers. Lisa believes in the power of the printed word. 2) What is the Iceberg Press mission statement? (It's on the  Why Are We Here page  and is a series of statements). It's all about the audience. Chase the work, not the money. Compromise isn't our friend. We will always make time for ideas. We are stronger when we work with others. We want good people to work in a good place. Every year we will help a cause that matters. We believe in a thing called Print. 3) What are the two magazines that Iceberg Press publishes? The Simple Things and Oh Comely . 4) What similarities do you notice between  The Simple Things  magazine and  Oh Comel...

Front cover 1) What do the typefaces used on the front cover suggest to an audience? They use a font which is stylish and unique. Also, the font looks handwritten which makes the magazine feel more personal. 2) The words under the title introduce the content and topics addressed. What do these suggest about the potential audience of  Oh Comely ? Stories, film, music, fashion, mischief, idea The audience can be creative because of the subtopic and some of the topics are quite niche. 3) How do the cover lines use narrative to create enigma? What do the cover lines suggest about the magazine's content and audience? Words of hard-won wisdom - Shows how the book contains information that will provide wisdom which will make the audience gain  4) Write an analysis of the central image. The pose the model is doing portrays dominance and power and she is staring straight at the camera to show that is directing towards the audience. 5) What representation of gender can be foun...

Oh Comely  - Audience blog tasks Read  Meet the Editor -  Oh Comely   in Media Magazine 65 (p26). You can find this in our  Media Magazine archive . This gives you a brilliant introduction to the magazine. Answer the following questions: 1) Summarise the ownership and production of  Oh Comely  - how did it start and who owns it? Iceberg Press owns Oh Comely, which is an  independent publishing company set up by  three friends who all worked together in a large  magazine publishing company.  the founders felt like they wanted to offer something much more than that: meaningful  content, thoughtful stories, creative writing, and a safe space for honest discussion, arty  photography and illustration. 2) What is the print circulation and how many subscribers do they have? The circulation per issue is around 10,000 copies.3,000 copies of each issue to loyal subscribers. 3) How does the editor Alice Snape characterise t...

Hearst publishing Research Hearst publishing by looking at the  Hearst UK website  and the  Wikipedia entry for the parent company and conglomerate Hearst Communications . Then, answer the following questions: 1) Hearst UK is part of Hearst Communications. What is Hearst Communications and where is it based? Hearst Communications often referred to simply as Hearst, is an American mass media and business information conglomerate based in the Hearst Tower, 300 West 57th Street or 959 Eighth Avenue, near Columbus Circle, in Midtown Manhattan neighbourhood of Manhattan in New York City. 2) What media industries and brands make up the Hearst Communications conglomerate? Hearst owns newspapers, magazines,  television channels , and television stations, including the  San Francisco Chronicle , the  Houston Chronicle ,  Cosmopolitan  and  Esquire . It owns 50% of the  A&E Networks  cable network group and 20% of the sports cable net...