Content Analysis and Target Audience

During my Media Lessons, we have been analysing a range of different magazines, including: NME and Top of the Pops. These two magazines have a massive fan base, and are extremely popular. They both target a different audience and genre. Doing this involved us doing a deep analysis of the front covers, looking at why certain codes/conventions have been used.

                                                             NME Magazine

NME (The New Music Press) is a weekly magazine associated with the genres Indie rock/alternative. The magazine is full of advertisements which depict the target audience; V Festival review, guide to the worlds greatest rock festivals and interview with a member of the Rock band; The Killers, festival tickets and various others. Also, the lure on the front cover: 'i'm having a personality crisis right now' for the interview is followed with three pictures which appear to be torn between each other, reinforcing the idea that he feels as if his personality has been split. 

Top of the Pops Magazine

Top of the Pops is a monthly magazine which focuses on the genre of Mainstream Pop. This magazine differs from NME in various ways. Firstly, the amount of advertisements throughout the magazine were less, and included different things such as: Tampax, Always, Make-up, fashion accessories and phone ringtones. These limit the target audience, stating they are aiming to appeal more to girls.