An Introduction to Media.

Media Studies. An A-Level; delving into the world of social media, TV, Film and everything in between. And we land here- the grand old Web-Log, or to put it in simple mans terms- Blog. And; (which comes as no surprise) blogging is one of the many social tools which helps media grow and grow.

Magazines were the first thing on the agenda. Example: Here we have Mr Robert Pattinson in all his glory. And amongst the sea of words covering the front page (well- maybe a slight exaggeration) we ask the questions- Why is there BIG BOLD RED WRITING ALL OVER THE PAGE? Any symbolic meanings? Love, fear, danger; even romance? Who knows, but there is always a reason for everything.


I digress, magazines are little shiny booklets of information, serving certain purposes.

- To inform
- To advertise (companies and products)
- To make money
and most importantly
- Educate.

And for something with such few pages they contain quite a few different things, these include:

Advertisements, reviews, interviews, columnists, real life stories/events, celebrity gossip, agony aunt advice, free samples, recipes, horoscopes, fashion posts...etc etc (the list goes on).

So really, when you think about it, that is a LOT to go in one booklet of wonderment, isn't it?


So, as I finish off my introductory post on my media related coursework blog- we went into depth (as a Media Studies A-Level group) about what really makes a magazine, not just what we see on the surface. Uncovering things you wouldn't really even think about. Not everything is what it seems at first glance, and that goes for every magazine. Whether it be OK!, Women's Health or even National Geographic.