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Advertising: Assessment LR

Advertising and Marketing assessment feedback: WWW: Well done Aman, this is a superb essay – keep this up! It is so refreshing to read such detailed analysis and I can clearly see that you are really trying to consider the changing idea of masculinity in the media. You have shown a real engagement of both advertising CSPs as you seamlessly reference both throughout your essay. The amount written may be difficult to recreate during an exam but this is a fantastic starting point and also beneficial for revision purposes. EBI: The main concern I have is the structure of your essay – you have strong understanding of both CSPs coupled with theory however there is a slight concern that you sometimes move too far away from the question focus. It would be in your favour if each paragraph had a more clear and relevant topic sentence that uses an occasional key word from the question. Your introduction and conclusion does this well but I think somewhere in between it gets lost and becomes too d

Magazines: Final Index

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

Magazines: Oh Comely - Industry

Oh Comely Industries case study - blog tasks Work through the following tasks to complete your work on the  Oh Comely  magazine CSP. There are plenty of questions here but you will find the reading gives you a brilliant insight into a vital aspect of media - the power of independent institutions. 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? "To usher in a new age for magazines and media brands." 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 believ

Magazines: Oh Comely-Language and Representation

Language: close-textual analysis Work through the following tasks to complete your close-textual analysis of the  Oh Comely  CSP pages: Front cover 1) What do the typefaces used on the front cover suggest to an audience? The minimal and feminine part cursive text suggests that this magazine is ideal for women who like to be comfortable in their own skin. 2) The words under the title introduce the content and topics addressed. What do these suggest about the potential audience of  Oh Comely ? The words under the title suggest that  Oh Comely readers are  educated and politically  aware and looking for  a unique and thought- provoking look at the kind  of lives they aspire to lead. 3) How do the cover lines use narrative to create enigma? What do the cover lines suggest about the magazine's content and audience? It is heavily focused around female empowerment and feminism.  4) Write an analysis of the central image. The overall cover is quite minimal. The colours and ov