Magazine analysis

Magazine analysis 1

The masthead of this school magazine is ‘Mill Hill Magazine’ this was possibly selected as the title to ensure the students and staff that this magazine was about their school and that when they see it around the school they would recognise it. The most significant words in this magazine are ‘The year in review’ because these words are telling you what the magazine will be about.

It does not have the name of the publisher on the front cover. They have other magazines about the school life. The magazine is free as they are just giving it out throughout the school. These magazines are published every year. There is not an actual number but the magazines are given to every pupil at the school and will probably be passed onto their parents. The magazine has a website showing you all of their other magazines that have been published it is called www.millhill.org.uk. The target audience this magazine is trying to get is the pupils from the school and also their parents as there are articles about academic results and there is also articles about different subjects which would benefit the pupils if they would like to find out more about different subjects. The image on this magazine is the crest of the school. The image tells us that it is trying to get school pupils to read this magazine as it is all about their school and nothing else. Most of the writing is in white and this is because the background is green and it really stands out from the green background. The magazine is similar to the other magazines as the layout is the same but there is just a different coloured background.

The presentation of this magazine is very smart looking and it would make me think that the Mill Hill School is a school that achieves a lot. This magazine looks quite expensive although it could be done on Photoshop in school. It addresses the readers by telling them what is going to be in the magazine and also it tells them that the magazine will be reviewing the year. The types of articles this magazine contains are about academic results, various school subjects, partnerships, their common room and sports.  There is no proper representation of men or women on the front cover of this magazine and there are also no advertisements. The reason for this magazine being quite popular is that you can get it at school but you can also read it online which means it costs less for the school and it is easier for pupils to get it if they haven’t been able to get it at school. This magazine offers everything that goes on throughout the school and it also lets you see what is happening outside the school as well.