Class 8 - Magazines

HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY:  We briefly viewed a history of photography from the website of National Geographic, the first magazine to publish color photos and later the first magazine to go all-color. National Geographic won many awards for this stunning cover photo of an Afghan girl from 1985. The story of her life until 2002, when a photographer tracked her down, can be found here. Warning: She has had a tough life.

ACTIVITY: Students completed the Magazine Content Analysis on p. 13 of the workbook. The analysis helped students determine the target audience of the magazines.

REMINDER:  The Internet Search Project is due tonight at midnight at TurnItIn.com. Our class ID number is 3452419, password: hello. If you have already used TurnItIn, you just need to add the class. If you are new to TurnItIn, create a new account.
 
BLOG 4 -Magazine Proposal
Write a proposal for a new magazine (either a print magazine or an online magazine), as if you were going to submit it to a publisher. Your proposal should include: 

· Name of magazine 
· Concept – how is your magazine different from existing magazines? 
· Readers – demographics and psychographics (may include age group, gender, ethnicity, income level, interests, self-image, self-identification, etc.) 
· Other magazines serving this demographic (your competition) – your investors will want to know how your magazine is different or better? 
· Five advertisers who you think would like to reach your readers 
· Five articles you might include in your premier (first) issue 
· Describe the cover of your premier issue (photo, graphics, color, words, etc.) 
· Bonus points: Draw (or create electronically) your proposed cover and bring it to class. Post it in your blog if possible.  You don't need to be artistic -- you can draw stick figures.

I will give prizes for the best magazine proposal (most original and feasible) and for the most artistic. 

HOMEWORK: Read Chapter 6 (Movies) and complete workbook assignments.