Hattie Stobart

 Why might The Big Issue often use intertextuality? 72% of readers are ABC1 43% are AB Reformers, explorers The Big Issue may use intertextuality to appeal to their target audience who will have the cultural capital to understand these references.  The Big Issue and politics The Big Issue holds every politician to account no matter what party they are from.  It is critical of politicians, big businesses, and banks in order to try and achieve their aim of social inclusion and ethical capitalism.  Outside of mainstream media The Big issue is a magazine that is outside of mainstream media. Because of this, it therefore shows different views and opinions to magazines found within the mainstream media as it has different ideologies. The intended purpose of the magazine is to help society and 'dismantle poverty' therefore this influences the type of content in produces within its magazines. This is different to mainstream magazines who usually are set up with the purpose t...

 Minecraft Add the Micro to the Macro Macro: In 2011, video gaming was increasingly focusing on online and multi-platform gaming, a response to the rise of gaming on a range of devices other than consoles.  Micro: Mojang was able to release Minecraft on a range of devices in 2011 including smart phones. This therefore allowed for the game to have a wider audience reach as there were more options for audiences to download the game onto. This allowed for the game to start to divert from its original niche audiences of coders and programmers to a more mass audience of casual gamers and people with other interests. It was only possible to achieve this digital convergence due to Minecraft being created using readily available open software within the gaming community such as JAVA.  Macro:  The emergence of digitally convergent platforms brought about a huge surge in opportunities for synergy in the gaming industry.  Micro:  Since purchasing Minecraft for $2.5 bi...

 Representation and The Big Issue Representation: how someone, something or somewhere is presented to someone else. Who/what does The Big Issue represent and why? The Big Issue represents big social issues e.g. poverty, racism. They present issues which mainstream media doesn't normally bring attention to. They give people a voice who aren't normally given one in mainstream media or are normally represented in a negative stereotypical way. They focus on representing reality and showing issues which are relevant on a wide scale. What we see on the cover of The Big Issue has been carefully considered to convey a message which suits the ideology of the street paper. However, how we interpret a text/representation is influenced by our awareness of social, political and historical context in which the text has been created. These representations ae created through the media language selected e.g. colour pallet, layout, typography. Who or what is being represented on the front cover ...

 Minecraft Explain the impact of digitally convergent media platforms on video game production, distribution and consumption. (15) Macro: The programming language used in game development can have an impact in how it is affected by platforms and its users.  Micro: Minecraft utilized java which allowed for it to become digitally convergent and therefore allow for a wide audience to be targeted due to the game being available on a broad range of devices. Class feedback for Micro: In the case of Minecraft, their initial audience was programmers, coders and developers. By embracing  multiplatform technology like Java, Minecraft were able to extend their audience away from hardcore computer  enthusiast, towards a broader gaming audience. Java allowed players to switch between consoles: from PC, to  XBox to iOs, thus engaging a different type of gamer I.e. not one who is sat at a desktop, but who like to engage  on the move. As a result of this success...

 What is the purpose of The Big Issue? Mission: ' to dismantle poverty by creating opportunity, through self-help, social trading and business solutions.' The Big Issue launched in 1991 in response to the growing number of rough sleepers in London.  Vendors buy the magazine for £1.50 each and sell it on for £3.  More than 200 million copies of the magazine have been sold and 92,000 people have sold it. In the past 25 years, vendors have earned £5.5 million They use the slogan 'A hand up, not a handout' to emphasise that its vendors are working to improve their lives rather than begging for money.  The Big Issue has since set up other branches to its brand to help society further:  Big Issue inves t - Founded in 2005, Big Issue invests, helps the mission of dismantling poverty through creating opportunity by financing the growth of  sustainable social enterprises and charities across the UK. It currently manages or advises £150 million of social funds. The ...

 Big Issue Lesson 1- 20th Jan 2021 Magazine Conventions  Masthead: Usually found at the top of the page. Name of publication. Links to brand  Tagline: Used to market the magazine. The concept is to encourage you to buy the magazine. Slogan: A vital part of marketing that shows the audience what the brand of the magazine is about. It is a simple sentence or group of words. Usually very catchy and may use language techniques such as alliteration or rhyme. Date line: A piece of text which informs the reader of when the magazine or article was written.  Feature article: A main story in a magazine that focuses on a special event, place or person in great detail. Central image: The main image on the page. It possesses the most space on the page.  Cover lines: Text on the magazine front cover which tells the reader what stories are included within the publication.  Colour palette: The selection of colours which have been chosen within the publication. Most magazin...