Magazine Content Analysis

Magazine
Marie Claire


Price and No. of Pages
£4.20, 242


Sections of magazine and no. of pages per section
41 sections, number of pages varies - on average about 8.


Sample of advertising
Adverts are wholly fashion adverts.


Typical articles
Articles split into different themes, i.e Life stories, travel, deluxe.
Typically articles of lifestyle, exploring different aspects of female life.


See the source imageMasthead
Superimposed over the picture, pink and bold. Colour associated with feminity, used to draw in a specific audience.
Image
Mid-close up of famous women, all text is superimposed over her in order to draw attention to, what the editors believe to be the most riveting stories, however her face is left clear, in order to clearly communicate her fame value.
Cover lines (including banners)

Front cover phrases, relate to articles, supposedly the most popular ones.

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Magazine
Harper's Bazar

Price and No. of pages
£4.70, 330

Sections of magazine and number of pages in each section.
4 sections, number of pages within each section varies from 40-60.

Sample of advertising
Fashion and beauty.

Typical advertising
Articles detailing women's lifestyle and offering advice.
Masthead
Picture superimposed over the text - the magazine is still recognised even with the title partly hidden, which reinforces the iconic nature of the magazine.
Image
Kate Blanchett - close up =  fame value, autumnal colours, reflection of the season magazine is published in - October 2017.

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