Who would be the audience for your media product?

From looking at my front cover, I have targeted a young audience. The image chosen is a close up which is not revealing. This decision was chosen deliberately, as I am aiming at a pop and indie audience. As I have been closely following popular music magazines such as NME, I have tried to maintain their conventions as NME targets a similar audience. The model that I chose to be presented on the front cover is 17 years old, however looks about 18/19 years of age. I deliberately decided to use this model as I believe it is important to feature a girl of a similar age to my target audience on the front cover, this way audiences can relate to the artist. The magazine is aimed at a middle class audience, it features chart topping artists and would be sold at a average price. The socio economic group is emphasised on the magazine’s contents page, with the page of ‘festival diet’, this article explains the festival diet, which is aimed at the middle class, they are made to feel comfortable. The whole magazine is mainly aimed at females, the ‘girly’ side is presented with the use of ‘pink lipstick’ and the ‘preety’ image. However, others may say that the cover may attract the male audience due to the attracting model. The model however does not have a sex appeal due to no flesh on show, this reinforces that the magazine is targeting the younger audience. I decided to aim my magazine at an audience that is interested in music, I believe it is important that they are passionate about music and are using my magazine to inspire them self. My target is to make sure that my magazine is making a difference to the younger generation, set a positive example.