Media Texts For Linked Production . . .

1. 'Girls life magazine'

http://www.girlslife.com/

* 6 issues per year

* In August of 1994, Girls’ Life magazine hit newsstands across the country. And for the past 15 years, Girls’ Life has continued to grow and sustain its place as the #1 magazine for 10- to 15-year-old girls.

Each issue of GL is packed with the stuff girls crave—real information and advice—from academic success to peer pressure to time-management and stress-relieving tips; from growing up to boosting self-esteem.

Plus, GL profiles real girls facing real challenges that have amazed and inspired readers for almost 15 years.

2. 'J-14 Magazine'

* 10 issues per year

* Targets teenagers by having interesting things that teenagers prefer. For example, singing, prizes, surveys and etc.

* This magazine gets teenagers involved as much as possible by allowing them to give their opinion.

3. 'Teen Vogue'

http://www.elleuk.com/

* Involves dress up games for teenagers to get them involved.

* Section on fashion tips and make up tips.

* All the latest gossip for teenagers to know about.

The magazine that I have chosen to look at is 'Teen Vogue':

Teen Vogue front cover - http://img.perezhilton.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/september-cover__oPt.jpg

* This magazine has a very bright front cover as it consists of bright colours such as pink and baby blue. There is also a use of high key lighting used on the magazine which makes the magazine stand out more and attract the audience to pick it up who will be teenagers. The front cover also has a image of Vanessa Hudgensand her image is the only image on the front cover of the magazine. Her image is large and fits on to the whole front cover, this connotes that this may have been done to attract the audience to buy the magazine as all the teens that prefer Vanessa Hudgens will want to know more about her and purchase the magazine. The magazine front cover also has catchy headings that will attract the audience, for example "22 preppy essentials" which connotes that the magazine is creating a narrative in which young teenage girls will prefer to read the magazine and find out more about these essentials. The magazine also has a heading in which it says "Fall Fashion from A-Z". This shows that teenagers are being represented as caring about their looks and wanting to be up to date with fashion trends which shows that the institution is using these catchy headings as they will know that these kind of things will attract teenage girls.