Print Media - The Big Issue .

Print Media - The Big Issue.

Aim: Demonstrate an ability to analyse the media language and representations associated with a Print media text.  

•Recognise, the stereotypes associated with the working class poor and unemployed.

•Recognise how to analyse a print media text.

•Present Analysis of Big Issue front cover using textual analysis.

Task 1

• A mid shot is used to show the models body more. Angle is straight on to offer relatability to consumers.
• As a result, this is targeted towards teenage and adult young females to perhaps persuade them to be more like the model through use of the rhetorical question.
• Saturated bright yellow colours connotes sunshine and summer, contrast of the models dull toned grey skin draws focus to her even more.
• Large font is bold and is a similar colour to the model, parts of the body because sex sells.

Task 2

Slogan: "A hand up, not a hand-out"

The Big Issue offers people facing poverty and exclusion the opportunity to earn their own money; a livelihood. The Big Issue Foundation is an independent charity working alongside the magazine distribution network.

Left Wing Politics : supports social equality and egalitarianism, often in opposition to social hierarchy and social inequality.

Right  Wing Politics: the political right opposes socialism and social democracy. Right-wing parties include conservatives, nationalists and on the far-right racists and fascists

Task 3 - Telegraphy

Right-winged views. The mainstream press represents migrants as almost pitiful as they present the family as almost 

Task 4 - Mail

Homeless migrants are represented quite negatively due to a notion of them having anti-social behaviour such as grooming, fighting. 

It is said people are struggling with mental heathy issues as well as physical health issues as 4 people died from alcoholism and drink addiction as well as disease.

Right-winged views.

Task 5 - The Independent

6% of our population are veterans.

The independent represents the homeless very different compared to mail online and telegraphy as it is particularly left winged.

• The shot used to establish the scene is a wide shot.
• Mise en scene - sparkled snow flakes linger in the background to provide a sense of a magical feeling possibly referring to christmas theme.
• Head on angled shot to elude the impression the cat is looking directly at the consumer on level of understanding.
• Bold bright yellow title to