Survey says?...........What do you look for in a magazine?

For question 8 I asked "what do you look for in a magazine?",  this just means what common features would you like to see, such as posters, interviews or album charts, this is basically the glue that holds the magazine together. This was an open ended question so respondents could have more than one answer.

 

Overall, the most popular response was 'album charts' this is important to my magazine genre as albums are often more important than singles or how many number 1's you have, also the album makes the band/ artist more popular, this links to the other most popular response of 'interviews' as you could interview the bands on their album. The interviews are important as they give the reader the 'inside scoop' on the band or artist in question. The second most popular answer was for 'concert guides', this is because bands/ acts of this genre often gain popularity through tours and concerts, the guide will also make the confusing task of finding bands/ artists tours easier.

 

 The least popular answer was for 'quizzes' as they often seem a bit too childish and something for 'tween' girls magazines. So. I will include a concert guide, album chart and perhaps advertise a free gift, my main article (double page spread) will be an interview. Obviously I wont actually make an album chart or concert guide, but I will display them as puffs or secondary leads on the front page.