The age of my audience ranges from 10-13, also reffered to as 'tweens' (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=tween). I am directing my magzine at girls, this is because i am a girl and i was once that age, so i think that i have a good idea of what this audience wants from a magzine, and along witht he help of friends and family in this bracket, i'm sure that i shall succeed.
The audience that i am targeting at LOVE music, they listen to it on thier ipods, with thier friends, at home, anywhere they can really. The audience care about which popstars are seen as cool and want to do what they do at the weekend, obviously they can't because of the age problem. Some of their favourite singers are; Miley Cyrus (great role model, rich, pretty, 'celibate'), Taylor Swift (i have no idea, but this audience seem to love her), Beyonce (a sweetheart, we all ♥ Beyonce). Although these are some of young girls' idols, i have discovered by asking a friends sister (13), that they also seem to like some slightly (i mean slightly) more indie stuff. For example, my friends sister, we'll call her C, said that her and alot of her friends like Chipmunk, he is a grime artist that has been signed now to a major label, but we can still recognise that his rose to fame was with and independent label.
Twilight. My magazine readers love Twilight. It is thier favourite film and they cannot wait for the next sequel to come out, they even know the date it come out, and have planned how they're getting to the cinema and back, even though its in six months. My magazine readers' other favourite films include A Cinderella Story, The Hannah Montanna Movie, the slighlty older end of the age range enjoy such films as Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging. And, ofcourse, at some point in thier life they have loved High School Musical.
They watch television whenever they aren't Beboing/Facebooking, and they like to watch, Disney channel, mostly. Also Big Brother and Hollyoaks play a big part in thier evening schedule.
As far as radio is concerned it would probably only be done via the internet or TV (or in Moms car listening to radio 2 YAWN!), for example KISS radio on sky or maybe even SmashHits.
The readers of my magazine wear very fashionable clothes. They like to keep up with the style of thier idols, for example, New Look is perfect; affordable, fashionable and everyone else is wearing so why shouldn't you? An i deal outfit for TED day at school would be skinny jeans, dolly shoes (latest ones in New Look), the brand new top from the shopping center that you thought no-one would have but that girl Jenna is wearing it and told you that your copying her, the black cardigan, because thats a 'staple'. To the birthday parties you wear sparkley dresses or minskirts with a belly top, along with your sister's (alternitavley mothers) high heels.
As far as jobs go, you do jobs around the house to get your £5 pocket money whcih you spend on sweets, accessories, clothes and the upper end of the age bracket may even spend it on alcohol for the school disco!
You've probably already started your first diet after the boy in maths said you had a chubby face, you got the idea from your Moms Slimmers World magazine, and now your not eating carbs, although you still love to stuff your face with sweets, chocolate and roast dinner on a sunday. (This will only apply to the older end of the age range).
In your spare time you go to friends houses and talk about Hannah Montanna and how excited you are to see the next Twilight. You sing and dance in the mirror with your hair brush (or anything of the sort really), planning the moves you will make in clubs when your old enough. Your parents shout at you for the loud music, but they idolise thier precious little girl, FOR NOW!
Due to the age of my audience i cannot give them a reading on the jicnars scale but i can give one to thier parents; The parents of the readers of my magazine would be either suceeders or aspirers, they either have exactly what they want from life, or they are almost there. They have names like Mark and Karen, on the jicnars scale they would read from C2 to a B, they have quite well paid jobs such as a manegerial or administrative job. i believe that thier approach to parenting would be rather traditionalist, they would want to bring thier child up as they were brought up.
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