Q MagazineA Media Analysis – Including

Institution, Audience, Genre and Reputation

By Ben Rodol

Institution

Bauer Media Group publish Q Magazine.

Bauer media Group also publish other magazine such as

Audience

Q magazine targets all music lovers. I say this because in each issue, the magazine provides a different story on a different genre of artist, for example October 2014’s issue or Q 339 has a picture of Liam Gallagher on the front cover, but on Q 307, Lana Del Ray was the subject of the front cover.

Genre

Q magazine is a Music magazine.

Q magazine does not target one specific audience, making the magazine more successful because it appeals to a wider audience.

Q magazine changes its main stories each issue, examples of different artists to make the cover of Q are, Oasis, Coldplay and Lady Gaga, to name a few.

Reputation

Background Information

Bauer Media Group first published Q Magazine in October 1986

Q magazine is only available in the UK

Q magazine sometimes tease readers into buying their magazine by releasing a free CD with a copy of the magazine.

Q have also released and a few rather unsuccessful albums, containing some of their favourite hits.

Q magazine is the worlds most successful music magazine

Form of Media?

Q is a magazine series

Q is a successful magazine specializing in music

Q is made for music and

The Production Process

The Production Process