Media Blog 1 (Bradley)

  Media Magazine feature: Pleasures of The Gentlewoman 1) What does the article suggest is different about the Gentlewoman compared to traditional women's magazines?  The gentlewoman sticks a middle finger up at these  conventions . Its minimalist covers are so completely different that it’s actually shocking. The only text is the  title, subtitle and name of the person in the photograph , which is taken as a portrait and framed like a painting. It’s a bold statement that says this is more than just a magazine, this is art. In case it wasn’t different enough, the  masthead  is in lower case! Compared with Vogue, Elle or Cosmopolitan, the gentlewoman has no need to shout. 2) What representations are offered in the Gentlewoman?   Representation  in the gentlewoman is pleasingly wide ranging. the gentlewoman does a pretty good job of presenting a spectrum of womanhood (it may not surprise anyone to hear that the vast majority of  its subjects are emphatically not men). This includes p

  Writer's Edit journal article 1) What is the definition of an independent print magazine? The  independent print magazine  is “published without the financial support of a large corporation or institution in which the makers control publication and distribution." 2) What does Hamilton (2013) suggest about independent magazines in the digital age? "A small but growing body of evidence suggests that  small printed magazines  are quietly thriving even as the global newspaper and book industries falter” (Hamilton 2013: 43). 3) Why does the article suggest that independent magazines might be succeeding while global magazine publishers such as Bauer are struggling? Magazines produced by large companies like Bauer Media and News Limited in Australia are struggling to keep readers from moving online. In contrast, those behind  independent magazines  use digital developments to their advantage, and have a strong online presence.  4) What does the article suggest about how indepe