Audience Expectations

When making my music magazine, I need to consider what the audience expects when it comes to viewing the magazine.

From my textual analysis of 3 front covers, 3 DPS' and 3 contents pages I have learnt about what the audience usually expects to see from the magazine. The first thing is a professional look. This is extremely important as it draws the audience in and also makes them believe that what they're reading is true. To get this professional look, the audience also see to see consistency in house style throughout the entire magazine, this is something I definitely need to concentrate on in production of my magazine. 

Additionally, the audience will expect the magazine to be tailored to the suitable genre of the magazine. For example if the magazine was specifically about the rock genre, they would expect to see rock articles featuring famous musicians from the genre as well as a consistent rock house style. Also, if the magazine is aimed at a certain demographic, this needs to be shown all the way through to keep that certain demographic interested in the content. 

The audience will expect to see an eye-catching front cover. On the front cover they will all expect to see the conventional features - such as masthead, a main image, cover lines, date, price and possibly even an incentive (this is increasingly popular so an incentive will be more increasingly expected). 

During my textual analysis, almost every magazine had the presence of some form of media convergence. The audience will most likely expect to see a form of this as this is also increasingly popular in modern-day society. They'll expect to expand their magazine experience in the form of a website or an app. 

Lastly, the audience will expect to recognise the genre of the magazine or the brand of the magazine (if its a popular magazine that they often buy).