Evaluation - Point 4

Who would be the audience for your media product?

Deciding on a 'type' of audience is difficult when you live in a diverse society full of a wide range of people with lots of interests. In the modern day, stereotyping people into a particular category, especially in terms of music can be challenging to say the least. However after a lot of deep thought and consideration I have decided that my magazine aims to please both genders from ages 16-25. Despite the fact that I have previously said that I was going to aim to please and meet the specific requirements of female members of the public, I feel that hip-hop music, generally speaking has a high number of male audiences too. In fact, possibly outnumbering females. As my magazine is representative of the modern society it is safe to say that I have created the magazine in manner which is inclusive to both genders, whether through male gaze or being relate-able for females. Another key factor which plays a role in this slight alteration in terms of audience, is the feedback that I received. I found that females were not the only people that were pleased with my magazine, as I also received positive feedback from male members of the public too.
For my magazine I used a female talent as this can be effective in attracting both males and females - males for male gaze and females as a way of relating. I retrieved this information through researching the audiences for 'Vibe' and 'Billboard' music magazines - as my chosen musical genre is the same as these magazines, I made an assumption that my expected audience will be the same or very similar to that of these magazines.