02 MUSIC: MOJO

We study music magazine codes and conventions through 2 MOJO magazine covers. 

MOJO magazine pdf
There will be a previously unseen different magazine cover to compare in Q.5 so the skills involve knowing your magazine cover codes and conventions.

Two exam questions with visual material inserts
The sample question paper.

WRITE ONE PAGE. WORTH 5 MARKS

COMPARATIVE QUESTION. WRITE 2 PAGES. WORTH 15 MARKS

Magazines (in-depth study)

The magazine set media product, MOJO, is a serious ‘classic rock’ magazine that targets an upmarket and mature audience, reflecting the context of the economic power of the ‘babyboomer’ generation. In terms of media industries, MOJO is a good example of diversification. A product with a clear audience address – engaging the passion of music fans who  consider themselves discerning – reflected in a consistent media language house style that is accessible for analysis.
Read the Bauer Media Press Pack for MOJO

Learners must study magazine set products in relation to all four areas of the media theoretical framework, including all relevant theoretical approaches and

social and cultural contexts.

On the record sleeve for the Sex Pistols' 1977 album, Malcolm McClaren said: “We came up with the ugliest cover we could think of; that in a sense would attack the idea of super-graphics."