NME contents page LIIAR analysis

Language - 
The large masthead at the top of the page is in capital letters, this allows the title to stand out and help the reader identify what the page is about, by grasping their attention. The text featured is in a colour theme that consists of; white, red and black. This is so it can stand out against the white background, but also so the page is well presented and appears aesthetically pleasing. It is a conventional contents page, as it features articles that will be featured in the magazine, along with their page numbers. Furthermore, featured at the left hand side of the magazine is the current billboard chart, this is significant because it relates to the purpose of the magazine, by advertising the music that is currently in the charts,k when the magazine was published. This shows that it is a weekly magazine.

Ideology - 
Billboard promotes new pop music that is featured in the charts. It aims to be the magazine that reveals the current charts every week. The page consists of different music artists, that will be featured as stories in the magazine, this is shown by the main articles having images at the top of the page, promoting who will feature in the magazine and  persuading the reader to read articles about them. Although, the main image is of the main artist that will feature in the magazine, this is shown by her image appearing larger than the rest and placed more in the center of the page. This is to attract the readers attention more to the image of her, so they can realise that she is the main artist, featured in the magazine. All of the page numbers and types of text are the same size, this is to show consistency and keep to the magazine house style.

Institution - 

Billboard magazine is a international news magazine, devoted to music and the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognised music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis. It was founded in Cincinnati on November 1st, 1894, by William H. Donaldson and James Hennagen. Originally titled 'Billboard Advertising' it was a trade paper for the bill posting industry. 

Information taken from http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)

Audience - 

Billboard is a pop/chart music magazine and so appeals to people who like that genre of music. The target audience is teenagers aged between 12-24, this is because the music genre that the magazine features is pop and chart, and this music would appeal more to a younger audience. As well it is a younger audience who would recognise the artists that are featured in the magazine. Seen as the target audience is aimed at a younger audience, the price would have to be quite low, to consider that amongst the target audience, there are students.

Representation - 
There is not a lot of text situated amongst the images on the context page, this is because a teenage audience would not be interested in reading a lot, therefore it will appeal to them. It just gives the reader a good understanding of who the magazine will feature, to persuade them to read on. There is a colour theme to match the house style of the magazine, this consists of blue and black. This matches the colour theme of the front cover, therefore a continuous house style is used throughout.