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Cohens Moral panic

Moral Panic - "a condition, episode, person or group of persons emerges as a threat to scoietal values and interests"

Features of a moral panic:

• Concern - behaviour of a particular group is seen as a threat
• Volatility - the situation erupts dramatically
• Hostility - "folk devils" are constructed to create a diversion
• Consensus - widespread acceptance of this threat
• Disproportionality - wild exageration of the evidence

Contents page NME

Here in this contents page, in contrast to the kerrang contents, this is less compact. They're are not as many images but a large amount of text. This is mainly taken up by a band index on the left. The reason for this would be for that people reading this, who have a intrest in bands could look on the left to discover if they're band is in this issue. The main image is of a band playing live, also a small article is written describe the image. There is no main article, this is just a small and usually intresting article to lure the audience into reading further articles. Again like Kerrang they have included a puff telling the audiecne to subscribe to this magazine for future issues of this magazine. Also again they have kept the contents and page order tidy, sections and titles. Also this included small captions desribing what is on the page intresting the audience to see fully what is going on in the magazine. Below the contents are bonuses for the magazine, and they're are largly promoting the gigs guide, for new people purchasing the magazine to see what gigs are the best. This is a main feature for interacting with the audience that are not to familar with the musical genre. Other than that they're are many references to other musical jargon, that would only appeal to people who take a intrest in this genre. Again this looks smart and professional due to the not of use of colours, the neat and tidy non serif font, with the occasional red associated with the logo and the colour scheme is used.

Contents analysis

Here in this contents page, they're alot images, each promoting a band or promotive product. Kerrang have used a smart and professional look for their contents page. Stick to a professional colour scheme and a smart layout. Although it may be crampt, it has all the information on one page about the magazine. The main large image is promoting the main feature in this magazine, the image used is random and is used to make the audience wonder what the point is this image thus reading on to see You me at six. Also around the main image are other significant bands, that are also being promoted. They mostly consist of small images used so that the current fans of that bands, will recognise them and move straight to they page or know where they are for future references.  Also small captions have been put in under intresting the audience. On the right they have placed the contents page numbers, in a small area and including titles and sub titles orgainsing the contents of the magazine, making it so that pages are dotted everywhere for no reason. Also in the top right and bottom left, they're are two puffs promoting the magazine, asking to subscribe for further future copies of the magazine. Also they have a comment from the very editor himself, making you feel like your getting to know the acutal editor.

Double Page Spread Analysis

Here I have analysed a kerrang double page spread involving My Chemical Romance. They are mostly known for Emo rock. So for this, they have kept a dark and red colour scheme. All the pictures have been made black and white for a dark effect to add to the colour scheme. Also they pictures consist of them performing or acting in a musical way, consisting of medium shots and close ups. The headline for the page is promotting the fact that they're the best, grabbing the attention of the audience to wonder what makes them so special reading on. Also the use of "My Chemical Romance invite US to their recording studio" makes it look like they are so big and popular that they don't need the promotion but kerrang need them to make their magazine stand out, feeling like they've personally only asked for kerrang. Also on the left of the spread is a few tracks from their upcoming album, though you can't put music onto paper, they've desribed what the tracks sound like, referring the festivals and genres of rock asuming the audience knows alot about the genre of this magazine. In the text they're are alot of quotes of the band, making the audience feel like they're getting to talk to the band personally aswell as feel like they're talking to the band themselfs. As soon as the text opens, it immediently opens with "Superstars" already grabbing a majority of the audience. As the magazine consisntly uses jargon on a musical audience would know, they're also trying to promote the band to others that are not, by recurring the words that they are big and popular for a reason. As they're are a Emo, they have a picture of the lead singers giving emotion in one of the images when recording. Attaching emotion to the current audience that already know about them. Also they're trying to promote that they aren't as emotional as everyone thinks, they are trying to reach out to a new audience. Also around the spread are read titles, reinforcing the genre of the band, aswell as the bold "World Exclusive" implying that this is the only interview in any magazine with this band, either  bring they're current fan audience to this magazine, and also the people who are not aware of the band and are interiged to why kerrang has a got a world exclusive with them.

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