How does your media product represent particular social groups?

The main social group that has been represented in my magazine I would say is teenagers, which is mainly the target audience itself. Unlike some magazines where there it is strongly aimed at one specific subgenre, my magazine is aimed loosely at alternative rock but also is an easy-to-read magazine for music fans in general to a certain extent - different types of rock and pop fans could enjoy it, but it is unlikely fans of rap music would buy it - , and is not completely restricted to one set genre. I think the kind’ve teenagers that would mostly be represented in my magazine is people who do not take themselves too seriously, and are not hardcore fans of any specific type of music. There is something for everyone and the instrument review page varies from keyboards to drums to guitars, so pop fans would enjoy the magazine also.
I also think the fonts used has been a large factor in representation of the target audience, for example one font that I have used called ‘Badaboom BB’ is informal and in a way quite childish. I think this helps to represent the light-hearted type of people who read the magazine, as they would probably appreciate something that is big and fun and easy to read than something that maybe doesn’t look as good but fits the genre.

The magazine is £3.00, however it is only monthly, so I think it could be bought by a massive amount of kids, as there will only be a few who cannot afford £3.00 each month. I do not think it represents any particular ethnicity, as the artists featured would not have to be from any particular place. The artists shown in the magazine also represents the reader who might buy it, as they all share the same interests in that type of music, and also are all fairly young. The imagine that is being promoted of them is young and talented, and also relaxed and fun, with a love for music.
However, I do think my magazine represents males more than females, as the majority of artists in the alternative rock genre are male, but of course this is not always true and my magazine only loosely targets one genre, so females could still be represented.

I tried to represent teenagers in a way they could closely relate to, and that was partly the inspiration for the instrument review page - it allows them to closely relate to the artists featured in the magazine. Also the clothing the artists are seen wearing is fairly simple and similar to what teenagers would wear - hoodies, jeans etc.
Finally I am representing the musicians themselves, by their attitudes in the interviews, and also by the clothes they are seen wearing which the target audience can relate to.