Makaii Fourcand 6040 Media Studies AS

 Health magazines follow conventions such as featuring idealized body images, using expert-backed language, and organizing content around fitness, nutrition, and wellness tips. Many challenge these norms by promoting body positivity, embracing diverse body types, and addressing mental health alongside physical health. They're supposed to represent a wide range of social groups, including different ethnicities, genders, and socioeconomic backgrounds, while also tackling issues like healthcare access and mental health stigma. This allows health magazines to broaden the conversation around wellness and create more inclusive representations of health.

 Headlines are important because they are usually the first thing people see when they first look at a magazine. It can make or not make a person want to read the magazine. It should grab their attention and be in bold letters. Almost like it's a first impression for the reader.

 Writing a caption is important for the reader to understand what is happening in the photo, it should be a clear and concise summary that explains the situation. The way to write a caption is to always name the people in there (first and last) from left to write, it should be one sentence, and should name the location as well and the action happening.

Preparing for an interview is essential to making sure that you get the information you need to view your results. Tips to help prepare is to remember your questions, talk loud and clearly, always remember to state your name first and then the person who you are interviewing after. Make sure your questions are open ended and not a one-word response, and to not have a noisy background. Following these steps are a sure way to get a good interview. 

  I had to choose what kind of magazine I wanted to create. I cooperated  as I talked to classmates as I made my decision. I completed assignments that helped guide me in my decision for creating a reading assignment about themes in September, exploring different genres and completing a case study about magazines in October, and then doing a planning sheet in November.

    I looked at many examples as I tried to see which kind of magazine I wanted to create. Here are some of the genres I found. Some were good examples, but I chose this one because it has a famous actor that many people know from the marvel character "Thor," so it seemed more impactful.