Teen magazine

Feature Writing & Magazine Editing Feature Writing & Magazine Editing A SEMINAR ON * TEEN MAGAZINES * REAER’S DIGEST * PRE-FLIGHT A SEMINAR ON * TEEN MAGAZINES * REAER’S DIGEST * PRE-FLIGHT SUBMITTED TO RAMESH RAMACHANDRAN SUBMITED BY JOBY THOMAS 6/8/2012 SUBMITTED TO RAMESH RAMACHANDRAN SUBMITED BY JOBY THOMAS 6/8/2012 TEEN MAGAZINES Teen magazines are a genre of magazines aimed specifically

Teens and Their Magazines There is not a day that goes by where I don’t witness a teenage girl in the mall dressed very provocatively, wearing short skirts, tight shirts, and covered in make-up. The group of girls she associates herself with is also dressed very sexy and in my opinion inappropriate for their age. As they walk they giggle and hold conversations about fashion and what they did with their boyfriends last night. Checking out stores for the latest trends, they also take a look at

the content that the writing is about. A type of writing that is not considered as academic writing, but should be, is teen magazines. There are several teen magazines in convenience stores or waiting rooms that target a specific vulnerable audience that happens to be teenagers. Magazines share the similar characteristics that an academic writing possesses, therefore teen magazines should be considered as academic writings. When reading academic writings, the following questions are usually asked inside

“hottest” teen magazines on the market; Allure, Cosmopolitan, Seventeen, and Teen Vogue are a few at the top. As I flip through the magazine this holiday season I see pages of clothes that only the rich can afford, pictures of half-naked people draped over each other, articles about horoscopes and editorials talking about which teen star is the sexiest. Fashion, makeup, men, sex, celebrities, and exercising are the most popular topics I see as I peruse these magazines. These popular magazines take no

with its social media pages, and all these apps, and celebrities being “perfect.” Perfection cannot be met, perfection is what is on the inside. Society has morphed teen girls into believing that “perfection” is everything, which is ruining their minds. Also the stride for “perfection” is ruining teenager’s self-esteem and self-value. Teen girls shouldn’t have to anything they aren’t. This story is about a girl who made mistakes and those mistakes ended her life. Amanda Todd was a young 15 year old

The whole world has seen ads in magazines where the attractive blond-haired person is showing off a bathing suit and a beefy man is looking right at her. Ads like these are misleading due to the impact they put in teen minds. Young teenagers and boys are influenced everyday by these advertisements. Young woman wants to be slimmer and look attractive, the truth is modeling in teen magazine ads have harmful body images. The figures seen in magazine advertisements drive young woman and young boys to

2.5.1.2 Sexualized Teen Magazines Conjointly, teen magazines have gained much popularity amongst youngsters by providing them with a plethora of information about romantic relationships, fashion trends, friendships and sex-related topics (Joshi, 2012). Explicit details on sexual activities and the losing of virginity were often discussed in such magazines (Kopacz, 2006). An analysis of the top four teen magazines has established that dating and sex were prominent features of the articles published

Being a teenager isn’t easy. At no point in history has being a teenager ever been easy. Since the moment you turn thirteen, you are plunged into a world where your thoughts are plagued and your emotions trap you. Teenage culture has become the normalization of peer pressure, drug and alcohol abuse, bullying, cliques, etc. Teenagers are the ones who decide who and what is cool or not. Teenagers create the social boundaries and characteristics that every generation has come to know. They are the control

Teen People Magazine The Teen People, September edition, is a magazine designed to appeal to young female readers. Its content features well known celebrities, use of bright and flashy colors, and an organized layout that attracts an upbeat, young readership interested in high-quality appearance and style. Although the magazine’s main focus may appear to insure a great fashion sense, it also concentrates on a philosophical orientation by covering a more diverse readership that includes all colors

Seventeen Magazine Seventeen magazine was the teen magazine to be published back in September of 1944. The goal of the magazine was to inspire teen girls to empower themselves and that they to can accomplish anything. Seventeen just a few years later, it took a more fashion and romance-oriented approach in presenting their material, while still maintaining their model of promoting self-confidence in young women. Seventeen is a magazine that has a target audience that is teenagers. The magazine usually