Question Interviews

Questionnaire

1. What type of magazines do you buy?

“I normally buy music or fashion, as these are my interests”

2. Why do you buy these types of magazines?

“Well I take media and textiles as AS subjects at school so they come in handy for that, I also like to know the gossip in these areas with the celebrities and artists, so I am very interested in them areas.”

3. Can you name one of these magazines you bought recently and tell us why you buy it?

“I bought the fashion magazine “GLAMOUR” about couple of weeks ago, I bought because it was only a £1 and it had a picture of an artist I liked on.”

4. What features do you like about this magazine?

“The image on the front cover”

5. What attracts you to a magazine?

“The front cover and the price”

6. What’s the most important part of a magazine?

“Defiantly the front cover and the image used, so the celebrity used”

7. How much would you pay for a magazine? Please choose one from below

£0 - £1 £1 - £2 £2 - £3 £3 - £4 £4+

“Depending on the magazine but I would say £3 - £4”

8. Would free items such as CDs and posters persuade you to buy the music magazine?

Yes No

“Yes, you got to get your money’s worth!”

9. What puts you off a magazine?

“Hmm, if the image on the front cover is of a celebrity I don’t like or isn’t a very good picture taken”

10. What your favourite genre of a music magazine?

Rock R&B DJ Pop Dance Hip-hop Jazz Other

“I like a range to be honest but if I had to choose then Dance”

11. Who is your favourite music artist and band at the moment?

“Pixie Lott and then The Saturdays”

12. Who would you want to see on the front cover of a music magazine?

“Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga”