Rachel Black A2 Media

Tuesday, 15 April 2014

Audience Profiling For My Website Questions

Audience Profiling For My Website Questions

1) Can you introduce yourself and who you are and what you do for a living?

My name is Hannah and I am a student.

2) What are your interests?

I like to read and write stories, as well as listening to music and drawing.

3) Do you read newspapers online? Why?

Occasionally because if there are any recent stories or articles I like to read about them.

4) Do you read the news in any other way other than from the newspaper’s website? (if so please state where and why)

No.

5) a. What type of newspaper are you interested in? (local/national)

b. Why?

The Daily Mirror, Sunderland Echo, The Guardian, BBC. They are the most popular, excluding the Sunderland Echo.

6) What would interest you to look at a new newspaper website online? (what would it have to contain)

An interesting article that I have heard elsewhere, for example on TV.

7) For a local newspaper website what would it have to contain to interest you into looking at it? (eg. local people/events, please give an example)

It would have to include something that interests me, or a story I want to learn more about, for example if I have heard about it on the TV or from family and friends.

8) What type of layout would you like to have for a newspaper’s website? (eg. hyperlinked pages at the top of the screen)

Smart, simple and easy to navigate with clear directions to different parts of the site.

9) How often do you look at newspaper websites?

Not very often.

10) How often do you think they are and/or should be updated?

I think they are updated regularly.

11) a. Where would you look at a newspaper website? (mobile, computer)

Computer.

b. Would you like to see it available any where else?

No.

b. i. Would this make you want to have a look at the website?

No.

12) a. What do you think the typical age range is for people who read local newspaper websites?

Probably anywhere from young adults to middle-aged.

b. Do you think there should be a new local newspaper out there which is targeted for a younger audience?

Yes.

c. If so would you or someone you know look at it?

Yes

13) Is the newspaper website you read/like political? (if so how are they political and why do you like/dislike it)

Most of the websites are because they are the most popular ones and write about a lot of political stories/scandals.

14) a. Do you read the newspapers website as well as the newspaper itself?

Only the website.

b. Why?

I don't buy newspapers.

15) a. Are the newspapers you read different to the newspapers website?

Yes

b. If so how?

The layout is different.

16) a. Are the newspaper websites political in any way?

It depends on which articles you are viewing.

b. If so how?

c. Do you like the political content it contains?

17) What type of stories do they have on the newspapers website?

Anything varying from scandals and crimes, to wider news from all over the country and other countries.

b. i. Which stories do you like/dislike?

I don't like anything to do with politics, other articles are interesting however.

ii. Why?

Because politics doesn't interest me.

18) What is usually the main headline/story and other stories?

Scandals or other crimes

19 a. What colours do they usually use?

Bold colours to grab the viewers' attention

b. Do you like the colours chosen?

Yes

c. Do they help persuade you or help in any way for you to read on?

Yes

20) What adverts are usually used?

Ones that relate to the article or ads from the internet

21) a. What images did they use?

Images that relate to the specific article i.e. victims and/or criminals involved in a crime

b. Why do you think they used the images?

To produce shock factor or empathy.

c. Did it work?

Yes

22) What type of font/text styles did they use?

Bold, professional fonts; usually the headings are capitalised

b. Did you like the font used?

Yes

c. Why?

Because it grabs your attention and draws you in.

Audience Profiling For My Website Questions

Audience Profiling For My Website Questions

1) Can you introduce yourself and who you are and what you do for a living?

I am Rebecca, 17 years old and I currently studying Photography, Media Studies and IT at A2 Level and am not currently working.

2) What are your interests?

My interest are to do with the arts of Photography.

3) Do you read newspapers online? Why?

I do read newspapers online and I feel that reading the news online is a much quicker way of reading the stories you want and it is easy to access compared to having to go to a shop and buy a newspaper.

4) Do you read the news in any other way other than from the newspaper’s website? (if so please state where and why)

I don't read the news in any other form however I do watch the news on the television as it has the latest headlines which last for 30 minutes and if I haven't been on the internet it is a good source of news.

5) a. What type of newspaper are you interested in? (local/national)

b. Why?

I am interested in both national and international news but like to hear about local events in my area that I can get involved in.

6) What would interest you to look at a new newspaper website online? (what would it have to contain)

A range of different stories so that it would keep me entertained for example charity events or sporting achievements.

7) For a local newspaper website what would it have to contain to interest you into looking at it? (eg. local people/events, please give an example)

I think a mixture of all those things would interest he majority of people rather than just focusing on one specific area.

Audience Profiling For My Website Questions

Audience Profiling For My Website Questions

1) Can you introduce yourself and who you are and what you do for a living?

I am Eddy Ranson, and I am a student in Usworth College.

2) What are your interests?

I particularly like listening to music, and general sport.

3) Do you read newspapers online? Why?

I do read the newspaper, but no online, as of me liking a piece of media in my hands to be better, I tend to do that.

4) Do you read the news in any other way other than from the newspaper’s website? (if so please state where and why)

I tend to just type in on a search engine something that relates to news, and look over journals, and blogs.

5) a. What type of newspaper are you interested in? (local/national)

I like both as much.

b. Why?

Whilst I find international news to be more of importance, it is good to know what is happening in, and supporting, my local area.

6) What would interest you to look at a new newspaper website online? (what would it have to contain)

It would usually have to contain the news of anything other than gossip, or celebrity-related news.

7) For a local newspaper website what would it have to contain to interest you into looking at it? (eg. local people/events, please give an example)

I would like to see a local event being noted, as well as something rather happy to help promote the area in a positive way.

8) What type of layout would you like to have for a newspaper’s website? (eg. hyperlinked pages at the top of the screen)

A rather simplistic layout, that may have references (such as hyperlinks) if needed.

9) How often do you look at newspaper websites?

Pretty much never.

10) How often do you think they are and/or should be updated?

I belive they may be read rather frequently, and would prefer to see a newspaper updated once a week, or quicker if a major news happening as commenced.

11) a. Where would you look at a newspaper website? (mobile, computer)

Computer.

b. Would you like to see it available any where else?

It would be useful for it to be available on other forms of media, such as mobiles.

b. i. Would this make you want to have a look at the website?

No, just would be more convenient.

12) a. What do you think the typical age range is for people who read local newspaper websites?

Generally late teens plus.

b. Do you think there should be a new local newspaper out there which is targeted for a younger audience?

Definitely.

c. If so would you or someone you know look at it?

Perhaps not, but would be good to see a way younger people can slowly progress into enjoying newspapers and the like.

13) Is the newspaper website you read/like political? (if so how are they political and why do you like/dislike it)

I generally don’t read newspaper websites, but if I did, I would like to see it rather political.

14) a. Do you read the newspapers website as well as the newspaper itself?

No, but I do read an actual newspaper.

b. Why?

I usually find vlogs, and youtube videos that note the news. I like to watch news, and have someone have an opinion.

15) a. Are the newspapers you read different to the newspapers website?

I’d imagine not too much.

b. If so how?

16) a. Are the newspaper websites political in any way?

b. If so how?

c. Do you like the political content it contains?

17) What type of stories do they have on the newspapers website?

b. i. Which stories do you like/dislike?

I mostly like news that highlight major disasters, or something that may hold a very positive message. I do not enjoy gossipy content.

ii. Why?

Gossipy type media holds no interest to me as I find it boring, unlike the latter.

18) What is usually the main headline/story and other stories?

19 a. What colours do they usually use?

b. Do you like the colours chosen?

I will say that in a newspaper website, I would like to see a simple range of colors, but rather bright to relate to the younger audience.

c. Do they help persuade you or help in any way for you to read on?

It wouldn’t really, but would be more pleasant for the eye.

20) What adverts are usually used?

I would like to see the adverts placed to the sides of the website, and not be too distracting to the viewer.

21) a. What images did they use?

b. Why do you think they used the images?

I will say that I would like a newspaper website to have a dominant image, but not too many, enough to evaluate the certain headline.

c. Did it work?

22) What type of font/text styles did they use?

I would like to see a clear font/text, that was in the same colour that was used elsewhere on the website.

b. Did you like the font used?

c. Why?

Wednesday, 26 March 2014

Generic Codes and Conventions of My Product(s) and Similar

Below is a venn diagram of typical conventions and codes of product(s) like mine and how I've stuck to/repeated conventions and how I have differentiated/subverted my products, whilst applying the theories I have learnt so far: