Ill Manors Print texts

1. What identifies that this is a print platform?
2. Do any of the articles do more than entertain? How?
3. Does this platform allow the audience to participate/contribute?
4. What codes/conventions of print interviews are apparent in the examples?
5. How is narrative used to tell a story in each text?
6. What synergy can you find between this text and the broadcast examples we have studied?

http://www.menshealth.co.uk/living/men/plan-b-interview

The Men's Health magazine uses the typical question and answer structure of print texts to show the questions and answers of Plan B's interview. The article does more than entertain as it gives health, diet and exercise advise from Plan B which can help the readers. The narrative is used to tell the reader how Plan B has lost weight and the positive influence it has had on his life though his answers to the health related questions. Likely readers of this text are to be of young age, 15-35, as these people are most likely going to want to exercise and keep in shape. They are also likely to be the demographic of strugglers and aspirers. Strugglers because people who idolise plan B and listen to his music are most likely to be of a lower class background and aspirers are likely to read magazines such as Men's health to keep up with the latest fashion or exercise tips. Possible synergy between this and a broadcast text was Plan B's interview on Radio 1 in which he also speaks about his weight loss.

http://news.qthemusic.com/2012/10/plan_b_ill_manors_was_a_risk_i.html

Q magazine avoids using the typical question and answer structure and instead has inserted a video into the text, and quotes and a short summary of the video make up the narrative. The article does not just entertain as it also informs us as to why Plan B made Ill Manor's and the sound track, relating to the events in the London riots, and how he never expected his track to go to number one. Audiences have to participate with the text as they are most likely going to watch the video embedded, from which the narrative is quoted from. Audiences most likely to read this text are demographics D - C2 as they may want to read about their favourite artists and the music industry. E's would not want to read a text and therefore would not appeal to print texts and A's are not likely to be interested in the music industry or reading music magazines, especially if the text is about lower class music such as Plan B's. Possible synergy and links to broadcast texts is Plan B's Tedx lecture in which he also speaks about why he made Ill Manors and his reasons for the aggressive sound track.

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/jun/07/plan-b-love-directing-art-lives

The Guardian interview with Plan B also does not use the question and answer structure. The text is written much more affluently than the other texts, as the Guardian is a sophisticated newspaper generally read by mature adults. The Demographic of this group is likely to be C2 to A and Psychographic of explorers, who may want to explore Plan B's tough upbringing, or reformers who are likely to have begun to read the article expecting the newspaper to criticise its urban genre, however the text actually views it positively. The narrative describes Plan B's tough upbringing in poverty as well as his attempts to help children in a similar position now. The structure of the narrative contains descriptions of a topic which Pan B is then quoted talking about, without a question actually being asked. Unlike the other texts this one also describes Plan B's reactions and emotions as he speaks about his past.

http://www.shortlist.com/entertainment/music/plan-b-my-songs-are-all-about-real-life

Plan B's interview with shortlist largely uses the narrative to tell the story of his hard work, stress and lack of sleep when finishing the Ill Manors album. However unlike the other texts this one covers a much larger variety of topics than just the making of his album such as his weight loss, politics, views on the x factor, past albums and his weird experiences with fans. This text does follow the typical question and answer structure, with the clear title in bold letters, "my songs are about real life", but unlike the others it has no subheading or picture. The simplicity of the writing and nature of discussion means this text is likely to be read by lower class readers, likely to be of demographic E- C2 and the psychographic of Aspirers. A reason for this is talking about late nights and stress are things that young students are likely to be able to relate to, but most evidently his remark about being offered sex with a fans girlfriend, and that he thought about it, is clearly not content that would be read by the upper class, demographic A and psychographic succeeders. This links to his Radio 1 interview in which he also talks about late nights finishing the Ill Manors album.

All 4 texts allow audience participation by offering the option for a reader to comment on the text.