Teen Vogue | Media Language Media Representations Media Industries Media Audiences | Social Political Economic Cultural | Paper 2 |
Teen Vogue is an American online publication, formerly in print, launched as a sister publication to Vogue, targeted at teenagers. Like Vogue, it included stories about fashion and celebrities.
Media Language
Media Representations
The preferred reading would accept Teen Vogue‘s celebration of celebrity culture and fashion, and agree with its political stance. This group would likely subscribe to the daily newsletter to stay “stylish and informed”.
The oppositional reading understands the encoded message but completely rejects the text, perhaps disagreeing with the political ideology.
Media Industries
Teen Vogue is owned by Condé Nast, which produces “some of the world’s most iconic brands” with the aim to “entertain, surprise and empower” in the largest markets around the globe.
James Curran and Jean Seaton argued these powerful conglomerates dominate cultural industries and reduce the amount of choice, creativity and diversity available to the audience. Since Condé Nast owns both Teen Vogue and Glamour, there are identical articles that appear in both articles. By contrast, other critics might argue that only large conglomerates have the financial and technical resources to produce quality content, whereas smaller-scaled creators may not have the means to achieve the same standard of output.
Media Audiences
Clay Shirky
Stuart Hall
Context
Social
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/nepo-baby-discourse-explained-feb
Political
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/tyre-nichols-police-officers-black
Economic
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/debt-ceiling-bernie-sanders
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/black-women-best-economy
Cultural
