This was the final session of the module. In the last few weeks everyone had been at different stages of completion of their articles so the collection of everyone’s work was scattered. This session allowed everyone to finish their article so that the magazine would be ready to publish at 6PM. This included many sub-edits…Continue reading Week 11- Ready for publishing
magazine week 10 – Evaluation
After making my final decisions for my feature articles layout and design last week, it was time to start evaluating the whole process of our magazine. At the beginning of the module we researched various magazines and their success in the industry to gives us an indication of what it takes to create a good…Continue reading magazine week 10 – Evaluation
magazine week 9 – Development
This week’s session was focused on finalising our feature articles which included the content and the layout design. As I had already made corrections prior to this session I was able to just concentrate on improving my layout and design. I filtered through the photos that I had gathered and chose the best ones that…Continue reading magazine week 9 – Development
Magazine week 8 – Feedback
In this week’s session we received individual feedback for the features we had written. Before I started to write my feature, there was a concern that it may not be relevant in terms of when the magazine would be published. However, after I had written the story it was decided that it was a nice…Continue reading Magazine week 8 – Feedback
The Betway UK snooker Championships is commencing this week
The Betway UK snooker championships is descending upon York and will commence on the 27th of November and will run through until the 9th of December. The tournament will be held at the York Barbican for the 8th consecutive year as the popular venue consistently attracts large crowds. The UK Championship was first staged in…Continue reading The Betway UK snooker Championships is commencing this week
Week 7- Design
Pitching to an editor During this week’s session we focused on elements of magazine production that will further develop our skills and help us throughout our life if this is the path we choose to take. For example, we were tasked with writing a ten-minute pitch about our feature that we would be able to…Continue reading Week 7- Design
Week 6 – Marketing for The Yorkie
In this week lecture we had a small evaluation of how The Yorkie was progressing and how we are accommodating peoples features into the magazine. Myself and my colleagues who are also desk editors had a meeting in which we discovered that not all feature’s can be put into the magazine due to the University’s…Continue reading Week 6 – Marketing for The Yorkie
Week 5 – The Yorkie Model
During week 5’s session we looked at different income models and how we could appropriate some of them to our magazine, theyorkie. These were the main ones we focused on: Display advertising Classified marketing Native advertising/advertorial Branded media Online programmatic adverts External/affiliate links Subscriptions Memberships Events Merchandise/shops After looking at how each one operates we…Continue reading Week 5 – The Yorkie Model
Week 4 – Reflection
In this week’s session, we were handed the reigns and as individuals pitched our feature ideas. We had to make sure that the ideas we presented would be still relevant by the time the magazine is published. I decided to pitch three ideas so that I would have security if my original one fell through.…Continue reading Week 4 – Reflection
Week 3 – Swot Analysis
In week 3 of our magazine production we individually pitched our ideas for what we thought the The Yorkie magazine will look like and what kind of magazine it would be. After everybody had presented their ideas we then began to discuss what everyone agreed on, in terms of style, demographics and what type of…Continue reading Week 3 – Swot Analysis