Creative Critical Reflection Draft #2

2. How does your product engage with audiences and how would it be distributed as a real media text?

My magazine engages with audiences because it includes material that would relate to activities people would enjoy as well as information this audience would like to read about. My audience would be the population that enjoys tropical life and spending time on the beach and ocean. Since my magazine is titled Life in Paradise, it automatically will bring people in who want to enjoy this type of lifestyle. Also, since my product isn't limited to only one type of "story", it can draw in people who are looking for island life, beach necessities, or even those looking for activities they can do on the water. This allows the audience to not be limited to one type of theme within the main theme and broadens the audience by a bit.

If Life in Paradise became a real media text, I would begin to distribute it by finding a distribution company that I could partner with. In a previous post on my blog, I did an entry about usual magazine distribution processes. While researching, I found the company Disticor, which is a distribution company that will help you get your magazine into stores and sold. When magazine companies partner with a distribution company like this one, it speeds up the process of getting their magazine into stores and on shelves, especially if they are new to the business. It also creates a more professional front for a new magazine company that is trying to become known. Creating a website for my magazine might also help the distribution of it. Since so many people are online now, if they decide to search for a certain type of magazine, like tropical or travel, the website to my magazine may pop up. Overall, partnering with a distribution company and creating a website would ultimately allow my magazine to be distributed as a real media text.