Publication Plan.

Masthead.
After deciding what genre my magazine would be I began to think what the ideal masthead would be. My favourite was ‘MFTP’. However the magazines I am basing my magazine on are ‘Q’ and ‘NME’. I thought ‘MFTP’ was to long and not suitable. When sharing my ideas with my teacher we decided that ‘MP’ was more simple and effective. I think I will keep the masthead as black as it is bold and shows its importance. However I will not have my masthead covering the main image.

Selling line.
‘MP’ stands for ‘Music for the people’ and this will be the selling line of my magazine. I think this appeals to my magazine audience as it is personal. This will be positioned underneath the masthead so that it can sort of ‘explain’ the masthead.

Price and frequency of publication.
From my questionnaire I gathered that the price should be between £2.00 and £3.00. For this reason I decided to price my magazine at £2.75. As ‘Q’ is published every month and ‘NME’ is weekly I decided that my magazine will be out ever two weeks.

Rationale
‘MP’ will be a magazine based around Interviews and reviews. There will be PUGs and PUFFs included to entice the reader into buying the magazine. Also new bands will be introduced. Lists of gigs near readers will also be included.

Regular articles.
The main regular articles will be;
Interviews
Reviews
Regular competitions
Posters