Another way this is evidenced is through the publishing group IPC media. There most popular magazine is the NME, however, this is not all they produce. Whilst being reknowned for owning one of the UK's most popular music magazines, this group produce magazines for almost any reader. Ranging from "What's on TV" to "Rugby World" even to "Practical Boat Owner". This shows just how large publishing companies such as IPC media have become. Also, it shows the problem at hand. Tehse corporations are controlling almost every well read magazines available, making it impossible for indie magazines to survive. The large companies have the money to get interviews, travel to far locations for holiday magazines and produce thousands of copies of the magazines they create.
The consequences of this Publishing structure are already evident. It is causing the magazines that we read to become generic advertisement ridden creations. Due to the publishing companies becoming so large and owning so many magazines, they are more interested in profitability rather then originality.
I would prefer my magazine to be published by a mainstrem publisher. I know that this could cause a lot of advertisement to be added to my magazine, but it will allow for mass appeal as well as a far larger production possibility. Being as how I would have control of the magazine, I would be able to control its appearance and therefore stop it from becoming generic.
Well done. A couple of things to think about here. You need to discuss what kind of publisher might be appropriate for your magazine, and what difference (if any) this will make to the style and content. A low budget, alternative magazine with a small niche audience could be independently published, whereas a high budget glossy magazine will need a big publisher behind it, and will need to attract more readers in order to cover costs.
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