The Big Issue - Lesson 6

 Task One: How they've adapted to Covid:

• the topics are highly based on covid and how to stay safe, help out, any charity work etc - Captain Tom
• a lot of celebrity endorsement - Dolly Parton, Lin Manuel Miranda etc. - more exciting content
• rather than focusing on the governments actions and the negative effects - they're more recently moved to being positive

Task Two: Article:

• had a need for £60,000 within the first two or so months
• sales on the street stopped - moved to Sainsbury's and McColls
• still give 50% of the £3
• subscriptions were offered
• The Guardian would publish this as an ally with another charity and the same beliefs

ABBA/politicians Cover: key points

• audience (ABC1) will understand the references to both
• insult those who lead - will likely be informative and entertaining - they hold anyone accountable
• talking of break ups - brexit - gives a unique representation that others wouldn't give

Analyse why The Big Issue magazine has used an intertextual approach to the political landscape of the moment on the front cover. You must...

• make judgements and reach conclusions about the advantages of the use of the intertextuality to The Big Issue magazine  
• analyse the use of intertextuality to create meaning in the source

 Sex Pistols Cover:

• Jamie Reid - the artist for the Sex Pistol's album covers, poster etc. - same iconic safety pin, pink/yellow referencing the 'Never mind the bollocks...' album.
• ABC1 audience will know
• 'Spirit of rebellion' - always been against the government - fitting the big issues ethos for holding people to account

How to structure:

• know what intertextuality is
• why TBI regularly uses it
• identify the references - what does it imply?
• how is the representations created? - how does it push the ethos?
• why is this advantageous?