MAGAZINES INTRO

 magazine information

• "21-"23 magazines read by 72% of the population (37% by print 59% digital)
• "23-"25 in 2 years this has dropped to 67% of the population (31% by print and 54% by digital)

the big issue is a niche newspaper with only 50 thousand readers 

The Big Issue 

1 the big issue is a uk based social enterprise and street newspaper that helps people experiencing homelessness and poverty

2 it was created by a man named john bird who has a personal mission to combat homelessness

3 first published in september 1991

4 49,000 copies weekly 

5 funded by sales of magazines and advertising revenue 

6 its different as it is a social enterprise 

7 social and political content 

8 the big issue is 4 pound 

9it was relaunched in 2012 to increase competition from free publications 

 often very bright and playful covers

very wide range of celebrities 

drawings, tv shows, housing 

images and drawings 

layout is often different no house style 

often about rags to riches stories