Say Anything: A Content Analysis of YM (Your Magazine) Removing Articles on Weight Loss

Location

CSU

Student's Major

Communication Studies

Student's College

Arts and Humanities

Mentor's Name

Lisa Perry

Mentor's Department

Communication Studies

Mentor's College

Arts and Humanities

Description

With millions of women under the age of 20 suffering from eating disorders, YM (Your Magazine) has adopted a new editorial policy eliminating all articles on weight loss and including images of plus-size models. Weight loss journalism is a staple of the fashion magazine genre, thus removing weight loss articles requires the focus of the magazine to shift. With this editorial change, the magazine is attempting to create a positive influence on all young women who have body image disorders. Using content analysis, this paper examines the contents of YM before and after this editorial change to answer two questions. First, has the ideal body image promoted by YM changed? Second, has the removal of weight loss articles from YM had an affect on the body image of the reader?

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Say Anything: A Content Analysis of YM (Your Magazine) Removing Articles on Weight Loss

CSU

With millions of women under the age of 20 suffering from eating disorders, YM (Your Magazine) has adopted a new editorial policy eliminating all articles on weight loss and including images of plus-size models. Weight loss journalism is a staple of the fashion magazine genre, thus removing weight loss articles requires the focus of the magazine to shift. With this editorial change, the magazine is attempting to create a positive influence on all young women who have body image disorders. Using content analysis, this paper examines the contents of YM before and after this editorial change to answer two questions. First, has the ideal body image promoted by YM changed? Second, has the removal of weight loss articles from YM had an affect on the body image of the reader?