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?
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?
