A PRESS ARTICLE : HOW TO READ A PRESS ARTICLE ?

Description of the weekly / monthly magazine

Name and number of the magazine: HELLO! Number 1116

Date: 29 March 2010

Contents and features ( rubrics ): celebrity ( David Beckham, Kate Winslet... ); make up ; brand ( Dior, L'Oreal...)==> a lots of advertisement. ; fashionable clothes ; party of celebrity;

The article

Headline: The cut-out dresses JENNIFER LOPEZ loves

Author: He is not mentionned

Illustration (photo, drawing, map...): Photos of Jennifer LOPEZ. We can see few brand dresses. She is wearing dress by VERSACE, GUCCI... In a photo, there are Jennifer and her boy friend (P.Diddy)

Caption: We have a description of her dresses. Indeed, we know she wears dresses luxury ( Versace, Gucci...)

The body of the article

The topic / the issue at stake : We have a little presentation of Jennifer LOPEZ.

The introductory paragraph : It is a presentation of Jennifer's clothes, and a presentation of her life.

( Usually answers the WH-questions ): The article is about Jennifer LOPEZ and her fans. We know that Jennifer LOPEZ have multi-faceted: she is singer, dancer and actress. It takes place in evenings. She is on the red carpet and she is photographed. We learn she participate in the film : Shall We Dance in Michael Kors

The building of the article

The article falls into how many parts ? We have five pictures and an article which describes the JLO's life.

The conclusion: This magazine is a popular press ( tabloid) which is mostly about celebrity. It is based on gossip, sensation, scandal... This article is about Jennifer Lopez who wears dresses luxury.
It contains more picture than text, because it aims at showing quikly the topic of the