Adbusters Front Cover Analysis

How does the combination of elements of media language:
Communicate messages and values?

• The name of the magazine, 'Adbusters', communicates a message that the magazine exposes brands and their advertisements.
• The image presents an aggressive man in maybe military uniform. This communicates a message of the stereotypes of war igniting anger and aggression. The facial expression and body language of the subject suggests that this anger and violence is for the sole purpose of succeeding and winning rather than the purpose of fighting for your country.
• The simplistic cover-line communicates values of a specific group of people, from the west having, and stereotypes these people to be violent.

Reflect the social/cultural content?

• The whole cover doesn't reflect much information. This could suggest that the magazine expects it's audiences to be of more intelligence and knowledge of the worlds news. It reflects the cultural and social expectations of it's readership.
• Beneath the soldier uniform, the image reflects the social/cultural content, by presenting a common civilian to present the representation of rebellion in the west.

Reinforce or subvert typical genre conventions?

• It's deliberate limited information and featured articles subverts from typical genre conventions and reinforces the alternative genre. This is anti-conventional.
• The title and cover line, both in white similar sized font subverts typical genre conventions.