Portfolio Project: Print Media Research

     The first example of a magazine article that I have found regarding a documentary, was one by The New Yorker. This articles centered around Michael Moore, a prominent film maker turned political activist that has stunned the nation with his work. His most eye opening piece came in the form of his documentary Bowling For Columbine. This magazine article goes into the career of Michael Moore giving an insight into his career and the impact that his documentary has made on the nation that has been affected. 

    Within this deep dive into the life of Michael Moore we come to understand that following the attention that Bowling for Columbine received, and the use of this in debates surrounding gun laws or the lack thereof, he has continued to champion change with the United States and beyond. He shares his views on abortion, gay rights, the war in Iraq, etc. and uses his now enlarged platform to endorse candidates that agree with these ideals as well. He works to mobilize voters, and encourage others to use their voices in the most influential way possible by going out and voting for those who will actually make the changes that they want to see.

    This article shows a fantastic way to discuss the filmmaker responsible for making the documentary, and allowing readers to see the full picture surrounding the creation of the project and what the director continues to do in relation to the documentaries topic/issue.

    The following article that I found was one that was discussing the documentary American Promise. I am familiar with this documentary as my class watched it in class during our documentary unit. The primary focus of this article was to discuss the topic at hand. This includes a sharp focus on the challenges that the boys within the film faced during their experience through the school system. This article shifts focus from the implications of the parents navigating such a delicate age with their children, to the children navigating their lives as young black men, specifically Idris whom goes to a predominantly white school. 

    This article took a different approach and maintained focus on the topic that is discussed within the documentary which I believe that I may want to do with my own magazine article that I will begin constructing after I film my documentary.

    This articles were both made digital meaning that I was unable to see the spread that they would occupy with a print magazine so to compensate, I have been researching magazine spreads in order to get an idea of what I want mine to look like when I create it. It has to take up two pages and I intend to use a significant number of pictures as I believe that this makes the spread all that much more engaging. I also find the pulling out of quotes to be rewritten in larger font that uniform to be very interesting when reading an article which I hope to incorporate as well.