Donna Moderna

For those of you who were in class, you heard my short presentation about the Italian website, Donna Moderna. It is a magazine in Italy that is pulished once a month, and its target audience is mainly women, with some other general interest. The modern pictures and art in the magazine are very vivid. The word modern leads me to believe that the women reading this magazine are probably interested in fashion, and they are anywhere from 20-35 years old. It's not likely that a 60 or 70 year old women is going to pick up this magazine,because they're interested in fashion; I said unlikely not impossible. In last month's copy there was an article about how to quit smoking. Even though most of the European culture smokes, I think they are finally realizing that it is important that they quit smoking. After all, smoking is the leading cause of lung cancer, not to mention it takes countless numbers of lives every year. This leads us back to the point of who decides what people read in magazines, and other media. Unlike the US, Italy has much more restrictions on their media. A lot of what is written is controlled by the government. But, that is a whole other tangent. Back to the magazine, it features a lot about health, and how to keep your children happy. Did I also mention that there is an article about jeans that you can wear while you're pregnant, and you even wear them while you're not. Most of these articles could probably be found in like a Cosmo, but the Italin touch is highly enjoyable.