Magazine introductory styles

Magazine introductory styles

The introduction is vital to any magazine article cause apart from the title it is the first thing you will read. The introduction is what sets the tone of the article. There are 7 different intro types including, question intro, anecdote intro, quote intro, action/adventure intro, description intro, summery intro and shock/horror intro.

Shock/horror intro.

Imagine after 3 years of going without knowing your identity has been stolen you get kidnapped and brutally murdered. Mrs. Smith 37, primary school teacher had her identity stolen by a man who she believed to be her soul mate. After meeting online soon after losing her husband to cancer Mrs Smith’s relationship with this man grew very strong after a short amount of time as she needed someone to comfort her. A relationship she thought was based on trust and purely on the fact that she was in love ended up being a brutal massacre.

.These types of article intros are very good at enticing young audiences and they scare and make you want to read on.

Quote intro

“Young adults age 18 to 24 are more at risk than any other group”.

Warning to all that are young, care free and foolish, you need to be careful! “Young adults age 18 to 24 are more at risk of identity theft than any other group” says Javelin 2010 Identity Theft Report’.As you spend more time online communicating with friends and purchasing things over the internet you are in serious danger of getting your identity and even worse your money stolen. This could prevent you from in the future owning your own home or even landing you a prison sentence for a crime you did not commit. Identity theft is on the rise...

.These type of article intros is very good at giving the reader information about the article as they provide secondary sources for the reader to research the article more.

Question intro

Are you a user of the internet? Do you remember the last time you gave away important information?  Has there been any unusual activity on your credit card bills? You could be a victim of identity theft. If so, do you need help? Read on to find out who can help...

.question intros make the reader more interested and it’s a way of dragging the article out. It also gets the reader more involves because they question could be relevant to them.