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EXTENSIVE GENRE RESEARCH: Editorial and Topics

As far as my genre of my magazine is concerned, it has a different type of editorial and of course a wide and different variety of topics or articles that make up the Dog Care Magazine. 



In a dog magazine's editorial we notice a certain style of writing and a specific tone in which the editor writes the editorial. The language is really friendly and the readers can easily assume that the editor themselves is either a dog owner or a dog lover, like they use the statements "I know I'm not the only dog owner who feels....". This makes the readers more satisfied that the person who has compiled or written the magazine, would be an experienced person in the matter of dogs. 

The editorial majorly talks about the theme of the magazine too in one or two lines for instance the kind of articles it contains or the kind of topics the magazine talks about so that the readers know from the first page (the editorial) of the magazine if they should buy it or not.

Most of the editorials in dog care magazines used adjectives and words for dogs that seems appealing and catchy for the readers who would be dog owners or dog lovers. This includes words and phrases like "terrier charms", "strengthening your bond with your dog" and vice versa.



Similarly, dog magazines consist of topics and articles that focus on the grooming, the treatment, accessories, food, and many more kinds of information regarding the dog and information that would definitely help a dog owner out to some extent. 



As we can see in this example, some of the articles include "dog shopping",
"all about breeds", "the right dog" etc, which seem like helpful and informative articles. 





                   


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