Big Issue Essay

How does the Big Issue communicate messages and values through it’s media language?

The cover image has the masthead at the top left of the cover and the price and date at the top right. It also has the slogan ‘A hand up not a handout’. The covers main image is Liam Neeson who is starring in a new film called ‘The Commuter’. It also has an image of a black man to the left. This is it to show equality among the cover. The celebrities are also in black and white to show that there is no race barrier. The font of the the headline is like a train board. The typography behind this is that it is in theme with the new film ‘The Commuter’. Which is set on a train. Other articles listed on the front page is Route out of homelessness which is about helping homeless people get a home and a job. This is in line with the slogan ‘A hand up not a handout’.  The big issue also helps homeless people receive some money from selling the paper. It also has an article about must read books of 2018. The lighting on the cover is greyscale and the colour scheme is green, yellow, black and white.