THE BIG ISSUE

TEXT    October 17 2016   KEY PAGES

 Front cover of magazine

 Contents Page (p.3)

 Editor's Letter (p.6)

 Feature: 'Letter to My Younger Self: Grayson Perry' (p.14-15)

 Feature: 'Vendor Success Stories: Moving On' (p.32-33, 35)

 Feature: 'Rise of the Homeless Bakers: No Soggy Bottoms Here!' (p.41)

 Adverts: look at selection  of 2-3

Link to whole issue of magazine

INFO AND BACKGROUND ( and ideology)

• Publisher – Dennis and The Big Issue Ltd.

 • Genre – Independent/Current Affairs/Entertainment/Street magazine

 • First published – 1991

 • Creators – John Bird and Gordon Roddick

 • Current cover price - £2.50

 • Current circulation – 82,000

 • Distribution method – “Since the magazine was founded, we have been in partnership with the people who sell it. Vendors buy The Big Issue for £1.25 and sell it for £2.50. Each seller is a micro-entrepreneur who is working, not begging”  https://www.bigissue.com/latest/how-much-does-the-big-issue-cost/

  The magazine is one part of The Big Issue Ltd alongside:

 The Big Issue Foundation – an independently funded charity which provides support and guidance for vendors in areas such as training, education, health and housing

 Big Issue Invest – helps to finance sustainable social enterprises, charities and a social trading platform

 The Big Issue Shop – buyers purchasing eco-friendly products, or products from organisations which use profits to support social enterprises or charitable causes

 

 

REPRESENTATIONS

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