Video: Magazines On Screen: 13 Going on 30

In a clip from the film 13 Going on 30, the character played by Jennifer Garner (a teenage girl who wakes up as her adult self) makes a pitch to revamp the magazine where she works. Watch the clip and then answer the questions below.

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Discussion Questions

  1. Question 99.33

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    In what ways does this scene reflect aspects of the magazine industry described in your textbook or in the classroom? In what ways might it seem unrealistic?

  2. Question 99.34

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    13 Going on 30 was first released in 2004. What has changed in the magazine industry in the decade or so since then? How might this scene be different if it were taking place today?