Content analysis of (cultural massages) Family magazines (July and September 2010)

In every society people expect cultural authorities to decrease the lack of information in cultural activities by collecting data. The lack of information causes many problems for cultural policymakers thus they have faced serious barriers to lay the foundation of cultural policy. So there should be a valid and comprehensive method to provide an objective aspect of the cultural status. Family magazines are considered a part of cultural Goods in Iran, so they play an important role in our culture. This paper examines the content of these family magazines, particularly the messages and cultural contents of them which have been published in a period of a month. The main goal for this article is:- We try to study the cultural issues which are considered in the magazines as well as photos and Ads of all publications then analyze their content (by using the content analysis method). 1) More than three-quarters of the headlines on the cover of these magazines are inconsistent with the news.2) The contents which consider the relationship between parents and children as well as the relationship of children in these magazines are very little thus it is recommended to pay more attention to these issues.