Media Blog 1 (Bradley)

Assessment 2 Learner Response Marks = 26 Grade = B WWW - A strong assessment: great to see your opinion coming through alongside terminology and theory EBI - Revise industry and PSB a little to add the knowledge required for the top level. Question 4 would benefit from a little more organisation and paragraphing. Examples will also help but studying the CSP's will provide material for this. Question 1: I could have talked about the use of the modern yet serif font for the artist name to suggest that Stormzy has a strong presence yet moves with times. I could have also talked about the gold, textured colour scheme to the main text to show connotations of success and luxury, reflecting Stormzy's career. Question 2: I could have referenced Conglomerate ownership and how it helps dominate media industries through sheer size and power and how it can also help reduce costs and increase profit. Question 3: In terms of the argument For, I could have talked about how it is regulated by

Watch the Everyday Sexism TED talk from Laura Bates (linked above) and answer the following questions: 1) Why did Laura Bates start the Everyday Sexism project? People kept saying that people are more or less equal and that women shouldn't make a fuss but Laura Bates saw that this was not true and that she should make a fuss. She did this by trying to make awareness of the problem so she  set up a website where people could talk about their experiences/ 2) How does the Everyday Sexism project link to the concept of post-feminism? Is feminism still required in western societies? It links to the idea that we're in post-feminism as people say that men and women are more or less equal and that they shouldn't make a fuss about it but it can be argued that feminism is still required in Western Societies. 3) Why was new technology essential to the success of the Everyday Sexism project? Laura Bates lacked the funding in order to keep the site going and believed only a small number

1) Why is representation an important concept in Media Studies? Representations are always seen from either yours or someone else's  point of view. It also usually follows someone else's  ideology. This understanding of how representations work helps us to see how media products create different meanings. 2) How does the example of Kate Middleton show the way different meanings can be created in the media? There are two different sets of images of the Duchess, in this case the photographer, picture editor and news editor are its gatekeepers.  attempts can be made to shape and control the image, depending on the nature of the story, and the news agenda at the time. This allows the image of the Royal Family to be improved depending on how the image was taken. 3) Summarise the section 'The how, who and why of media representation' in 50 words. Producers consider what the audience expects from them, the limitations of creating media in that genre, the narrative they hope to

1) What is regulation and why do media industries need to be regulated? Regulation is a rule or directive made by an authority figure and media industries need to be regulated in order to ensure that organisations act fairly 2) What is OFCOM responsible for? OFCOM is responsible for regulation telephone services, radio, television  and some aspects of the internet. They are also responsible for granting licenses to Radio stations and TV companies. 3) Look at the section on the OFCOM broadcasting code. Which do you think are the three most important sections of the broadcasting code and why? 1. Protecting minors as people under eighteen should be protected from certain aspects of media that could be seen as unsafe and damaging to those who are underage. 2. Privacy as the information of everyone should remain disclosed and private to the public eye. 3. Religion as anything broadcasted about religion should be factually correct, otherwise it would disrespect the religion in itself by allo