Shreyam's Media Exam Blog 1 - Mr Bush

The Guardian newspaper and website analysis Use your own purchased copy plus the notable front pages above to answer the following questions - bullet points/note form is fine.  1) What are the most significant front page headlines seen in the Guardian in recent years? Democracy has prevailed - Joe Biden becomes president of The United States Brexit has finally happened - The biggest gamble in a generation 2) Ideology and audience: What ideologies are present in the Guardian? Is the audience positioned to respond to stories in a certain way? Left-wing ideologies are present. Audiences are positioned to respond to stories. 3) How do the Guardian editions/stories you have studied reflect British culture and society? Brexit is an important piece of British history Now visit  the Guardian newspaper website  and look at a few stories before answering these questions: 1) What are the top stories? Are they examples of soft news or hard news? Iran's air strike on Israel: The full story s

Daily Mail and Mail Online analysis Use your own purchased copy or  our scanned copy of the Brexit edition from January 2020  plus the notable front pages above to answer the following questions - bullet points/note form is fine. 1) What are the most significant front page headlines seen in the Daily Mail in recent years? A NEW DAWN FOR BRITAIN ASYLUM SEEKERS FERRIED AROUND IN STRETCH LIMO ENEMIES OF THE PEOPLE 2) Ideology and audience: What ideologies are present in the Daily Mail? Is the audience positioned to respond to stories in a certain way? Right-wing ideologies are present in the Daily Mail. The audience is positioned to agree with the message of the news stories. 3) How do the Daily Mail stories you have studied reflect British culture and society? They seem to be very conservative and "Pro-Britain". The headline "A NEW DAWN FOR BRITAIN" celebrates Britain's independence from the EU. However, " ASYLUM SEEKERS FERRIED AROUND IN STRETCH LIMO"

1) Keith Perch used to edit the  Leicester Mercury . How many staff did it have at its peak and where does Perch see the paper in 10 years' time? At its peak, the Leicester Mercury employed 130 journalists . Perch sees the future of the paper as bleak. He predicts that if it continues in print , it will likely become a weekly publication with a significantly reduced circulation , employing as few as five or six staff. If it transitions to online-only , which he deems the likeliest outcome, it may struggle to generate profits and consequently have a minimal staff. 2) How does Perch view the phone hacking scandal? Perch views the phone hacking scandal as a significant issue where illegal activities occurred, which should have been addressed legally. He believes the scandal resulted in disproportionate actions, dragging many newspapers and magazines into a regulatory system that he deems inappropriate. He contends that the focus should have been on dealing with illegal behaviour t

Part 1: Clay Shirky lecture Go to the  Nieman Lab webpage (part of Harvard university) and watch the video of Clay Shirky presenting to Harvard students . The video is also available on YouTube below but the Nieman Lab website has a written transcript of everything Shirky says.  Play the clip AND read along with the transcript below to ensure you are following the argument. You need to watch from the beginning to 29.35 (the end of Shirky's presentation). Once you've watched and read the presentation and made notes (you may want to copy and paste key quotes from the transcript which is absolutely fine), answer the questions below: 1) Why does Clay Shirky argue that 'accountability journalism' is so important and what example does he give of this? Clay Shirky argues that " accountability journalism " is crucial because it holds powerful institutions and individuals accountable for their actions, thus serving as a check on corruption and abuse of power. He gives

1) What example news story does the Factsheet use to illustrate Galtung and Ruge's News Values? Why is it an appropriate example of a news story likely to gain prominent coverage? The Factsheet uses the example of a British servicewoman, Lisa Head, being killed in Afghanistan to illustrate Galtung and Ruge's News Values . This story is an appropriate example of a news story likely to gain prominent coverage because it combines elements of conflict, intensity, and cultural proximity . It involves the conflict of war, has a high intensity due to the death of a soldier, and is culturally relevant to the audience as it involves a British servicewoman. 2) What is gatekeeping? Gatekeeping is the process of filtering information prior to dissemination. It involves the selection and prioritisation of news stories by editors or journalists , determining which stories are published or broadcasted and which are not. Gatekeeping can also extend to the framing of stories, the choice of l