Kaye: Media Coursework Blog 2 - Mr Bush

1)   Radio: Introduction to Radio 2)  Radio: BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat 3) Radio: War of the Worlds

  Media Factsheet Read Media Factsheet #176: CSP Radio - War of the Worlds . You'll need your Greenford Google login to download it. Then answer the following questions: 1) What is the history and narrative behind War of the Worlds? The history and narrative behind War of the Worlds is that it is an adaptation of H.G Well's novel of the same name. This is the idea that aliens from another planet, mars invades the world and ensures conflict between mankind. 2) When was it first broadcast and what is the popular myth regarding the reaction from the audience? It was first broadcast on the 30th of October 1938. The popular myth regarding the reation from the audience has it that thousands of New Yorkers fled their homes in panic, and all across America people crowded the streets to witness for themselves the real space battle between earth and the Martians. 3) How did the New York Times report the reaction the next day? The New York Times produced newspapers across the country the ...

Newsbeat analysis Use  BBC Sounds to listen to Radio 1 . Select a Newsbeat bulletin (8am or 12.45pm are good options) and then answer the following questions:  1) What news stories were featured in the bulletin you listened to? The news stories that was featured in the bulletin I listened to was about sports, specifically football and Paraguay’s biggest win in the World Cup. 2) How does Newsbeat appeal to a youth audience? Newsbeat might appeal to a youth audience by producing news in a shorter length as well as focusing on soft news such as sports as they are more interested in it.  3) How might Newsbeat help fulfil the BBC's responsibilities as a public service broadcaster?  Newsbeat help fulfil the BBC's responsibilities as a PSB by keeping and focusing on their remit, to inform, educate and entertain. They provide surveillance especially for younger audience as well as providing a range of contents for their entertainment . Media Factsheet #246: BBC R...

  Read  Media Factsheet #224 Understanding the Industrial Context of Radio . This will give you a wider perspective on industry contexts for radio with particular focus on the industry theorists (Hesmondhalgh, Curran & Seaton, Livingstone & Lunt). Answer the following questions:  1) Read the first two pages of the factsheet. How does the Factsheet argue that radio still has cultural significance in the digital age?  It argues that radio still has significance through the idea that radio is still popular and used significantly by other countries such as Africa where people still ave limited access to internet. It is also significant through the idea that it accompanies people in their car as well as the fact that different formats such as magazine format or advertising all started from radio.  2) Look at the page 4 section on media theories. Briefly summarise the ideas of Curran and Seaton, Hesmondhalgh and Livingstone and Lunt. Curran and Seaton - “Commu...

  1) Music Video: Introduction - factsheet questions 2) Music Video: Old Town Road CSP 3) Music Video: Postcolonial theory 4) Music Video: Ghost Town CSP 5) Music Video: Postmodernism and music video

  Media Magazine Theory Drop - Postmodernism Create a new blog post called 'Postmodernism in music video: blog tasks'. Read ‘The Theory Drop: Postmodernism’ in MM66  (p26). You'll find our Media Magazine archive here - remember you'll need your Greenford Google login to access. Answer the following questions: 1) How does the article define postmodernism in the first page of the article? Postmodernism is a cultural  movement that distrusts all  established philosophies and  frequently experiments with  the medium it is presented in.  Postmodernism  takes this concept of questioning traditional structures, representations  and expectations and pushes things  a step further. 2) What did media theorist and Semiotician Roland Barthes suggest in his essay ' The Death of the Author '? He suggests that a writer's opinions, intentions or interpretation of their own work are no more valid than anyone else's, suggesting that the audiences or the ...