Media blog 1 - Mr bush

  Media conglomerate research 1) Type up your  research notes  from the lesson - what did you find out about your allocated media conglomerate? Selection of companies: Alphabet,  The Walt Disney Company,  National Amusements,  Meta,  News Corp,  Time Warner, Comcast. If you were absent or didn't have time in the lesson to make these notes, research  any one  of the companies above and find examples of all the terminology outlined in the notes at the start of this blogpost. walt disney company  operates the ABC television network; cable television networks such as Disney Channel, ESPN, Freeform, FX, and National Geographic; publishing, merchandising, music, and theater divisions; direct-to-consumer streaming services such as Disney+, ESPN+, Hulu, and Hotstar   net worth is $207.75 billion 2) Do you agree that governments should prevent media conglomerates from becoming too dominant? Write an argument that looks at both sides of ...

  Theory questions and your opinion 1) Social learning theory has been criticised for simplifying the causes of violence in society. Do you think the media is responsible for anti-social behaviour and violence?  i believe that for those over the age of 12 social medi can no longer be held responsible for this as your now old enough to be in control of your own actions but if your under the age of 10 and are continuously viewing violent media it may have a long lasting effect 2) How is social learning theory relevant in the digital age? Are young people now learning behaviour from social media and the internet? Give examples.  slt is relevent as children of younger and younger ages are being on the internet their behavour is shaped by what they see. James bulger (1999) during the court case for two 10 year olds who killed a 2 year old they said the idea was given by childs play 3 which highlights learnt behavuour from the film  3) Research  three  examples o...

Hypodermic needle model 1) Read this  Mail Online article about the effects of videogames . How does this article link to the hypodermic needle model? this links to the hypodermic needle as it suggests that consuming violent content inertly changes our world view over time neglecting free will. 2) How does coverage of the Talk Talk hacking case (see Daily Mail front page below) link to the hypodermic needle model? Why might someone  criticise  this front page?    This links to it as referencing the games the child consumes leads the viewers to believe its also a cause for his crimes.  3) What do  you  think of the hypodermic needle theory? Do audiences believe everything they see in the media? I believe that media does have the potential to impact some of its audiences into believing what they see but humans are complex and aren't just sponges that absorb whatever they're given a layer of choice and responsibility lies on them to rectify what is a...

Grade D mark: 13/29 1. Q1) 3 marks WWW:some media terminology and effective sentence structure.     EBI:you must refer to narrative theories (propp,todorov ect and answer needs to be much more detailed Q2) 8 marks WWW:some very good use of media terminology/theory and close analysis     EBI:Consider masculinity and stereotypes? Q3) 2 marks  WWW:good start and reference to specific genre/studios              EBI:much more detail needed:benifit for audience, genre theorist 2. Q1) Frequent appropriate use of subject specific terminology throughout. Q2)Excellent knowledge and understanding of the influences of the social and cultural contexts on media products that is consistently supported by highly appropriate and effective reference to the set products. Q3) Frequent appropriate use of subject specific terminology throughout. 3. action and enigma codes 4. todorov, media codes,abercrombie 5. Q3) genre  include au...

  Strugglers Alienated, Struggler, disorganised - with few resources apart from physical/mechanical skills (e.g. car repair). Heavy consumers of alcohol, junk food and lotteries, also trainers. Brand choice involves impact and sensation. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1m4263d6iKFmY7YZW9HTBDXhruQwCYf-gkuYJamgz8Vo/edit#slide=id.p