Neev media exam

  Read the Media Magazine feature 'Representation old and new'. This is in MM51 on page 6 - go to  our Media Magazine archive  to find the article. Complete the following tasks: 1) Why is representation an important concept in Media Studies?  2) How does the example of Kate Middleton show the way different meanings can be created in the media? 3) Summarise the section 'The how, who and why of media representation' in 50 words. 4) How does Stuart Hall's theory of preferred and oppositional readings fit with representation? 5) How has new technology changed the way representations are created in the media? 6) What example is provided of how national identity is represented in Britain - and how some audiences use social media to challenge this? Watch  the clip from Luther that we studied in class  (Season 1, Episode 1 - minute 7.40-10.00 - you'll need your Greenford Google login to access the clip). Now answer these final two questions: 7) Write a paragra...

  Index: 1)  Introduction to Media: 10 questions 2)  Media consumption audit 3)  Semiotics blog tasks 4)  Language: Reading an image - media codes 5)  Reception theory - advert analysis and factsheet 6)  Structuralism: Factsheet questions and film trailer analysis 7)  Genre: Factsheets and genre study questions 8)  Narrative: Factsheet questions 9)  Audience: classification - psychographics presentation notes 10)  October assessment learner response 11)  Audience theory 1 - Hypodermic needle/Two-step flow/U&G 12)  Audience theory 2 - The effects debate - Bandura, Cohen 13)  Industries: Ownership and Control 14 )   Industries: Hesmondhalgh - The Cultural Industries 15)  Industries: Public Service Broadcastin g 16)  Industries: Regulati o n

  Media regulation: blog tasks Go to our Media Factsheet archive on the Media Shared drive and open Factsheet 128: Contemporary Media Regulation. Our Media Factsheet archive can be found at M:\Resources\A Level\Media Factsheets.  You can  find it online here - you'll need to log in using your Greenford Google login .  Read the Factsheet and complete the following questions/tasks: 1) What is regulation and why do media industries need to be regulated?  Systems of regulation are required to provide rules and regulations to ensure that organisations operate  fairly. 2) What is OFCOM responsible for?  In the media industry there are several regulatory bodies that exist  to monitor the way that their industries work. Broadcast media (TV and Radio) are regulated by OFCOM – the OFfice of COMmunication  and the advertising industry is regulated by the Advertising Standards  Authority. 3) Look at the section on the OFCOM broadcasting code. Which ...