Media blog 1 -Mr Bush

Task One: Media Magazine article and questions 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? Keith Perch had 130 journalists by his side. Kieth Perch saw the paper, if still in print, as a weekly paper, very expensive and with a low circulation but if online, there will be fewer staff. 2) How does Perch view the phone hacking scandal? The fact that the police didn't handle the case well , the newspapers had to intervene thus, according to Perch, the newspapers were caught in the midst of it. 3) What does IPSO stand for and how does it work? Independent Press Standards Organisation. IPSO works as a complaints union. If a newspaper hasn't dealt with a complaint within 28 days, then the IPSO complaint committee will intervene and see  if  the Editor’s Code of Practice has been broken. If broken the committee demands corrections to the page  4) What is Perch&

1) Come up with a news story from the last 12 months for each of the categories suggested by Harriss, Leiter and Johnson: Conflict -  Yemen: The doctor on the front line after years of war Progress-  Shares plunge as face worst day since financial crisis Disaster-  Coronavirus: Boris Johnson to hold emergency Cobra meeting Consequence-  Coronavirus information: How to stay safe Prominence-   Joana Vasconcelos: Will Gompertz reviews the artist's show at Yorkshire Sculpture Park 2) 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? Asylum: You're right to worry This headline suggests that asylum seekers pose a threat to the community and sets up ideas of conflict. It creates fear of the outsider and immigrants. It talks about immigration which is  a relevant topic top the UK 3) What is gatekeeping? A process of filtering information

1) Why does Clay Shirky argue that 'accountability journalism' is so important and what example does he give of this? Accountability journalism is important as Shirky argues it's the journalism that can call out the illegal journalism that occurs.He uses the story of Father George Geoghan as an example here. 2) What does Shirky say about the relationship between newspapers and advertisers? Which websites does he mention as having replaced major revenue-generators for newspapers (e.g. jobs, personal ads etc.)? He suggests that some newspapers used advertising but also have accountability journalism. However it does co,e at a price as some advertisers are forced to over pay. 3) Shirky talks about the 'unbundling of content'. This means people are reading newspapers in a different way. How does he suggest audiences are consuming news stories in the digital age? Shirks suggests that the rise of social media has Miao ted readers and how they read news stories.

WEEK 1: DAILY MAIL Singer Anne Marie issues mortified apology after appearing in TV sketch where Ant & Dec wore headbands displaying Japan's controversial Rising Sun flag. This is soft news as it addresses celebrity news. The article talks about the singer Anne Marie who appeared on a TV show with Ant and Dec who wore the Japanese rising sun symbol on headbands which was culturally sensitive. The singer issued an apology aswell as ITV who told the Daily Mail, " ' We apologise for any offence caused during the End of the Show Show by the costumes worn.". The rising sun:  The symbol once thought by the Japanese to light the darkness of the world, became a symbol of darkness to the rest of Asia. In former Japanese occupied countries, the  rising sun  flag  symbolizes  Japanese imperial aggression and war crimes . I think this appeals to the newspaper's audience as it suggests the branching out of audience appeal of the daily mail. I don't think

Blog tasks: The decline in print media Part 1: Ofcom report into news consumption 2019 Read  this Ofcom 2019 report on the consumption of news in the UK . Note down the key statistics and changes that Ofcom highlight and answer the following questions: 1) Look at the key findings from the report on pages 2-3. How do UK adults generally get their news?  Most UK adults retrieve their news from the television. 2) Read the overall summary for adults on pages 7-8. What do you notice about the changing way adults are getting their news? Previously adults would watch the news to get their news but die to the rise of social media, this has declined. 3) Look at the summary of platforms used on page 13. What do you notice about newspapers and how has it changed since 2018? In 2019, Newspapers have decreased by 2% since 2018.  4) Now look at the demographic summary for news platforms on page 15. What audience demographic groups (e.g. age, social class) are most and least li

1) Type up your  feedback  in full (you do not need to write mark/grade if you do not wish to). 59/84- B Needs more media terminology  2) Did you succeed in meeting or exceeding your  target grade  for A Level Media? If not, how many additional marks do you need to achieve your target grade in this paper? I achieved my targets for media but I don’t wish to remain at a B, I plan to work to an A/A*. I need to get 9 more marks on this paper to get an A, I think these will come from the 20 markers. The grade boundaries for this paper: A* = 78; A = 68; B = 56; C = 46; D = 36; E = 26. Now read through the AQA  mark scheme . This is vital as the paper was an official specimen exam paper and therefore the mark scheme tells us a lot about what AQA are expecting us to produce. The  original question paper is here  if that is helpful too. 3) Write a  question-by-question analysis  of your performance. For each question, write how many marks you got from the number available and