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Influencers and celebrity culture: blog tasks

  1) Media Magazine reading Media Magazine 72 has a feature linking YouTube influencers to A Level media theories. Go to  our Media Magazine archive , click on MM72 and scroll to page 60 to read the article ‘The theory of everything - using YouTubers to understand media theory’. Answer the following questions: 1 ) How has YouTube "democratised media creativity"? The YouTube platform has democratised media creativity, with ordinary users uploading their own content: they are ‘producers’ (producer-users) and ‘prosumers’ (producer-consumers). 2) How does YouTube and social media culture act as a form of cultural imperialism or 'Americanisation'?  3) How do influencers reinforce capitalist ideologies?  4) How can YouTube and social media celebrity content be read as postmodern, an example of hyperreality?  5) What are the arguments for and against regulating online content such as YouTube? 6) How can Hesmondhalgh and Curran & Seaton's ideas be linked to online med

Taylor Swift: Language and Representations blog tasks

  Narrative Go to  our Media Magazine archive  (issue  MM79 ) and read the feature All Too Well on Taylor Swift and how she controls her own narrative. Answer the following questions:  1) Why is Taylor Swift re-recording her earlier albums?  Swift wants to stop being restricted by a record label and start presenting herself as an independent artist. 2) Why did Taylor Swift choose to make the short film 'All Too Well'?  Taylor swift  thought she could do more in the industry and trusted herself to make a good short film, therefore she wanted to explore new facets of media. 3) What other examples are provided in the article of Taylor Swift using media to construct her own image?  Re-release of albums, producing short films. Since the original release of Red all the way back in 2012, Swift has been forced to control virtually every aspect of her public image. Taylor Swift textual analysis Work through the following tasks to complete your textual analysis of Taylor Swift's webs

Clay Shirky: End of audience blog tasks

  Media Magazine reading Media Magazine 55 has an overview of technology journalist Bill Thompson’s conference presentation on ‘What has the internet ever done for me?’ It’s an excellent summary of the internet’s brief history and its impact on society. Go to  our Media Magazine archive , click on MM55 and scroll to page 13 to read the article ‘What has the internet ever done for me?’ Answer the following questions: 1) Looking over the article as a whole, what are some of the positive developments due to the internet highlighted by Bill Thompson?   Spotify or Snapchat – but is also makes it   next to impossible to stop spam, abuse or the   trading of images of child abuse. 2) What are the negatives or dangers linked to the development of the internet?  Extremists and radicals   can use the network to try to influence people  to join their cause, and fraud, scams, rip-offs   and malicious software are everywhere. 3) What does ‘open technology’ refer to? Do you agree with the idea of ‘op

Collective identity and representing ourselves: blog tasks

  Task 1: Media Magazine article Read the Media Magazine article on collective identity:  Self-image and the Media  (MM41 - page 6). Our  Media Magazine archive is here . Complete the following tasks on your blog: 1) Read the article and summarise each section in one sentence, starting with the section 'Who are you?' How the media can portray people and how from one photo many things can be deconstructed.   2) List   three   brands you are happy to be associated with and explain how they reflect your sense of identity. Nike: Promotion of fitness and bettering your well being with leisure clothing and shoes that are designed to feel good.  Pure gym: Helps people fight mental problems while becoming a better version of themselves  3) Do you agree with the view that modern media is all about 'style over substance'? What does this expression mean?  Yes, this is because they  only care about how things are perceived and what things can become miscommunication .  4) Explain B

The Gentlewoman: Language and Representation blog tasks

  Gentlewoman front cover  1) What do the typefaces used on the front cover suggest to an audience? subverts typical lifestyle and fashion magazines 2) How does the cover subvert conventional magazine cover design? lower case, sans serif   typography 3) Write an analysis of the central image. IMAGE FEELS LIKE A FRAMED PROTRAIT WITH AN ARTISTIC DESGIN. TIGHLY FRAMED. LOW ANGLE CLOSE UPS OF SCARLET JOHNSON. 4)  What representations of gender and celebrity can be found on this front cover? THE LOW ANGLE SHOWS THAT SJ IS LOOKING DOWN AT THE CAMERA CREATING A EMPOWERMENT REPRESENTATION. 5) What gender and representation theories can we apply to this cover of the Gentlewoman?  Feature: Modern Punches 1) How does the feature on Ramla Ali use narrative to engage the audience? Apply narrative theories here. THROUHG CHARACTER PROPS( HERO AND VILLAN) HERO: RAMLA ALI VILLAN: BULLY 2) What representations can you find in this feature - both interview and image? FEMALES CAN DO ANYTHING SUBVERTING ST

Magazine practical task research

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 This is the magazine I chose to go with                              my magazine: The main headline should be something to attract the customers. Therefore i have decided to go with a slogan that never misses. 'Celebrating 10 years of the award winning jeep' 'best midlife crisis 'dream car'

Introduction to Feminism

  Everyday Sexism Watch the Everyday Sexism TED talk from Laura Bates (linked above) and answer the following questions: 1) Why did Laura Bates start the Everyday Sexism project?   After experiencing sexual harassment herself, Laura realised that women everywhere face normalised sexual harassment. In an effort to raise awareness this behaviour, Laura launched a project where women can share their experiences of sexual harassment. 2) How does the Everyday Sexism project link to the concept of post-feminism? Is feminism still required in western societies?  Yes because they  still are oppressed. 3) Why was new technology essential to the success of the Everyday Sexism project? You can voice your opinions  on the internet 24/7. 4) Will there be a point in the future when the Everyday Sexism project is not required? What is  YOUR  view on the future of feminism? I think that in the future  it would be better and they would not need Everyday Sexism because many people now know about and enc