Abiha's media blog

  Representation 1) What political party does the  Daily Mirror  support? They support the labour party. 2) How does the  Daily Mirror  usually represent rich and powerful people? The newspaper will act as a voice for normal people and go against the rich and powerful people 3) How are celebrities usually presented in tabloid newspapers like the Daily Mirror? Look at the 'New Bond stars are revealed' story on the front page of the  Daily Mirror . Celebrities are presented to look good and sometimes look bad. They help create gossip for the readers 4) How are the royal family presented in the double-page spread 'Kate told Harry to make peace... then they all met up for tea'?  The royal family is presented as a normal family who have fights and then make up, but also a posh family who go to drink tea afterwards. 5) Why do you think the  Daily Mirror  represents the royal family as a 'normal' family? Why might this appeal to  Daily Mirror  readers? The audience may

  1) Type up your feedback in full - WWW & EBI. You do not have to write your mark and grade if you don't want to. 2) Write a definition for  intertextuality  to make sure you know this terminology. When a media text references to another media type. 3) Write a list of narrative theories that you could have used for question 1.2. How do these relate to Class? You can refer to the extract or any other moment in episode 4 of Class. -Todorov's therory  --propp's theory -enigma+ action theory 4) How do the four aspects of Blumler and Katz's Uses and Gratifications theory apply to Class? Give specific examples from episode 4 of Class. -personal relationships -personal identity -diversion -surveillance  5) Write a plan for question 2 in the assessment - the 20-mark essay on social and cultural contexts. Use the  mark scheme  to help you and aim to plan an introduction, conclusion and at least three detailed paragraphs. Paragraph 1: brief answer to the question paragraph 2

  Language 1) Write the definition of the following key language for newspaper front pages: Masthead: The title                Pug: eye catcher  Splash Head: Slogan: Dateline: Kicker: Byline: Standfirst: 2) How much does a copy of the Daily Mirror cost? 80p 3) What are the main stories on the CSP edition of the Daily Mirror (see above)? Gossip about the royal family 4) Why is the choice of news stories on the  Mirror  CSP front page typical of a tabloid newspaper? They have more photographs than writing on the newspaper and there are short articles. 5) What is the balance on the Daily Mirror front page between images, headlines and text? it focuses on entertainment and is less about political news. Audience 1) What is the target audience for the Daily Mirror? target audience for daily mirror is above 50 as they don't know how to use technology  2) Why does the Mirror front page story appeal to the Daily Mirror audience? It shows about the prime minister and election.This shows they

  1) Type up your feedback in full - WWW & EBI. You do not have to write your mark and grade if you don't want to. This is really starting to concern me...the last TV asessment was a new experience but this one should have shown some progress.You start q1.3 and q2 well but stop after only one or 4 sentences.Why? I think we need to have a very honest reflection on where we are at : i expected to see some progress here but you got the same score as last time.Is this a revision issue?  Missing the original work? Exam technique? Reflect on this and be honest. 2) Write a definition for a  preferred reading  to make sure you know this terminology. The  original blogpost for Reception theory  may help with this. The meaning the producers intend to communicate. This builds on the idea that producers can position the audience in a certain way and influence their reading so they accept the intended message by using recognised codes and conventions (such as stereotypes). 3) Write a list o

  1) What type of news can you typically find in a   tabloid  newspaper? Soft newspaper: celebrity,gossip,royal family,showbiz and sport. 2)  What type of news can you typically find in a  broadsheet  newspaper? The type of news you can typically find in a broadsheet newspaper are hard news like politics, international, culture and sport news. Hard news, politics,international,culture,sport.All for information purposes-less for entertainment.  3) If someone is  left-wing , which political party are they likely to support? Which newspaper would they be likely to read?  If someone is left-wing, the political party they are likely to support are the Labour party so the newspaper they would likely read is the Daily Mirror. 4) If someone is  right-wing , which political party are they likely to support? Which newspaper would they be likely to read? If someone is right-wing, the political party they are likely to support are the Conservatives so the newspaper they would likely read is The Ti