Media 1st Blog

The Times - Introduction : Blog Tasks Read  the About Us page of the Times website  and answer the following questions: 1) What year was  The Times  founded and when did it start using the  Times  name? The Times was founded in 1785 and it started using the name in 1788. 2) What content did John Walter suggest the paper would offer in the first edition? John Walter intended to include  politics, foreign affairs, matters of trade, legal trials, advertisements and amusements  in the first edition of the papers. 3) What does the page say about the political views in  The Times ?  The pages political views frequently supports the conservative party while remaining a bit more indifferent to other right leaning papers.  4) Who owns  The Times  today and how is editorial integrity protected? The Times today is currently owned by News UK and editorial integrity is protected by designs to protect the editorial independence of The T...

Newspapers: Daily Mirror - Language and Representations Language: 1) Write the definition of the following key language for newspaper front pages (you may want to add an example for each from our Daily Mirror CSP): Masthead: A list at the top of a newspaper page that includes the names of owners, writers and editors as well as the title of the newspaper. Pug: A small box or advertisement located in one of the top corners of the front page.  Splash Head: The largest and most important headline on the front page of a newspaper. Slogan: A short and memorable part of a catchphrase that defines the newspaper. Dateline: A short text in the beginning of a news story stating where and even when a newspaper report would've been filed or written. Byline: A line of text in the beginning of a newspaper that identifies the writer. Standfirst: A short paragraph of text in a newspaper that sits between the headline and body text. 2) What is the main story on the CSP edition of the Daily Mirror (...

Introduction to Newspapers 1) What type of news can you typically find in a tabloid newspaper? In a tabloid newspaper you'd most likely find large headlines, stories that take high interest, gossip and more. 2)  What type of news can you typically find in a broadsheet newspaper? In a broadsheet newspaper you'd most likely find in-depth stories that are more serious such as government and politics, culture and arts and business and finance. 3) If someone is left-wing, which political party in the UK are they most likely to support? Which newspapers would they be likely to read? If someone is a left-wing they're probably most likely to support the Labour Party and read a mainstream newspaper. 4) If someone is right-wing, which political party in the UK are they most likely to support? Which newspaper would they be most likely to read? If someone is the right-wing they'll probably most likely support Political Parties and read broadsheets and tabloids. 5)...

December Mock Exam: Learner Response 1) Type up any feedback on your paper (you don't need to write the mark and grade if you want to keep this confidential). If you only have marks and a grade on the paper, write a WWW/Next Steps yourself based on your scores. WWW: Chea, some knowledge of the OSP CPS's in this paper in relation to how they use their social media online to influence. Next Steps/EBI: Revise camerawork - not enough understanding when analysing this clip. (2) Read questions carefully Q2 was about representations of age not gender!! Grade: 4 Marks: 30/84 2) Use the mark scheme for this Paper 2 mock (posted on GC) to read the answers AQA were looking for. First, write down a definition and example of non-diegetic sound (Q1.1 and 1.2).  1.1 - Non diegetic sound is sound that isn't heard outside the stories world and isn't heard by the characters either and an example of this could be music playing from a radio. 1.2 - An example of this is like hearing the...

OSP: Rashford & Kardashian - Language and Representation Work through the following tasks to cover the Language and Representation key concepts for our OSP CSPs: Language 1) Make two lists - one of website conventions used on Marcus Rashford and Kim Kardashian's official website and one of social media conventions found on their Instagram pages.  Kim Kardashian Social media Conventions: . High curated followed aesthetic . Carefully chosen photos posts for higher viewing   . Specific channel content direct interaction and  engagement  Website Conventions: . Catchy memorable website name (easy to find) . Clear call to action on her shopping experience . Professional imagery promoting luxury items . Interaction with social media further promoting website Marcus Rashford Social Media Conventions: . Encourages online dialogue  through  comments and more . Feed of high quality videos and  photo  of  football career and personal life ....

Introduction to OSP: Influencers blog tasks Read  this article in The Week magazine on the rise of social media influencers  and answer the following questions:   1) What years did YouTube, Twitter and Instagram launch? YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram launched in 2005, 2006, and 2010 2) What is the definition of an influencer?  An influencer is a person who uses their large social media following to promote products and services to their audience. 3) Give an example of an influencer and how many followers they have. Try and add some additional information, brand associations or other statistics if you can. Beyoncé is a major cultural figure with over 310 million Instagram followers whose business empire includes her own fashion line. 4) How big is the influencer industry according to the article? The influencer marketing industry was worth some $8 billion a year. 5) What are the problems associated with being an influencer? Being an influencer is associated with...