Antonia's A-level Media Blog

  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?  Because a record company bought all her music and she was unable to buy it back and make it her own, so she re-recorded all her music so that she owns all her songs again. 2) Why did Taylor Swift choose to make the short film 'All Too Well'?  To push her professional creative boundaries for the sake of her art and story telling. 3) What other examples are provided in the article of Taylor Swift using media to construct her own image?  She directs and writes all her own content/ creations. She makes public and people aware of her haters and her fallouts Her albums Taylor Swift textual analysis Work through the following tasks to complete your textual analysis of Taylor Swift's website and social media.  1)...

  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"? Whether or not the product does ell or is successful is based on the audiences views and enjoyment of the product rather than producers professionally filtering it then publishing it. 2) How does YouTube and social media culture act as a form of cultural imperialism or 'Americanisation'?  Majority of it is ran by America/ American culture. This could be because of the English language being the most dominant globalised language, thus being mainly American culture. 3) How do influencers reinforce capitalist ideologies?      Through their following/ subscribers and affecting algorithms. 4) How can YouT...

  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? The network doesn't care what the data means or how it is used Stay connected 2) What are the negatives or dangers linked to the development of the internet? Impossible to stop spam, abuse, or trading of images The way it is regulated an controlled has major impact on our lives bullying, abuse and pornography and extremists 3) What does ‘open technology’ refer to? Do you agree with the idea of ‘open technology’? It refers to the belief that if we want an op...