Antonia's A-level Media Blog

  1) Type up your feedback in   full  (you don't need to write the mark and grade if you want to keep this confidential). WWW: Excellent response to q1  EBI: Q2- consider how useful the media effects theories are when analysing the CSPs in relation to context. Q3- Mostly secure knowledge of both magazine CSPs; needs more industries + examples to reference from both CSPs 2) Focusing on the BBC  Newsbeat  question, write three ways it helps to fulfil the BBC's mission statement that you  didn't  include in your original assessment answer. Use the mark scheme for ideas. The news topics in a Newsbeat bulletin tend to offer entertainment to listeners. Although the top story will usually be serious (hard news) every Newsbeat bulletin will contain some sport or entertainment content which helps to fulfil the remit to entertain. For example, Newsbeat will contain pretty extensive reports from major sporting events such as Wimbledon or the World Cup ...

  Go to our Media Factsheet archive on the Media Shared drive and open  Factsheet 170: Gilroy – Ethnicity and Postcolonial Theory . Our Media Factsheet archive is on the Media Shared drive: M:\Resources\A Level\Media Factsheets or you can  access it online here  using your Greenford Google login. Read the Factsheet and complete the following questions/tasks: 1) How does Gilroy suggest racial identities are constructed? Historically constructed formed by colonization. 2) What does Gilroy suggest regarding the causes and history of racism? Racial differences and racial identities are the product of racial oppression. Racism causes race. 3) What is ethnic absolutism and why is Gilroy opposed to it? A line of thinking which sees humans as apart of different ethnic compartments, with race as the basis of human differentiation.  He opposes it as it is a counter to his argument that racism causes race. 4) How does Gilroy view diasporic identity? Diasporas are considere...

  Audience Background and audience wider reading Read  this Guardian feature on stan accounts and fandom . Answer the following questions: 1) What examples of fandom and celebrities are provided in the article? Lady Gaga: Little Monsters Beyonce: Beehive Taylor Swift: Swifties Nicki Minaj: Barbs 2) Why did Taylor Swift run into trouble with her fanbase?  Ticketmaster got locked out. 3) Do stan accounts reflect Clay Shirky's ideas regarding the 'end of audience'? How?  Yes, because they have the power to determine how people are see and how they're treated. Read  this Conversation feature on the economics of Taylor Swift fandom . Answer the following questions:  1) What do Taylor Swift fans spend their money on?  Albums, merchandise and concert tickets. 2) How does Swift build the connection with her fans? Give examples from the article. She memorises facts about each fan and sends fans surprise gifts. 3) What have Swifties done to try and get Taylor Sw...