Media exam Khaterah

The Guardian newspaper and website analysis Use your own purchased copy plus the notable front pages above to answer the following questions - bullet points/note form is fine.  1) What are the most significant front page headlines seen in the Guardian in recent years? 'Tariff turmoil wipes millions off the global market' 'Half a million to strike as unions warn talks are ‘going backwards’ 2) Ideology and audience: What ideologies are present in the Guardian? Is the audience positioned to respond to stories in a certain way? The newspaper has a liberal focus, often tackling subjects like human rights, social justice, and climate change. it positions its audience to take in their information as truthful and important as they have an empathise on investigative journalism that supports their work to be factual. 3) How do the Guardian editions/stories you have studied reflect British culture and society? The Guardian talks a lot about its culture and society by writing on storie...

Daily Mail and Mail Online analysis  Use your own purchased copy or our scanned copy of the Brexit edition from January 2020 plus the notable front pages above to answer the following questions - bullet points/note form is fine. 1) What are the most significant front page headlines seen in the Daily Mail in recent years? Will a British divorcee cost Wolfie his job? Oh no, not January 24th! Shocking video evidence of American brutality Charlie Dimmock's mum lost in floods Bargains spark chaos at Ikea store launch Violent past of US Army's torturer-in-chief Kimberly saga: Was there a fourth man? Grateful boss surprises staff with Caribbean holiday Man held knife to son's throat in Abigail attack By George, he's done it again Store withdraws video game after brutal killing 2) Ideology and audience: What ideologies are present in the Daily Mail? Is the audience positioned to respond to stories in a certain way? It seen as a right wing news paper endorsing the conservative p...

Task One: Media Magazine article and questions Read the Media Magazine article: From Local Press to National Regulator in MM56 (p55). You'll find the article  in our Media Magazine archive here . Once you've read the article, answer the following questions: 1) Keith Perch used to edit the  Leicester Mercury . How many staff did it have at its peak and where does Perch see the paper in 10 years' time? It had 130 journalists and that in 10 years time if newspapers were in print it would be released weekly and be very expensive with a small circulation. 2) How does Perch view the phone hacking scandal? The scandal has revealed far too many newspapers have been caught up in a regulatory system. He believes that this small section of press should not have been dealt with legally and that regulation is not the answer. Levenson may have been involved however Perch writes how he didn't look carefully in what was is happening in the regional press or in small weekly papers. 3) W...

11/02 Mail online- https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14383795/Hamas-Donald-Trump-hostages.html It reports that the United States has initiated direct negotiations with Hamas to secure the release of American hostages held in Gaza. President Trump's plans for the hostages are taking place in Qatar and focus on the release. They want an agreement for all remaining hostages in exchange for a long-term truce, though nothing has been finalized yet.  Guardians- https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/10/trump-gaza-ceasefire-hamas-hostages The articles writes of demanding the release of hostages held in Gaza. Trump's threats towards Israel to consider withdrawing from Gaza without establishing a ceasefire. Hamas has responded by rejecting the offer, stating that hostages will only be freed as part of a prisoner exchange.  24/02 Mail online- https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14433347/NATO-scrambles-warplanes-Poland-Putin-uses-nuke-capable-strategic-bombers-pound-nei...

  Part 1: Clay Shirky lecture Go to the  Nieman Lab webpage (part of Harvard university) and watch the video of Clay Shirky presenting to Harvard students . The video is also available on YouTube below but the Nieman Lab website has a written transcript of everything Shirky says.  Play the clip AND read along with the transcript below to ensure you are following the argument. You need to watch from the beginning to 29.35 (the end of Shirky's presentation). Once you've watched and read the presentation and made notes (you may want to copy and paste key quotes from the transcript which is absolutely fine), answer the questions below: 1) Why does Clay Shirky argue that 'accountability journalism' is so important and what example does he give of this? He says its the 'iron core of journalism' explaining how to consists of having three reporters dispatched for a long period on a story that may or may not pan out. The example he gives was between between the rise of t...

  Read   Media Factsheet 76: News Values   and complete the following questions/tasks.  Our  Media Factsheet archive is available here  - you'll need your Greenford Google login to access. 1) What example news story does the Factsheet use to illustrate Galtung and Ruge's News Values? Why is it an appropriate example of a news story likely to gain prominent coverage? Conflict- Tension or surprise Progress- Triumph or achievement Disaster- Defeat or destruction Consequence- Effects on individuals or community Prominence- The well-known or famous Novelty- The unusual or emotional Appropriate examples of new stories are more likely to gain more coverage as it matches media expectations helping raise credibility and awareness to the newspaper company. 2) What is gatekeeping? Its the actions of limiting access to something or keeping information to oneself. 3) What are the six ways bias can be created in news? -Bias through selection and omission -Bias throu...