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The Future of Journalism

  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...
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News Values

  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...
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The decline in print media

Part 1: Ofcom report into news consumption Read  this Ofcom report on the consumption of news in the UK  and answer the following questions (bullet points/short answers are fine): 1) Look at the headlines from the report on page 6. Pick three that you think are interesting and bullet point them here. Why did you pick those three in particular?   1)TikTok's reach for news has increased from 2020 (1%) to 2022 (7%).- mentions a social media platform I frequently use 2)Social media is overtaking traditional channels for news among teens.- again here mentions social media which is something I use daily 3)Five of the top six TV channels (including BBC One which remains the top news source across platforms) saw decreased reach from 2021- takes about a type of media which is important in this generation 2) Look at the overall summary for adults on pages 7-8. What are the key points on newspapers?  -Reach of print/online newspapers decreased from 2020 (47%) to 2022 (38%)...
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Paper 2 mock exam learner response

1) Type up your  feedback  in full (you do not need to write mark/grade if you do not wish to). Total= 41 =C WWW- You start brilliant with Q1 so now just need to practice the 25 mark essay EBI- revise TV regulation/industry contexts (Q2) 2) Did you succeed in meeting or exceeding your  target grade  for A Level Media in this paper? If not, how many additional marks do you need to achieve your target grade in Paper 2? These are the grade boundaries we've used, based on real AQA exam grade boundaries (out of 84):   A* = 70; A = 62; B = 51; C = 40; D = 30; E = 20. My target grade was a B, I was 10 marks off so I just need to practice with 25 makers. Now  read through the real AQA mark scheme for Paper 2 .  3) Write a  question-by-question analysis  of your performance. For each question, write how many marks you got from the number available and identify any points that you missed by carefully studying the AQA indicative cont...
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Paper 1 mock exam learner response

1) Type up any  feedback  in full (you do not need to write mark/grade if you do not wish to). WWW: Khaterah, a fairly secure model performance overall. your section A has real strength. In particular, your ability to analyse unseen media products. EBI:  media terminology e.g. textual; poaching/ theories e.g. Curran and Seaton. Your 20- marker on the- Radio CSPs although your demonstration secure knowledge you do not fully engage with the Q focus. Now  re ad through the genuine AQA mark scheme . This is vital as the paper was an official exam paper and therefore the mark scheme tells us a lot about what AQA are expecting us to produce. 2) Write a  question-by-question analysis  of your performance. For each question, write how many marks you got from the number available and identify any points that you missed by carefully studying the AQA indicative content in the mark scheme: Example:  Q1: 4/8 marks Additional points: didn't mention enough about...
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Videogames: Final index

1)  Videogames: Henry Jenkins - fandom and participatory culture 2)  Videogames: The Sims FreePlay - Language & Representation 3)  Videogames: The Sims FreePlay - Audience & Industries 4)  Learner response: OSP assessment 5)  Videogames: Women in videogames &  Further feminist theory 6)  Videogames: Horizon Forbidden West - Language & Representations 7)  Videogames: Horizon Forbidden West - Audience & Industries
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Horizon Forbidden West: Audience and Industry

  Audience Look at  this YouGov blog on the console gaming audience  and answer the following questions: 1) What statistics can you find for the number of male / female players for the major consoles? PlayStation 5= 68% male and 29% female Xbox Series X|S= 68% male and 32% female  Switch=    54% male and 46% female 2) What is the difference between 'hardcore' and 'casual' gamers - and which do you think would play Horizon Forbidden West? Hardcore gamers are those people who take video games seriously or play competitively whereas casual gamers play for a more relaxing experience on commutes, in between work projects or chores. Horizon Forbidden West players are more hardcore as the game has a lot of detail and high graphics where the story and quest does not proceed in a short span of time. 3) What are the different reasons YouGov researched for why players play games? Which of these would apply to Horizon Forbidden West? When asking players ...
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