Media exam Khaterah

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...