What is your impression of the sixties era. My impression of the 60s era is that it is very radical and bright, it is a decade of change.
Where does this come from? this comes from a multitude of media sources including Austin powers
5 key events
Vietnam war
Moon landings
Collapse of the common wealth
Cold war
Paris riots
5 key figures
Chairman Mao
JFK
Gandhi
Che Guevara
Martin Luther King JR
Chapter 5
Modern policing requires you to be able to put up with the vast amounts of abuse that the public throws at you because they see you as filth and the villains in the society therefore they do not like trust the police. This is seen in chapter 5 when the protagonists go up to students when they on their study period who are loitering around the pier and insult the police when they go up to them. The police may have not helped them in the past so they may be unwilling to help them in the future. this is seen in chapter 5 when a mans shop is vandalised and it takes the police 3 days to respond therefore when his son is a prime witness in a violent assault case he does not allow him to be interviewed. This inhibits the police's ability to help more people so it becomes a vicious cycle leading to more people unwilling to help the police and bring criminals to justice.
1. Explain technological convergence. [2] technological convergence is when two technologies come together cohesively
2. Explain 'channel surfing'. [2]
channel surfing is when you flick through multiple
3. Give 3 examples of how channels create brand loyalty [6]. there are hooks at the beginning of all shows. they use stars, production values. and narrative to hook people
4. What is 'long form television drama' ? [2] a long form TV drama is when a show has a long narrative arc with the same characters. this could also involve multiple seasons.
5. What is a 'flagship' programme? [2] the flagship programme is the prized program on the station that they heavily market and is their best program.
6. In exchange for the licence fee, what does the regulator require of the BBC as a Public Service Broadcasting channel? [6]
We look at current news articles about the BBC and return to the OCR fact sheet on the television industry.
According to The Times newspaper this week, watching TV live and in real time accounts for most TV viewing.
Newspaper industries –ownership and
control question: who
controls The Observer / Guardian and what are its values? The political party that the Observer are affiliated with are the Liberal Democrats. The Liberal Democrats are the part that push for more power in the state and social equality. The Observer believes in the values of being honest, acting with integrity and fairness and courage. They are owned by the Scott trust limited. They were founded in 1791.
Press
freedom and regulation question: What is
meant by 'a free press'? When The Guardian newspaper
investigated (and revealed) what The News of The World newspaper
had done to get stories, what big changes in press regulation resulted? A free press is when the press is not held to any government body. There has been recent changes in regard to the current regulatory body and if it should be changed or removed due to its incompetence.
Convergence question: "When newspapers operate online there is
technological and cultural convergence." What does this mean in The
Observer? If you are reading a Hard copy or the online version they have the same values and similar articles. meaning that the the two versions are coming together under the same flag.
Newspaper audiences question: The Observer has different sections designed to appeal to different types of readers. Explain this with examples. There is a sports section to appeal to sports fans and a cooking section. there is also a TV section for people who might be wanting to find something to watch on TV or which movie stars are the ones to watch. this fulfils peoples need for surveillance form the Blumer and Katz's theory.
Uses and
gratification question: how
does The Observer meet readers' needs for personal identity
and social integration? It keeps readers up to date with the world around them
and the social state. this fulfils the need for surveillance allowing the reader to stay up to date in the world. their need for social integration can be fulfilled by the ability to comment on the twitter page allowing people to voice their opinions and thoughts.
Active/passive
audiences question: in what
way can The Observer's audience be 'active' ? they can be
active by being able to voice there opinions by commenting on the twitter page or the online version.
The Lego movie uses the Blumer and Katz’s theory because you
form relationships with the characters. In the game you can play as wild style
who you would form a relationship with as a role model because they are
powerful and clever and something that Girls can look up to. The Blumer and
Katz’s theory shows us that in the Lego movie game you can use it for Escapism,
entertainment and Diversion. The world of Lego is fun and entertaining to be
in. it takes you away from the real world because the entire game made of Lego.
Finally, there is also the aspect of shared values because Emmet is a hero a
can be related as an everyman. This shared value helps players relate to the
characters and also form relationships with them.
