TrushiMedia:Exam

1) Introduction to Media: 10 questions 2) Semiotics blog tasks 3) Language: Reading an image - media codes 4) Media consumption audit 5) Reception theory - advert analyses 6) Genre: Factsheets and genre study questions 7) Narrative: Factsheet questions 8) Audience: classification - psychographics presentation notes 9) October assessment learner response 10) Audience theory 1 - Hypodermic needle/Two-step flow/U&G 11) Audience theory 2 - The effects debate - Bandura, Cohen  12) Industries: Ownership and Control 13) Industries: Hesmondhalgh - The Cultural Industries 14) Industries: Public Service Broadcasting 15) Industries: Regulation

  Read the Factsheet and complete the following questions/tasks: 1) What is regulation and why do media industries need to be regulated? Regulation  is a system that  provide rules and regulations to ensure that organisations operate fairly they do this to monitor the way that their industries work. 2) What is OFCOM responsible for? OFCOM regulates broadcast media such as TV and radio. 3) Look at the section on the OFCOM broadcasting code. Which do you think are the three most important sections of the broadcasting code and why? I think protecting children is the most important section as they are trying to keep kids safe from the internet and subjects they should not be seeing there such as offensive language, nudity or any news that try's to attract children. 4) Do you agree with OFCOM that Channel 4 was wrong to broadcast 'Wolverine' at 6.55pm on a Sunday evening? Why? I partially agree with OFCOMs statement as children usually stay up late watching television as its a s

Ofcom review of PSB in Britain In 2020 Ofcom published its findings from a five year review of public service broadcasting in Britain. Read  the introduction to their report - pages 3-7 . You'll need your Greenford Google login to view the document. 1) Look at page 3. Why is it a critical time for public service broadcasting?  Audience's viewing habits have changed rapidly and competition is ever increasing  2) Read page 4. How has TV viewing changed in recent years?  There have been significant changes in the way in which people watch television. Live broadcast viewing has declined and audiences continue to choose to watch content at times it suits them by on demand streaming 3) Still on page 4, what aspects of PSB do audiences value and enjoy?  They have trustworthy news sharing unbiased views and programmes that show different aspects of UK life and culture. 4) Look at pages 4-5. Find and note down the statistics in this section on how much TV  A udiences tend to watch and h

Read the Factsheet and complete the following questions/tasks: 1) What does the term 'Cultural Industries' actually refer to? The term refers to the creation, production and distribution of a cultural or artistic natures product.   2) What does Hesmondhalgh identify regarding the societies in which the cultural industries are highly profitable? He identify that industries that support conditions where larger companies and their political allies make the money. These conditions are constant demand for new products,minimal regulation outside of general competition law, relative  political and economic stability; workforce that are willing to work hard. 3) Why do some media products offer ideologies that challenge capitalism or inequalities in society? Some media products offer these ideologies because the cultural industry companies need to continuously compete with each other to secure audience members. Companies usually outdo each other to try and satisfy the audiences desires