Apologies that the lesson has been cancelled.
Please can you start working individually on one of the following essays, there is a choice of two for each theme and you don't have to choose the one for your theme if you feel more comfortable with a different theme.
These essays are part of the assessent for this unit and are a vital way of assessing your readiness for the summer exam.
The assignments are due in on Wednesday 23rd March in the lesson and should be a minimum of 1500 words or 2 sides of A4 if you prefer to hand write your essay.
They will need to include:
* References to contemporary media theory (check out lesson 10 tasks for a refresher),
* detailed examples from 2 different media areas (i.e. TV, film, music, videogames, social networking sites, news/journalism, blogs etc), detailed means specific scenes from a tv programme or a specific case study of a facebook group etc.
* Your own opinion in response to the question
* An idea of how things have changed over time and also how they may develop in the future
QUESTIONS:
Contemporary Media Regulation
1. How effectively can contemporary media be regulated?
2. How far do changes to the regulation of media reflect broader social changes?
Global Media
1. What impact does the increase on global media have on media audiences?
2. To what extent are the media now more global than local or national?
Media and Collective Identity
1. Analyse the ways in which the media represent one group of people that you have studied.
2. "The media do not construct collective identity, they merely reflect it". Discuss.
Media in the Online Age
1. "The impact of the internet on the media is revolutionary". Discuss.
2. Discuss the extent to which the distribution and consumption of media have been transformed by the internet.
We-Media and Democracy
1. How far can the media in 2011 be considered to be democratic?
2. Explore the claim that the 'new' media are more democratic than the 'old' media.
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