Screen cast Reflection

A big difference we found out between the online newspaper and the hard copy is that social media and has a huge influence on the online copy and the fact that every article has a link to social media and the fact that it is participatory media which can create a lot of readers to transfer form the hard copy newspaper to the online version.

As well as this, the online version of the newspaper has unlimited space so they can write the article in much more detail compared to a hard copy where the space is limited so they can not go into as much detail compared to the online copy.

Different pespectives of newspapers

In The Times newspaper the seemed to lack the more in detail information as shown when it did not say 'How did it happen?' and 'Why did it happen?'. I think this may of happened due to the paper being targeted at A, B and C1 target audience and they do not like the gossip like the Daily Mirror's target audience of C2, D and E who are more interested in the gossip side of the story

Online news

Pros of online news:

• Easily accessible
• Everyone can use it
• Unlimited space
• Very organised layout
• Regular Updates (Immediacy)
• Free of charge
• Participatory media
• Access immediately

Cons of online news

• May be more difficult for the older generation
• Stories could come and go
• It is not accessible if you have no Wi-Fi or battery
• Fake news
• Could be hacked
• You may lose connection to the app
• May cause long term harm to your eyes
• Adverts and pop ups

Online screencast notes

Bias in newspapers

1. Bias through pictures/ graphics- camera angles/ captions.
2. Word choice and tone in the body of the text.
3. Choice of journalist and sources- Who is writing, what is their beliefs, and who have they got their information from?
4. Where is the article placed in the paper? Is it prominent or hidden? Is it front page or far back?
5. Bias through omission or selection- whether an article is even published or not.
6. Bias headlines.
7. Bias by use of names and tittles.
8. Bias through stats and crowd counts.

Print vs Online: Screen Cast

Dancing Bears

                                                                                                                                                                         
When editing this video I came across a few problems including the difficulty in producing transition effects and I needed to produce in order to achieve high grades and create a smooth looking music video.
As well as this I found out a problem that temporarily occurred was the

Broadsheet

 

Assessment Evaluation

ASSESSMENT 1A - GBHS MEDIA STUDIES A LEVEL Marksheet

 

Name: Joshua Spencer      Date: 31/10/2017                              Mark: 50

 

 

 

AO1: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the theoretical framework of media and contexts of media and their influence

AO2 Apply knowledge and understanding of the theoretical framework of media to:

Analyse media products/Evaluate academic theories/ Make judgements and draw conclusions

Level 3	·         A comprehensive response to the set question ·         Comprehensive and accurate knowledge and understanding ·         Convincing, perceptive and accurate analysis ·         Convincing, perceptive and accurate evaluation ·         Highly developed and accomplished judgements and conclusions The response demonstrates a highly developed and detailed line of reasoning which is coherent and logically structured. The information presented is entirely relevant and substantiated.
Level 2	·         An adequate response to the set question ·         Adequate and generally accurate knowledge and understanding ·         Adequate and generally successful analysis ·         Adequate and generally successful evaluation ·         Adequate and generally well-reasoned judgements and conclusions   The response demonstrates a line of reasoning with some structure. The information presented is in the most part relevant and supported by some evidence.
Level 1	·         A minimal response to the set question ·         Minimal application of knowledge and understanding ·         Analysis is minimal and/or largely descriptive and may not be relevant ·         Evaluation is minimal or brief, and is likely to be largely descriptive ·         Judgements and conclusions, if present, are minimal with limited support ·           Information presented is basic and may be ambiguous or unstructured. The information is supported by limited evidence.

Student DIRT Task

Identify a strength or strengths in your assessment: I think that my strength in this assessment was the theorist and what they believed.   What are the areas you need to improve? I think that I could improve on question 6 as I did not mention who regulates video games and who rates them.   What do you need to focus on for your next assessment? I think that I need to go into more detail about what the question requires and realise what acronyms suit which topic for example DISTINCT and CLAMPS.

News and online media

Compariosn

Tabloid:

- Read by mainly those in categories C2, D and E.

- Large bold writing (normally the headlines).

- Humorous and metaphorical titles.

- Lots of colour compared to the black and white theme of broadsheets.

- Large images which take up most of the page.

- Advertisements (Cheap holidays etc).

- Known as 'Red Tops' as they literally have a red banner on the name.

- Mainly 'soft news' (reality, sport, celebrities). 

- The Sun, Daily Star, Daily Mail, Daily Mirror, Daily Express. 

Broadsheet:

- Read by mainly those in categories A, B and C.

- Formal, high level language. 

- Lots of writing, long articles (main part of the page).

- Less images (small images just to help with the story).

- Colour is very dull (normally just black and white with colour from small picture).

- Serious news, also known as 'hard news' (politics, education, economy). 

- The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Times and Financial Times. 

Camera Shots

Newspaper