Marwamediaexam

1) Type up your feedback in  full  (you don't need to write the mark and grade if you want to keep this confidential). -WWW: Marwa, some attempt at analysing the unseen media product -EBI: Quite simply, your grade is a reflection of how much blog work is missing. You need  to improve on this immediately or your grades will remain similar in future assessments. 2) Read  the mark scheme for this assessment carefully . Identify at least  one  potential point that you missed out on for each question in the assessment. -Question 1: I need to increase my knowledge of media, because had I known about Stormzy's past concerts and why he wore the union jack then I could have linked it to the poster and why he was holding it instead of wearing it  -Question 2: I need to learn the strategy's so that I could answer this question better and therefore then give advantages to each one. For example, for  verti...

Everyday Sexism Watch the Everyday Sexism TED talk from Laura Bates (linked above) and answer the following questions: 1) Why did Laura Bates start the Everyday Sexism project? -She started it because of the sexual assault she went through on a daily basis that was seen as normal even though it wasn't. She wanted to support other women that also went through similar situations,  whom were to afraid to speak up because it was seen as normal thing that they should "quietly" deal with. 2) How does the Everyday Sexism project link to the concept of post-feminism? Is feminism still required in western societies? -Although the society says that we are in a state of post-feminism it still exists because if it didn't women wouldn't be afraid of being sexually harassed and assaulted everywhere they are, weather it is at work or on a night out. Therefore, feminism is still required in the western society 3) Why was ne...

Read the Factsheet 128 and complete the following questions/tasks: 1) What is regulation and why do media industries need to be regulated? -Systems of regulation are required to provide rules and regulations to ensure that organisations operate fairly . 2) What is OFCOM responsible for? - OFCOM is responsible for regulating  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? -Section 8: Privacy-everyone should watch what they want knowing they  have a certain level of privacy while watching, and without worry about it being shown to the people around them. -Section 1: Protecting the Under-Eighteens-under 18's shouldn't be shown content that isn't for their age, because if could harm them. - Section 2: Harm and Offence-a show can be harmful to some people and they can take offence from it, so it is better to...

Read the Media Magazine feature 'Representation old and new'. This is in MM51 on page 6 - go to  our  Media Magazine archive  to find the article. Complete the following tasks: 1) Why is representation an important concept in Media Studies? - When we see  a person, place, object or idea being  represented in a media text, it has in  some way been mediated by the very  act of  representation. Representations are always, in some way,  filtered through someone’s point of view,  and carry particular meanings or values. 2) How does the example of Kate Middleton show the way different meanings can be created in the  media? -The picture may show that she may have a drinking problem. 3) Summarise the section 'The how, who and why of media representation' in 50 words. - When analysing representation we must consider how they will been created, who created them and why the person responsible chose to do this. All media products have...