A Level Media 2 Mr Halsey

MailOnline close-textual analysis Go to MailOnline and analyse the stories currently featured: 1) What are the top five stories? Are they examples of soft news or hard news? British couple are killed when their taxi is swept away and fellow Britons are missing after Majorca flash floods caused by torrential rain claim at least nine lives - hard news  Copscall on 'Commissioner Coward' to quit: Officers share photoshopped images ofLondon police chief with white feather after he revealed he stayed in his carduring Westminster terror attack - hard news A double royal snub? Prince Philip ‘will decide on theMORNING’ whether he attends Princess Eugenie’s wedding - while Harry and Meghanmay be forced to SKIP the evening reception - soft news   I'm the 'monster' who spray-painted homeless man! Decorator,33, wears FRANKENSTEIN mask to court to admit attack on rough-sleeper who laterdied - but leaves with order to do 180 hours of unpaid work - hard news  

Blog tasks Go to the  Nieman Lab webpage (part of Harvard university) and watch the video of Clay Shirky presenting to Harvard students . The video is also available on YouTube below but the Nieman Lab website has a written transcript of everything Shiky says.  1) Why does Clay Shirky argue that 'accountability journalism' is so important and what example does he give of this? Clay Shirky argues that accountability journalism is important as it allows the audience to be informed when people across the global are acting incorrectly and allows them to expose corruption. The example given was Father John Geoghan a priest who had raped and molested over 100 boys in his care, he was able to get away with this as the Catholic Church failed to punish him correctly. This was later exposed by the Boston Globe. 2) What does Shirky say about the relationship between newspapers and advertisers? Which websites does he mention as having replaced major revenue-generators for newspapers

Daily Mail British couple are among five people killed in Majorca flash floods after taxi they were in was swept away by torrent of water The couple are thought to have been taking a taxi through the town of Sant LLorenc des Cardassar, on Majorca, when they were caught in a flash flood (main) and their vehicle was swept away. The pair were among at least five people killed when a sudden downpour of rain turned streets into rivers overnight (right), flooding homes and businesses. Their taxi driver is also believed to be among five people missing after the disaster, which struck on Tuesday when seven inches of rain fell in a two-hour span. Around 100 people were forced to spend the night in temporary shelter (top left) after water cut off Sant LLorenc, which was only accessible by foot on Wednesday morning. I believe this is an example of soft news journalism. Soft news stories relates to entertainment sport, celebrities, gossip, scandal and human interest/lifestyle topics.

Daily Mail It's Taylor v Trump: Swift, 28, doubles down on her anti-Trump message and urges her fans to vote Democrat as she becomes most decorated female of ALL time at American Music Awards She's been a rare sighting on the awards circuit of late. But Taylor Swift made a triumphant and explosive return as she opened the American Music Awards on Tuesday night. The singer lit the stage alight with a pyrotechnic-filled rendition of I did Something Bad.  I believe this is an example of soft news journalism. Soft news stories relates to entertainment sport, celebrities, gossip, scandal and human interest/lifestyle topics.

Daily Mail Tom Cruise PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: Actor, 56, proves he hasn't aged one bit as he returns as Maverick while filming Top Gun sequel on a motorcycle... 32 YEARS after starring in the original He was only 24 years old when Top Gun was released to theaters in 1986. And 32 years later, Tom Cruise doesn't look like he aged one bit while on the set of the film's sequel, Top Gun: Maverick, in San Diego. The 56-year-old movie star, who is reprising his role as LT Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell, looked at ease as he filmed scenes while on a motorcycle in the character's trademark jacket and sunglasses. I believe this is an example of soft news journalism. Soft news stories relates to entertainment sport, celebrities, gossip, scandal and human interest/lifestyle topics.

Daily Mail Teenagers find a genius way to hack an arcade machine so they ALWAYS win - and you'll kick yourself for not thinking of it first A group of teenagers discovered a genius method to win an arcade game every single time at a Zone Bowling centre in Australia. A video emerged online of the crafty gamers winning a jackpot prize of the 'Deal or No Deal' arcade game after using a clever trick with their iPhones. I believe this is an example of soft news journalism. Soft news stories relates to entertainment sport, celebrities, gossip, scandal and human interest/lifestyle topics.

Read  Media Factsheet 76: News Values  and complete the following questions/tasks.  Our Media Factsheet archive is on the Media Shared drive: M:\Resources\A Level\Media Factsheets 1) Come up with a news story from the last 12 months for each of the categories suggested by Harriss, Leiter and Johnson: Conflict:  Syria rebels deny pulling heavy arms from areas in north under deal             Progress: Trump and Kim Jong Un Meeting Disaster: Hurricane Rosa could bring flooding to the USA Consequence: Prominence: Bill Cosby sentenced up to 3-10 years. Novelty: 2) What example news story does the Factsheet use to illustrate Galtung and Ruge's News Values? Why is it an appropriate example of a news story likely to gain prominent coverage? The example given is "British servicewoman dies after Afghan bomb blast". This story is likely to gain prominent coverage as it covers most of the news values. It is on an intensity scale as the first female officer to be