A Level Media 2 Mr Halsey

Language and textual analysis Homepage Go to  the Voice homepage  and answer the following: 1) What news website key conventions can you find on the Voice homepage? The news website isn't as simplistic and professional as the Teen Vogue website. The website contains different colour items on the menu bar which gives it an unprofessional look and gives off a childish impression despite being targeted at an elder audience. The homepage contains the top stories from all of the sections and contains 'picks of the day' with the hottest stories. 2) How does the page design differ from Teen Vogue? The Teen Vogue home page has a simplistic model to it with its articles and stories covering the majority of the page with a small menu bar at the top. The Voice's home page has a more rough design and isn't as simplistic and appealing as Teen Vogue. 3) What are some of the items in the top menu bar and what does this tell you about the content, values and i...

Teen Vogue: background reading Read this  Guardian feature from 2017 on Teen Vogue  and answer the following questions. 1) What was the article that announced Teen Vogue as a more serious, political website – with 1.3m hits and counting? The article titled 'Donald Trump gaslighting America' was the articles which portrayed Teen Vogue as a more serious website which also highlights current political affairs. 2) When was the original Teen Vogue magazine launched and what was its original content? Launched in 2004 as a little sister to US Vogue, Teen Vogue used to focus on the standard cocktail of fashion must-haves and celebrity worship. (A classic coverline from a 2005 edition was How To Get Perfect Party Hair.) 3) How did editor Elaine Welteroth change Teen Vogue’s approach in 2015? Elaine Welteroth published an issue of Teen Vogue featured three unknown black models. This was deemed risky in this business as people told her it wouldn't sell. (It br...

Media Magazine reading Media Magazine 55 has an overview of technology journalist Bill Thompson’s conference presentation on ‘What has the internet ever done for me?’ It’s an excellent summary of the internet’s brief history and its impact on society. Go to  our Media Magazine archive , click on MM55 and scroll to page 13 to read the article ‘What has the internet ever done for me?’ Answer the following questions: 1) Looking over the article as a whole, what are some of the positive developments due to the internet highlighted by Bill Thompson? The article talks about how the internet:  allows users to communicate with each other around the world able to exchange files via email provides freedom of speech freedom of assembly vital to the livelihood, social lives , health, civic engagements, education and leisure of hundreds of millions of people (and growing every day) 2) What are the negatives or dangers linked to the development of the internet? Being able to s...

Your Newspapers assessment took on some challenging material - regulation of the press, pluralism and power in the media. There is a huge amount we can learn from this experience - from basic content and theory to structuring longer 20-mark essay questions.  The first part of your learner response is to look carefully at your mark, grade and comments from your teacher. If anything doesn't make sense, ask your teacher  - it's crucial we're learning from the process of assessments and feedback as we move towards the exams at the end of this year.  Your learner response is as follows: Create a new blog post on your Media 1 Exam blog called ' Newspapers assessment learner response ' and complete the following tasks: 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: This is a mixed picture: you've clearly revised and made some excellent points in seve...