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Identity and the wider media

1) The Factsheet discusses how identity is a complex subject. What does it suggest defines our identity? • who we think we are  • who we want to be… and  • who we think others think we are 2) Complete the task on page 2: suggest media texts that could reinforce that someone is non-mainstream; edgy; a pleasure seeker; fashionable; witty and fun; cutting-edge. I am a person that tends to make my own trends and it then allows me to be different. When things go viral I even get time to even to see them to be honest and don’t talk about these types of events unless its something worth talking about. therefore when someone messages me i don't reply because I don't actually use my phone.  I like to smoke, get drunk and do what I want. I only care about myself and don’t care what people think of me so that’s why I read the DAILY Mail.  a pleasure seeker  I like to watch things that are rated very highly so I know what I am watching is good. I like to read inspirational quo

index 2018

1) Reading theriots 2) Post-colonialism:theories and Destiny Ekaragwa film analysis 3)  Post-colonialism:Orientalism theory and Yasmin clip task 4)  Post-colonialism:Media Magazine articles and questions 5)  Feminism:post-feminism and No More Page 3 research 6)  Feminism:Feminist theory and Beyonce video analysis 7)  Feminism: wavesof feminism and online activism 8)  Feminism: Applying feminism - Media Factsheet 9)  Identity andFilm - Media Factsheet 10) Identity and thewider media - Factsheet 11) Collectiveidentity and the media

Identities and the Media: Reading the riots

How did the language and selection of images in the coverage create a particular representation of young people? from the newspaper front cover the representation of young individuals have become outrageous due to the fact that consumers of the media have never seen something like this before; this has therefore lead them the representation of all young individuals and from the t he Guardian 09/08/2011 (http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/aug/09/london-riots-kidsparents-police) Sub Title: Emotive Language Residents paint a depressing picture of alienation, anger, boredom and mischief”- This signifies that the writer is bias stating that the people who live in Hackney are making the place worse and saying they are up to mischief. overall this creates the idea to the readers everyone from hackney are bad even when its possible that people who rioted may have come from outside of Hackney. Why does David Buckingham mention Owen Jones and his work Chavs: the demonisation of the working cla

Factsheet 121

1) The Factsheet discusses how identity is a complex subject. What does it suggest defines our identity?  form the fact sheet it states that identity is very complex subject. due to the way we define yourself and from our own personal perspective of how we see the media which ultimately suggest why we see media in a different way but also why we all construct different die it states within the fact sheet "Audiences have always made choices in their media viewing and reading. These choices made are often based on using the media to help them define their identities and to find other people who share their ideas and values." this therefore could ultimately be the factor to consider when looking over the different types of identity structures within the media which is the overall factor to consider when audience pick and chose what media content the wish to read and view which is over deiced upon their own personal values.     2) Complete the task on page 2: suggest me

NDM News: A case study in News and Social Media

1) What does Guardian journalist and academic Emily Bell say has happened to the print news industry on page 1 of the fact sheet? form the fact sheet its evident that journalism has changed due to the fact that "now day's the news industry is at the point of transition" evidently now journalist have little control over which stories reach their audiences  2) How do news stories become prominent on social media? within the fact sheet it states that: "Facebook and other social media sites use a series of complicated formulae to decide which news stories rise to the top of your page or news feed and this algorithm contains editorial decisions, every piece of software design carries social implications" this overall suggest audiences only see news articles that they are truly interested in; therefore gatekeepers have no longer got a dominance of what is being published or being seen by the consumers and is now all controlled by the consumers and also because o

Identities: Identity & Film blog task

1) Complete the Twenty Statements Test yourself. This means answering the question ‘Who am I?’ 20 times with 20 different answers. What do they say about your identity? Write the 20 answers in full on your blog. I am male  I am a student I am   I AM  physically fit and healthy I am very competitive  I give without expecting to receive. I am able to speak in a fluent language.  I can cook  I am confident  I am open to criticism  I  trust myself I know that I can achieve my goals I am  always filled with energy to accomplish anything I want I am confident in my abilities I act with integrity I let go of worries that drain my energy. I am lucky I am happy I am different I am honest I am different 2) Classify your answers into the categories listed  on the Factsheet: Social groups, ideological beliefs, interests etc.  study Media, Maths and Product Design I am interested rap music I am into fashion I am interested in how things are made I am currently watchi

Post-colonialism - bonus reading and tasks

Social Media and Black Identity Open up MM58 from our   Media Magazine archive . Go to page 66 and read  Social Media and Black Identity  then complete the following tasks: 1) List three theorists discussed in the article and what they believe regarding black identity. "Some theorists, such as Aisha Harris, have argued that  social media play a negative role in the construction of  black identities." it is evident that audience are easily manipulated now than ever through Social  media   overall  identities. She argues that the rise of social media has  created a culture wherein black people are often subject to  a process of ‘memeification’. On the other hand we can also see that the black community can be closely linked to  ‘humour’. Harris believes that this process  is an unconscious reflection of a deep-rooted desire to  see black people perform and entertain, this theorist argues that Black identity's and dominant attitudes  towards blackness are reinforced.