Maya Media - Coursework

1) Radio: Introduction to Radio 2) Radio: BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat 3) Radio: War of the Worlds

Media Factsheet Read Media Factsheet #176: CSP Radio - War of the Worlds . You'll need your Greenford Google login to download it. Then answer the following questions: 1) What is the history and narrative behind War of the Worlds? Orson Welles’ radio adaption of War of the Worlds has become notable not for the broadcast itself but for the reaction it received, and the subsequent press reporting of the audience’s reaction to the broadcast. It is often highlighted as an early example of mass hysteria caused by the media and used to support various audience theories. 2) When was it first broadcast and what is the popular myth regarding the reaction from the audience? Broadcast live on 30th October 1938, popular myth has it that thousands of New Yorkers fled their homes in panic, and all across America people crowded the streets to witness for themselves the real space battle between earth and the Martians. 3) How did the New York Times report the reaction the next day? The following m...

Newsbeat analysis Use BBC Sounds to listen to Radio 1 . Select a Newsbeat bulletin (8am or 12.45pm are good options) and then answer the following questions:  1) What news stories were featured in the bulletin you listened to? Belfast stabbing, heart attack during a football match of a younger person and sport in general. 2) How does Newsbeat appeal to a youth audience? It uses jingles, originally used in America, to hook the audience in and create a sense of hype for the up coming story. Furthermore, the stories they talk about are relevant to a youth audience whether it be that they can personally identify due to their age or stories that are condensed to be consumed easily. 3) How might Newsbeat help fulfil the BBC's responsibilities as a public service broadcaster?  Newsbeat helps the BBC to fulfil it remit to inform educate and entertain as the radio serves to a younger audiences needs when informing them as most audiences within that demographic simultaneously need to be...

Read Media Factsheet #224 Understanding the Industrial Context of Radio . This will give you a wider perspective on industry contexts for radio with particular focus on the industry theorists (Hesmondhalgh, Curran & Seaton, Livingstone & Lunt). Answer the following questions:  1) Read the first two pages of the factsheet. How does the Factsheet argue that radio still has cultural significance in the digital age?  It argues that radio still has significance through the idea that radio is still popular and used significantly by other countries such as Africa where people still ave limited access to internet. It is also significant through the idea that it accompanies people in their car as well as the fact that different formats such as magazine format or advertising all started from radio.  2) Look at the page 4 section on media theories. Briefly summarise the ideas of Curran and Seaton, Hesmondhalgh and Livingstone and Lunt.  Curran and Seaton - “Communities ...

Your final Music Video index should include the following: 1)  Music Video: Introduction - factsheet questions 2)  Music Video: Old Town Road CSP 3)  Music Video: Postcolonial theory 4)  Music Video: Ghost Town CSP 5)  Music Video: Postmodernism and music video

1) How does the article define postmodernism in the first page of the article?  Postmodernism is a cultural movement characterised by a deep scepticism toward established philosophies, fixed truths, and traditional ways of understanding the world. It challenges conventional structures, representations, and expectations, pushing them further by experimenting with form, style, and meaning. In doing so, postmodernism encourages audiences to question what they consider “normal,” “authentic,” or “true.” 2) What did media theorist and Semiotician Roland Barthes suggest in his essay ' The Death of the Author '?   He argues that a writer’s own opinions, intentions, or interpretations are no more authoritative than anyone else’s. This implies that audiences are not required to prioritise the creator’s intended meaning and can instead construct their own readings of the text. 3) What is metatextuality? Metatextuality is where a text draws attention to the fact that i...