Tara 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? Welles’ 1938 radio play is an  adaption of H.G. Wells’ novel of the same  name, first published in 1898. It tells the  story of an alien invasion and the ensuing  conflict between mankind and an extra-  terrestrial race from Mars. The text has been  frequently interpreted as a commentary on  British Imperialism and Victorian fear and  prejudice. The book has been adapted for  both radio and (several) films, including the  2005 version starring Tom Cruise. It was  also famously turned into a best-selling musical album by Jeff Wayne  in 1978 (recently updated by Gary Barlow as a touring stage musical). 2) When was it first broadcast and what is the popular myth regarding the reaction from the aud...

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 knife attack + football + med 2) How does Newsbeat appeal to a youth audience? It's very fast paced which attracts and helps focus a younger audience , as due to the development of social media , such as tiktok which is short form videos has lead to the younger generations to have shorter attention span . Paired with music and talking about current things which may interest them such as football rather than serious indents such as the Belfast knife attack.  3) How might Newsbeat help fulfil the BBC's responsibilities as a public service broadcaster?  Inform - Such as through what it currently happening for example the Belfast knife attack even though it may not be an appropriate subject for youngers, BBC one talks about in a way which info...

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?  The medium of radio is the trail-blazer of twentieth century broadcast forms of communication and even though digital platforms such as iTunes, Spotify, YouTube and many more platforms may be challenging it , it still reaches billions of people. Radio accompanies us in our cars, on commutes through mobile devices and can be found in our homes through television, radio, and voice activated speakers 2) Look at the page 4 section on media theories. Briefly summarise the ideas of Curran and Seaton, Hesmondhalgh and Livingstone and Lunt. Media output is concentr...

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

  Media Magazine Theory Drop - Postmodernism Create a new blog post called 'Postmodernism in music video: blog tasks'. Read ‘The Theory Drop: Postmodernism’ in MM66  (p26). You'll find our Media Magazine archive here - remember you'll need your Greenford Google login to access. Answer the following questions: 1) How does the article define postmodernism in the first page of the article? as a cultural movement that questions traditional structures, authority and accepted truths. It explains that postmodernism “distrusts all established philosophies and frequently experiments with the medium it is presented in.” 2) What did media theorist and Semiotician Roland Barthes suggest in his essay ' The Death of the Author '? Barthes suggested in his essay The Death of the Author that a writer’s opinions, intentions, or interpretation of their own work are no more valid than anyone else’s interpretation. Readers are free to interpret a text however they choose 3) Wha...