Media blog 1 - exam

  Everyday Sexism Watch the Everyday Sexism TED talk from Laura Bates (linked above) and answer the following questions: 1) Why did Laura Bates start the Everyday Sexism project? After experiencing sexism herself, and realising its a problem for everyone, she created the website so people can share their experiences. 2) How does the Everyday Sexism project link to the concept of post-feminism? Is feminism still required in western societies? It proves that feminism is still needed as it shows the various negative encounters women go through. 3) Why was new technology essential to the success of the Everyday Sexism project? It uses the internet so that people around the world can take part. 4) Will there be a point in the future when the Everyday Sexism project is not required? What is  YOUR  view on the future of feminism? I believe that feminism will still be needed in the future as changing a societal view that women should take a “compliment” would take years and thing...

  Read the Media Magazine feature 'Representation old and new'. This is in MM51 on page 6 - go to  our Media Magazine archive  to find the article. Complete the following tasks: 1) Why is representation an important concept in Media Studies? They create meaning in pieces of media texts and communicates different ideas to an audience. 2) How does the example of Kate Middleton show the way different meanings can be created in the media? In this example it shows how editing can create different meanings through rerepresentation as it could frame Middleton to have a drinking problem or just having a drink depending on the editing. 3) Summarise the section 'The how, who and why of media representation' in 50 words. When looking at representations in media texts we should look at how, who and why they have been represented like this as producers consider their audience, genre, narrative and institutional remit. After this consideration, producers use a variety of media lan...