Media MatasL Course

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. The Trenton Police Department (close to the site of the fictional invasion) received over 2000 calls in less than two hours, while the New York Times switchboard received 875 calls from concerned listeners wanting to know where they would be safe. Suc

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? Sports, music news Politics Celebrities 2) How does Newsbeat appeal to a youth audience? Framing the content through an informal tone, quick overviews, upbeat links, and audience participation. 3) How might Newsbeat help fulfil the BBC's responsibilities as a public service broadcaster?  Radio 1's remit states that it must provide news and not just music.  Media Factsheet #246: BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat Read Factsheet #246 BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat. You'll need your Greenford google login to access it. Answer the following questions: 1) How is the history and launch of Radio 1 summarised in the factsheet? If you studied this as part of GCSE Media you will already know much of this. Newsbeat started in 1973 but to understand this CSP you need to know a bit of his

1) Type up your feedback in full (you do not need to write mark/grade if you do not wish to).  23/34 B WWW - Q1 is very strong: top level. You also show good question focus in Q2 and clearly know the texts very well. EBI - Id like to see more sophistication in your evaluation of theory in order to open up A/A*. For example more discussion of politics - Left vs Right, Capitalism vs communism, Marxism + Hegemony would be perfect here. -When brining in other theories, perhaps link them to hall by saying 'Gerbner may be more valid than hall' to keep that sharp, question focus. 2) Read  the mark scheme for this exam carefully , paying particular attention to the 'indicative content' for each question. Firstly, focus on the unseen question and identify  two  aspects of the poster that you could have written about in your answer. representation of youth as diverse in terms of gender and race use of props to denote the narrative and genre elements 3) Look at the indicative cont