Brexit
EU laws override UK laws
Tabloid newspaper front cover
Left wing - Labour, equality, socialism
Right wing - Conservatives, less tax, less benefits
•Curran and Seaton. - The idea that the media is controlled
by a small number of companies primarily driven by the logic of profit
and power. ...
- The idea that more socially diverse patterns of ownership help to create the
conditions for more varied and adventurous media production
•Media
Moguls include Rupert Murdoch
The telegraph has a lot more right wing voters so it is likely they support the Conservatives party. This could mean there views are similar of one another and they may be biased in what they broadcast.
Barthes: enigma code, connotation and denotation
associated with a sign, open and closed narrative…
Todorov:
theory
of narrative disruption.
The Telegraph Headline and Splash (UK
Internet Laws will be the toughest in the world) the contents of the article discusses the
harmful affects of the internet on children :
discuss using Todorov’s
theory how the story links to disequilibrium and an attempt to restore
equilibrium.
Levi Strauss: Binary oppositions
Task look at the Daily Mail Main
Headline: Discuss the Binary Opposition
of the headline “Betrayal of the Brave” how is the Newspaper trying to
influence the reader?
Neale: Genre
theory: (page 16 revision notes) covered
previously and relates to a shared code linked to a genre (e.g. genre
conventions of Broadsheet and Tabloid Newspapers) However Neale insisted that the genre
conventions are constantly changing therefore the Guardian’s transformation to
Tabloid format with more human interest stories (page 9 revision notes) is a clear example of hybridisation)
Media
Language and Media Contexts
Society has changed over time therefore
some knowledge of the context in which media exists is important with reference
to Britain/Western Culture.
Consumerism. The ideology that we should judge ourselves
and others based on our material possessions.
The colourful nature of newspapers, the presence of advertisements in the Telegraph) points towards a consumerist society
Celebrity Culture. high-volume
perpetuation of celebrities' personal lives on a global scale.
Multiculturalism.
Assumes the equality of different cultures and pays equal respect to diverse
cultures. The absence of content linked
to multiculturalism in both the Telegraph and the Mirror tends to suggest an ethnology-centrist ideology
Feminism. Assumes the equality of women. As a movement there is an ongoing struggle
to fight against patriarchal views. The
Telegraph headline “Hey Presto women magician’s teaching men a trick or two”
could be interpreted as patronising as there is no reason why women should not
be as skilled in magic as men
p.s. in your exam you are expected to
decode the Media Contexts /ideologies liked to articles where possible.
Individualism - Independence and the ability to self sustain.
Patriarchy - Leadership, government: male dominated society.
Feminism - bel hooks.
Essay task
Covers a range of stories linked to
celebrities, soft news, human interest
“discuss the difference between
Broadsheet and Tabloid papers through a comparison of the Telegraph and Mail”
Use examples provided within the Power
Point dated the 8th of April for both newspapers and discuss
how different groups/issues are represented.
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