Media blog 1 - Mr Halsey

MM52 Page 34: The World Of Mockingjay: Ideology, Dystopia And Propaganda 1) This article analyses  the representation  of a  capitalist society  in the latest Hunger Games film and the series as a whole, drawing attention to elements where  media theory  can be most usefully applied. 2) Those in power control ideas, as well as, resources. Panem is under  dictatorship,  President Snow runs everything. 13 districts exists in Panem; all the people that live there are poor. They have to serve 'The Capitol' (where the rich live). Using Marxist theory, we can see how the ruling class keep the poor under control through civic means, armies called 'peacekeepers' are sent to each district to punish anyone who tries to defy the authority. 3) The Hunger Games film suggests that the media are very  powerful  as they are able to  influence and shape ideological beliefs . This is shown when President Snow d...

Ofcom report  1) How does the report suggest that TV viewing is changing? The television landscape is changing; people are increasingly viewing content in a variety of different ways, both on the television set and on other devices. Young adults are watching a substantial amount of non-PSB content, and behavioural changes are happening not just in this group, but among those up to the age of 45. 2) What differences are highlighted between younger and older viewers? As time has gone by younger viewers have been watchin g TV less and older viewers have been watching TV more. "  Viewers aged 65+ watched an average  of 5 hours 44 minutes in 2016, just three minutes less than in 2012; in contrast, 16-24 year  olds watched an average of 1 hour 54 minutes in 2016, 43 minutes less than in 2012.  Between 2015 and 2016, average daily viewing among children and 16-24 year olds each  fell by 10 minutes, whereas viewing by over-64s increased by 2 ...

Blog task: binary oppositions and ideology   Watch this clip from BBC Question Time with Russell Brand and Nigel Farage. The BBC deliberately placed the two against each other and the episode resulted in far more people watching and tweeting than usual. 1) What examples of binary opposition can you suggest from watching this clip? their is a very clear binary opposition between left and right wing that is being shown in this clip another is between Russel brand and Nigel farage and one that was a topic of conversation is then opposition between the rich and the poor. 2) What ideologies are on display in this clip? in this clip you can see the clear ideology of the poor or working class struggling and being angered as towards the end of the clip a woman stands up and starts shouting toward the previous speaker and Nigel farage stating that the working class are struggling and deserve more but the money and power is controlled by the elite. another ideology that's b...

1) Read the article and summarise each section in one sentence, starting with the section 'Who are you?' 'Who are you?' The first section ''Who are you?'' describes how people make everyday decisions based on how they want other people to see them eg we will dress in a different way depending on who were meeting or where were going that day. it also states that we have a view of how we currently are and how we want to be and how we want people to see us. 'I think therefore i am' This section states that in the past we used to define ourselves through very different aspects to the ones we do now such as  class, religion, gender and the predetermined roles. this section explains that we were defined by our family and t he social class we was born into so therefore we was defined by what society had socially constructed. ''This was a time where the notion of the individual was less central than it is now is. We were part of a number ...