Pros and cons online news

Pros:
-Free
-Immediately
-Navigation
-Unlimited space
-Interactive
-Cant be ruined
-Make changes/Can be edited

Cons: 
-Phones or tablets need to be charged
-Connection needed
-Fake news
-Hack-able
-Troll comments
-Skim interest
-Older generations might have trouble
-Adverts and pop ups 

Right wing and Left wing policies

Right wing:

• Conservative 
• UKIP
• Traditional values 
• "Survival of the fittest"- We should keep the money we earn, because we deserve it. 
• Don't believe in benefits/ Welfare for all 
• Don't want the NHS or State schools- Privatization
• Tied to the church/ Christian beliefs 
• Pro brexit 
• Not worried about environment  

Left wing:

• Guardian/ Mirror 
• Optimists 
• Antibrexit- Pro immigration 
• Labor 
• The green party welfare state 
• higher taxes- Especially on the rich 
• looking for more equality 
• idealists 
• fight for women, gay etc rights 
•  Pro national 

How can you spot bias in a newspaper?

1. Bias through choice of photos photos, captions and camera angle- does the person look empowered? weak? Foolish?  
2. Bias through placement - Is it on the front page or hidden on page 15, how long through the paper is the article?
3. Bias through word choice and tone. 
4. Bias through headlines- what is the headline article and how is it pitched? 
5. Bias through source control- who has been interviewed? 
6. Bias through use of names and titles- Nickname, respectful terms? 
7. Bias through selection of omission- which articles are included and left out? 
8. Bias through statistics and crowd control.

The guardian front cover analysis

The Sun front cover analysis

Gatekeeper

A term which is applied to the editing and filming process where decisions are made to let some information pass through to one receiver (audience and other information remains barred. These people can really change the way we see the media.

One example of this is with the Sun newspaper on the 6th of November 2017 where Rupert Murdoch who owns the sun was found to be stashing money away in foreign banks so he would not have to pay for taxes. Because of this nothing about this scandal was printed into this newspaper because Rupert Murdoch is the gate keeper for them. The Guardian did the complete opposite because their gatekeeper, Alan Rusbridger, thought that he could possibly exploit Rupert Murdoch. 

Newspaper article analysis

Headline: 

Works as an enigma (Barthes), teasing the audience to want to find out more. They are an important hook to capture the audience and encourage them to pay attention to the article. There is an assumption in this headline that the audience will know who Brady is, and the word ‘moor’ will remind them if they have forgotten.

Intro: 

Like the headline, the hook should grab the audience’s attention and encourage them to want to read the rest of the article. Intros are usually very short – maybe 30 words – and should be able to be read and digested quickly and easily. The intro sums up the main point of the article – in this case the discussion of Brady’s possible final resting place.

Focus: 
Journalists often present stories from a human interest angle, putting people at the centre of their stories. Quotes are often used to give a human touch by emphasising the importance of the people in the story. In this instance, Brady is the focus but the sympathy clearly lies with the victims and their families. A quote from one of the victim’s brothers shows this.

Narrative: 
Reveals information in such a way as to keep the reader interested but also to aid their understanding of what is going on.

Structure: 
Short paragraphs are important in news reports and each one is used to develop the narrative of the story a little bit more. There is also often a structure to news stories in that all the important info is given at the start and less important details are added later. In this example, the important info is that a coroner will not release Brady’s body until he is satisfied his ashes won’t be scattered on the Moor. Arguably less important information comes later such as how he died.

Newspapers

- Newspapers have been around since the 17 century
- Until the 20th century newspapers were the primary means of bringing  news to the public
- Unlike news broadcasting, newspapers do not have have to be impartial.
- They are largley self regulating. They have a regulation body.

There are many different newspapers such as:

• The sun 
• Daily mail 
• Daily times 
• Daily telegraph 
• The metro 
• Express 
• The guardian 
• The sunday times 
• Financal times 
• Independant 
• The mail 

There are two different types of newspapers- Broadsheets and Tabloids. 

Boardsheets: 

• Formal language 
• Simple black-on-white
• One main image 
• Small font 
• Aimed at higher social demographics (A,B,C1) 
• Serious headlines 

Tabloids:

• Not much writing
• Lots of colours
• Lots of pictures
• Sometimes there is a joke as the headline 
• Aimed at lower social demographics (C2,D,E)

Galtung and Ruge

Threshold- The bigger the impact and the reach of the story.
Unambigous- A story with no confusion 
Unexpectedness- If it was not expected or off the wall 
Personalisation- Giving it human intrest.
Negativity- No one likes a happy story, if it bleeds it leads. 
Proximity- Where it is, more close to home.
Elite person/place- Important people and powerful nations.
Continuity/ currency- A story that will run on for a long time. 

Dancing animals music video- Premiere Pro

Evaluation of The Dancing Animals:

In this video you can see there are some animals dancing to the song Heart of the city by Jay-z. This was my first attempt at Premiere Pro. Creating this involved getting used to the new software and really trying to find things that could be used together and make it into something that would be a good and useful piece of work which can act as a stepping stone to getting better at editing. As you can see in the video i tried to play around with many of the effects such as a 'dip to black' and a 'dissolve', using these improved my knowledge and ability of Premiere Pro. 

Gillette Advert

Gillette Advert
Most media text works to the principle of being a success is to either: 

• Generate money 
• Attract as large an audience as possible
• Genres are used to appeal to a specific audience.
• Audience seek out genres that they enjoy. 

In this advert they do all of this. Firstly they show the idea of having money of everybody wearing suits and having a good time with each other. Even though you cannot hear what they are talking about they are all smiling at each other this can connote that these men are having a good time with each other. Also in the next shot you see a man looking in a mirror dressed in such a way he looks as if he is going to a wedding and this is then conformed by a women who goes up behind him and does his tie up properly. This women looks as if she is wearing a wedding dress which confirms this. After this it shows a man sitting on a computer on the phone and a man who he has to look up to clearly tells him something and pats him on the back proving that what he was told was good news because of his reaction. These all connote winning. In these adverts it seems as if they aren't trying to show you what the product does but what you can do if you use this product. So they are trying to sell a lifestyle more than the product. 

Video game Terminology

Triple A games- High production value, safe genre video games that are widely marketed to mass audience.
Oligopoly. Multi media conglomerates- e.g. Song and Microsoft, often facilitating synergy e,g, with films, consoles, magazines (Edge, PC Gamer...).
Publishers- Indie. Mainstream- pay for advertising./ marketing, ownership of game e.g. Assassins  Creed 3. is published by the french company Ubisoft. Other mainstream global publishers include EA, Take two interactive and Activision Blizzard.
Developer- Like a film production company e,g, Mojang developed Minecraft and it is now distributed by Microsoft.
Distributor- how games are made available to audiences e.g. via digital download. Steam is digital distribution platform.
PEGI- Pan European Games Information, Key regulatory body that certificate video games.
Designer- Responsible for creating a game using software, up to 200 designers on mainstream, triple A video games.
Engine- A system designed for the creation and development of video games. Audio- visual software framework that developers use. (Unreal engine is a famous games engine- Quake Bio shock: Infinite).
Event release- the hyped date used in the marketing of a video game. E.g. the eagerly awaited release of GTA V in September 13, 2013.