Holiday's are coming...
Holiday's are coming...
(Tis the season.)
Just a quick post for our final day!
"Holiday homework," says Duggan, "what you need to is formulate some - erm - idea of your question. I would like you to try and question your topic area, also you need to keep updating that case study. If you're not happy with it, make a change, start it over the holiday.. You need to stick to representation, when we come back in September we're gonna look at the other side to it, the impact of Digital Media and new technology."
Over the summer holidays we need to look at a representation case study. We could stick with the Police or choose something else. Also, topics for Unit 4, a title? A question? A thesis? A hypothesis? What practical work can be carried out to follow that up?
I shall be updating during the holiday.
Always Coca-Cola...
Friday, 17 July 2009
Tuesday, 7 July 2009
G20.
As the Political parties of nations across the world gathered for their G20 meeting in London, protestors were a natural expectancy. What wasn't an expectancy were what was displayed by the Media in terms of the Polices brutal force tactics carried out on the day. A man simply unaware of sanctioned areas around London who was innocently walking home from work was struck down. Ian Tomlinson died 2 minutes later after being forced to the ground and hitting his head hard on the pavement. Nicola Fisher also made front-page after video footage showed an officer back-handing her in the face, receiving extensive bruising.
Taking a look at various articles related to the G20 incidents from http://www.guardian.co.uk/, it is clear that this newspaper is taking a political angle, questioning the Police tactics on April the 1st. Various video footage from mobile phones and accidental capturings of brutal force as crowds of hundreds flee are posted on the site, in order to give the most realistic aspect of the day, those who were actually there and witnessed beatings firsthand. When typing 'police' into the websites search bar, the G20 protests are the initial links displayed.
Taking a look at a particular article in more depth, phrases such as 'evidence that officers were concealing their shoulder identification numbers was "clearly disturbing," and "If you think the police are all bastards, you don't bother to complain because you think it will get you victimised," said Hardwick." The Guardian uses many quotes, just as they use mobile phone footage from the public in order to hand over the opinions to the readers. With public impression, people will see the information as more reliable. Overall, the chilling footage of G20 and the sheer brutal tactics used are flaunted across the Guardian's website, and what must be understood is that we as the consumers of the Media do not always get the full story. However, it is clear whose side the Guardian is on.
Moving swiftly onto www.thesun.co.uk, i considered a comparison of representationn in the Media of the Police force.
Taking a look at various articles related to the G20 incidents from http://www.guardian.co.uk/, it is clear that this newspaper is taking a political angle, questioning the Police tactics on April the 1st. Various video footage from mobile phones and accidental capturings of brutal force as crowds of hundreds flee are posted on the site, in order to give the most realistic aspect of the day, those who were actually there and witnessed beatings firsthand. When typing 'police' into the websites search bar, the G20 protests are the initial links displayed.
Taking a look at a particular article in more depth, phrases such as 'evidence that officers were concealing their shoulder identification numbers was "clearly disturbing," and "If you think the police are all bastards, you don't bother to complain because you think it will get you victimised," said Hardwick." The Guardian uses many quotes, just as they use mobile phone footage from the public in order to hand over the opinions to the readers. With public impression, people will see the information as more reliable. Overall, the chilling footage of G20 and the sheer brutal tactics used are flaunted across the Guardian's website, and what must be understood is that we as the consumers of the Media do not always get the full story. However, it is clear whose side the Guardian is on.
Moving swiftly onto www.thesun.co.uk, i considered a comparison of representationn in the Media of the Police force.
Friday, 3 July 2009
Thursday, 2 July 2009
02/07/09
Duggan still in Barbados.
Media lesson with JD is Period 3 on this fine Thursday morning.
5 people present in the lesson to update their blogs... disappointment.
Anywho. Danny Ord. Present.
Media lesson with JD is Period 3 on this fine Thursday morning.
5 people present in the lesson to update their blogs... disappointment.
Anywho. Danny Ord. Present.
Wednesday, 1 July 2009
01/07/09
Just so Mr. Duggan know we aren't skiving lessons, we post to our blogs so he can register us in from Barbados or wherever he is galavanting off to.
Period 7, Monday, 01/07/09...
Danny Ord. Present.
Period 7, Monday, 01/07/09...
Danny Ord. Present.
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