Media Magazine research task

One of the best resources for A2 Media is Media Magazine – published every three months and aimed at A Level Media students.

We will be attending the MM Conference in December and also have back issues to use for our Critical Investigation research.

All these back issues are now in our Media Magazine archive online (the link is also in the top left menu for future reference).

Create your NEW Year 13 blogs

The first thing you need to do is create two new blogs for Year 13 Media - your MEST3 Exam Blog and your MEST4 Coursework Blog. Follow the links and leave us a comment with your name and the URL for your new blog.


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Media Magazine task

Your task today (and homework for Friday) is to choose a Media issue, find three Media Magazine articles on that issue, read them and then summarise them on your blog. You also need notes to present what you’ve read. You will be sharing this research in pairs on Friday.

Specifically:

1. Choose a media issue/debate from the list below.
2. Use the Media Magazine reference document in our archive to find at least THREE articles that link to your chosen debate
3. Read the three articles and make notes summarising the key points on your MEST4 Coursework blog
4. Put notes on paper (or print your blog post) ready to share your research on Friday.
5. We will present our findings in our single lesson on Friday – so this all needs to be completed for homework.

The issues you can choose are:

1. The representation of women in the media
2. Regulation and censorship (e.g. film/game age restrictions)
3. The influence of the media on audience lifestyles (e.g. behaviour, class, sexuality etc.)
4. Whether news is trustworthy
5. The representation of race/ethnicity in the media
6. Audiences and the music industry
7. How film genres are changing and developing
8. The representation of Britain and the British
9. Social class and the media
10. The media’s role in politics

You must complete this task for homework - due on Friday 12 June.