https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/dec/13/space-asteroid-comet-nasa-rocket
This article is about Nasa and their current fear of Asteroids and the earth's imminent danger that it is not prepared for, the article talks about Nasa's fears of asteroids being justified by nearby space bodies that are large enough to cause devastation to the earth, and it also talks about the earth's current technology that could destroy the threat of an asteroid, such as a cannonball to destroy it with kinetic energy, the problem is the construction and funding of these defence systems are not being looked into by the government.
In my opinion this issue is far more important than people are giving the attention for it, an asteroid hit could potentially end all life as we know it and it is a very real threat, yet important science related news like this, including endangered animals, and deathly climate change, is swamped over less meaningful that people apparently care more about than the safety of where they live, its an unusual but also sad truth of media and what it focuses on.
Tuesday, 13 December 2016
Monday, 5 December 2016
Breitbart declares war on Kellogg's after cereal brand pulls advertising from site
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/nov/30/breitbart-news-kelloggs-advertising-boycott-alt-right
This article is about the the Kelogg's company removing their advertisements from a news site, and the owner's response to Kelogg's boycott of the site. This website is an alt-right news site that recently, after the owner Breitbart becoming a particular member of Donald Trump's political team, has gone under fire due to its extreme and absurd news articles which include but not limited to "Data: Young Muslims in the west are a ticking timebomb" and "Would you rather your child had feminism or cancer" These titles, obviously, create a very bad image for everyone associated with these kinds of articles, which caused Kelogg's boycott of the site and removal of their advertisements. Breitbart has responded by starting a hashtag of #War and criticizes Keloggs for the removal of their advertisements.
In my personal opinion I do not believe that a simple advertisement on a site with a particular view (No matter how backwards, offensive or downright stupid the views are) should reflect the views of the advertisement company. However it makes a lot of sense for Kelogg's to pull their advertisements especially from something as messed up as this alt-right newspaper. Guardian is a left wing news outlet and you can see that they position Breitbart as the antagonist as they look at Kelogg's reasonings for taking down the advertisements rather than whatever is going on through Breitbart's head.
This article is about the the Kelogg's company removing their advertisements from a news site, and the owner's response to Kelogg's boycott of the site. This website is an alt-right news site that recently, after the owner Breitbart becoming a particular member of Donald Trump's political team, has gone under fire due to its extreme and absurd news articles which include but not limited to "Data: Young Muslims in the west are a ticking timebomb" and "Would you rather your child had feminism or cancer" These titles, obviously, create a very bad image for everyone associated with these kinds of articles, which caused Kelogg's boycott of the site and removal of their advertisements. Breitbart has responded by starting a hashtag of #War and criticizes Keloggs for the removal of their advertisements.
In my personal opinion I do not believe that a simple advertisement on a site with a particular view (No matter how backwards, offensive or downright stupid the views are) should reflect the views of the advertisement company. However it makes a lot of sense for Kelogg's to pull their advertisements especially from something as messed up as this alt-right newspaper. Guardian is a left wing news outlet and you can see that they position Breitbart as the antagonist as they look at Kelogg's reasonings for taking down the advertisements rather than whatever is going on through Breitbart's head.
Tuesday, 29 November 2016
Amy Winehouse
The film titled "Amy" that portrays the important years of of Amy Winehouse's life following her death offers a very specific narrative that positions the audience to think in a specific way. The film is a documentary and is comprised of mostly raw footage taken from many events of Amy Winehouse's life, ranging from both the media exposure of her music, but also personal looks into certain stages of her life, this way the film manages to give the audience two different perspectives, one of what the mass media will see in the form of news coverage and recordings of her concerts, but also accounts of events that happened to her outside of the stage, this allows the audience to see the reality of how Amy is presented on both sides, in the Media and news coverage we see little respect for her being described as a "Mad Person" and additionally little respect for her personal life, when we see elements of her personal life in the form of both interviews from people that knew Amy Winehouse and a few film recordings, it offers a personal look into her life that respects her emotional and personal sate, for example one interview with one of Amy Winehouse's friends showed that during the time Amy Winehouse tried to stay clean, she found everything "boring" without drugs. The people that talk about Amy Winehouse are mostly her friends family, bodyguard, and even Doctor, mostly people that knew her personally and would naturally say some positive things about her, this could be seen as a bias on the film's part as it may have wanted to only show accounts of Amy Winehouse that were positive and sympathetic, as they obviously wanted you to feel sad during the end of the film at the moment of her death, possibly to mimic what her friends and family felt at the end. However this is not completely true as the film as the film also uses a few accounts of other people that may have had different views about Amy, such as her divorced husband Blake.
The film positions Blake as an "antagonist" which is clear when you see that he doesn't get many personal accounts. The main elements that Blake is used for is to show the reason for Winehouse's drug addiction, and even suggests that Blake only stayed with Winehouse because she was successful, the film shows little connection between the then couple for most of the film, which attributes to this, additionally they use a clip from an interview where even he questions why he is married to her, before their divorce.
The documentary about Winehouse's life is able to successfully position its audience in such a way that makes you feel as if you learned something about Winehouse that the typical Media did not tell you about.
The film positions Blake as an "antagonist" which is clear when you see that he doesn't get many personal accounts. The main elements that Blake is used for is to show the reason for Winehouse's drug addiction, and even suggests that Blake only stayed with Winehouse because she was successful, the film shows little connection between the then couple for most of the film, which attributes to this, additionally they use a clip from an interview where even he questions why he is married to her, before their divorce.
The documentary about Winehouse's life is able to successfully position its audience in such a way that makes you feel as if you learned something about Winehouse that the typical Media did not tell you about.
Wednesday, 23 November 2016
Tuesday, 22 November 2016
Monkey attack in Libya sparks tribal clashes that kill more than a dozen
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/nov/21/monkey-attack-in-libya-sparks-tribal-clashes-that-kill-more-than-a-dozen
This article is about an unusual conflict between two tribes in Libya, these two tribes started a conflict because one tribe let loose a Monkey that attacked two girls, prompting the other tribe to start a conflict by killing three men. This article is an unusual article to be found on the first page of the news when I typed in article in google, mainly because this is not an article coming from the west, a first developed country, nor is it about the recent Japanese tsunami or the presidential election. I think this is because of the bizarre title that this article has been given, that manages to successfully draw in viewers to read the article, it worked on me. I believe that this headline is very powerful because the way they managed to word it is very unusual. I don't think if they could have made the title of the article so attracting, the British based newspaper would not have talked about this event. Because it is about such an obscure part of the world that not a lot of people that read the Guardian would have cared about.
This article is about an unusual conflict between two tribes in Libya, these two tribes started a conflict because one tribe let loose a Monkey that attacked two girls, prompting the other tribe to start a conflict by killing three men. This article is an unusual article to be found on the first page of the news when I typed in article in google, mainly because this is not an article coming from the west, a first developed country, nor is it about the recent Japanese tsunami or the presidential election. I think this is because of the bizarre title that this article has been given, that manages to successfully draw in viewers to read the article, it worked on me. I believe that this headline is very powerful because the way they managed to word it is very unusual. I don't think if they could have made the title of the article so attracting, the British based newspaper would not have talked about this event. Because it is about such an obscure part of the world that not a lot of people that read the Guardian would have cared about.
Thursday, 17 November 2016
Channel identities
BBC1: Has no Advertisement, is funded by the TV licences people pay, the first TV channels and has worldwide influences. Represents Britain to the rest of the world, this is shown by the show they used to own Great British Bake off. BBC's remit is to offer a range of high quality programs. as well as represent Britain, and be the primary outlet for major events. One of the most popular channels.
BBC2: Self funded like the BBC, Show similar content to the BBC but additionally show offshoot or spin off shows such as "Strictly come dancing: It takes two" BBC2 also shows more high brow content such as "The ascent of man" as well as different documentaries
ITV: Supported by commercials, by selling slots to the highest bidder for advertisements, rivals popularity with BBC1, examples of reality TV like the Jeremy Kyle show.
Channel 4: Commercially funded, provide wide ranges of diverse content. TV channels are usually created by third party production companies, that are funded. Causes channels such as the Great British Bake off to exist.
Channel 5: Remit of spiritual "TV with an emotional heart" broadcasts internally commissioned programs, such as Law and Order and the mentalist.
Sky: Commercially funded, owned by Rupert Murdoch and his cronies. Connected to right wing ideas of Fox and Fox news. American content due to it's American connections, such as the Simpsons and Storage Hunters
Netflix: Digital multichannel, funded by monthly package fees based on families, modern form of entertainment. Offers a variety of genres, of both TVs and Shows. sets of series and dramas particularly advertised on it's front page, but also cartoons and anime, likely due to those taking the most time to watch. What is watched is ultimately up to the viewer, however some content is exclusive to certain parts of the country, such as America having more American content due to licencing.
Dave: Conceived in 1998, earlier than terrestrial channels, contains a mix of both original content such as QI and Undercover, but also presents content belonging to other channels, such as Red Dwarf (BBC2) and Top Gear (BBC1). Commercially funded, Primarily UK channels like particularly Storage Hunter UK. Originally called UK Gold classics and UK Gold 2
BBC2: Self funded like the BBC, Show similar content to the BBC but additionally show offshoot or spin off shows such as "Strictly come dancing: It takes two" BBC2 also shows more high brow content such as "The ascent of man" as well as different documentaries
ITV: Supported by commercials, by selling slots to the highest bidder for advertisements, rivals popularity with BBC1, examples of reality TV like the Jeremy Kyle show.
Channel 4: Commercially funded, provide wide ranges of diverse content. TV channels are usually created by third party production companies, that are funded. Causes channels such as the Great British Bake off to exist.
Channel 5: Remit of spiritual "TV with an emotional heart" broadcasts internally commissioned programs, such as Law and Order and the mentalist.
Sky: Commercially funded, owned by Rupert Murdoch and his cronies. Connected to right wing ideas of Fox and Fox news. American content due to it's American connections, such as the Simpsons and Storage Hunters
Netflix: Digital multichannel, funded by monthly package fees based on families, modern form of entertainment. Offers a variety of genres, of both TVs and Shows. sets of series and dramas particularly advertised on it's front page, but also cartoons and anime, likely due to those taking the most time to watch. What is watched is ultimately up to the viewer, however some content is exclusive to certain parts of the country, such as America having more American content due to licencing.
Dave: Conceived in 1998, earlier than terrestrial channels, contains a mix of both original content such as QI and Undercover, but also presents content belonging to other channels, such as Red Dwarf (BBC2) and Top Gear (BBC1). Commercially funded, Primarily UK channels like particularly Storage Hunter UK. Originally called UK Gold classics and UK Gold 2
Wednesday, 16 November 2016
Coursework proposal
Previous Coursework: A DVD cover and a Theatrical Film Poster both about a thriller film
This year's coursework: This coursework will be again print work of a magazine spread, two pages and a front magazine cover. The magazine itself will be based on video game magazines and the focus of both the front cover and magazine spread is going to be based around a made up video game, with both using art created and based on this Video game. with art of the main character on the front cover, and a background behind the text will display different elements of the game such as characters and locations within the game.
The Magazine spread's contents will be about an interview with the story writer of a game, where they will be talking about the story of the Game they made, and how it is an important part of the game itself
The mock video game will be a dark fantasy action game where the player lives in a world with different factions and ideals, where the player can choose to align with their armies, the interview within the magazine spread will be about how this story is a part of the game mechanics and why it's important to the gameplay and story.
This year's coursework: This coursework will be again print work of a magazine spread, two pages and a front magazine cover. The magazine itself will be based on video game magazines and the focus of both the front cover and magazine spread is going to be based around a made up video game, with both using art created and based on this Video game. with art of the main character on the front cover, and a background behind the text will display different elements of the game such as characters and locations within the game.
The Magazine spread's contents will be about an interview with the story writer of a game, where they will be talking about the story of the Game they made, and how it is an important part of the game itself
The mock video game will be a dark fantasy action game where the player lives in a world with different factions and ideals, where the player can choose to align with their armies, the interview within the magazine spread will be about how this story is a part of the game mechanics and why it's important to the gameplay and story.
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