Chewing gum for the brain: Why do people talk such rubbish about Media Studies?
Why Media Studies is worth studying
Over the years there has been an increase in Media Studies. According to others Media Studies is an easy subject to pass. Media Studies is described to be a soft subject however this has been proven wrong. Media studies has been described as a “Mickey Mouse subject” by critics as many secondary school children pick it because they think its easy to pass and the school put it as a option so the school receives more points.
Media Studies is a serious academic subject which is taken seriously and has a lot of demand. Media Studies will get more than two thirds of university graduates will get jobs as soon as they leave university. This is because employers like Media Studies Students because of they usually have the skills the employers require.
Online media, Cleggmania, and the Cowell Factor.
How do online media and convergence impact on the ways audiences and producers use and create media?
This lecture was about how democracy is today. Today online media is making the world more democratic, said by Dan Gillmer “we are the media”. One of the people who was in power Tony Benn who is former Labour MP and Cabinet Minister Tony Benn. Tony Benn always spoke about changing the world.
For A-level media today we should
· Read all different ideas about Media
· Pick out examples
· Apply the reading to the examples
· Weigh up the debate
· Develop an informed, academic view.
Perfecting your production work.
How to get the most out of your practical projects.
The final lecture by Pete was about how to get your coursework to perfection. He showed us a variety of work done by other students over the course of years.
These important factors will help you in your coursework:
· Research and planning – Plan what could go wrong? Record all your planning and show the process of your “journey”.
· Blogging and keeping evidence – A blog allows you to link to examples and ideas.
· Ideas and getting feedback - Keep ideas simple. Have a workable concept. At all stages get feedback from other peers, teachers and even others. Also keep records of the feedback.
· Really look at real examples – Get ideas, and will help in coursework.
· Keep evidence if all your research – Blogging
· Research every angle – Research different media.
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