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Q3 And 4 Newspaper

These two questions will focus on the news industry and knowledge of it as a whole And crucially, knowledge of the case studies the Guardian and Daily Mail   Guardian     Daily  Mail   Readership     110,000  paper     35   million  monthly   readers  online   1.1 million  daily   papers  33,5 million online per  month   Political   leaning   Left-leaning , Labour   Right- leaning ,  conservative   Ownership  Model   Scott trust   limited   Viscount   Rothemere   Regulat ory  body   Self   regulated     IPSO ( Independent  press standards  organisation   Funding   Donations ,  non-for   profit , advertising    Sales, advertising,  profit   making   organisation      External factors that impact on the way that news is produced Political context Economic context Ownership- Dependent on the owner of the paper and their ideologies Technology Regulation Economic context Falling circulation Falling newspaper sales Falling revenue for print advertising   Digital  advertising risking slowly b

Cultural Industries

 Power And Media Industries James Curran and Jean Seaton 'A political economy approach to media- arguing that patterns of ownership and control are the most significant factors in how the media operates Media industries follow the normal capitalist pattern of increasing concentration of ownership in fewer and fewer hands. This leads to a narrowing of the range of options represented and a pursuit of profit at the expense of quality or creativity. The internet does not represent the rupture of the past in that it does not offer a level playing field for diverse voices to be heard  It is constrained by nationalism and state censorship. News is still controlled by powerful news organisations, who have successfully defended their oligarchy.' Applying To ST The restrictive nature of many countries censorship laws prevent stranger things from being shown The shows 1980s setting reflects the feeling of unequal power from the government Netflix being considerably the most dominant stre

Question 3 LFTV Drama

  The difference in then codes and conventions of long form television drama s reflect the different values, attitudes and beliefs of the audience that  consume  them, how far do you a gree?   -Difference between the two shows.   -Macro vs micro   -difference between audience - millennials, gen z, ABC1   -Ownership structure- budget, synergy, format,  bingability   Representation - Gender roles, 2007 Denmark 1980s America   -Theorists-  Hesmondhalghs , Butler, Neale   -Conclusion     Because Netflix is present in over 190 countries, it must appeal to a wider range of  audiences  with different values and ideologies, whilst  DR only need to focus on the niche stylings of  the Nordic noire genre.     Social context   -The killing  social attitudes are show towards gender with a contrast be tween two male  politicians vying  for power in contrast to the female  protagonist: both demonstrate the patriarchal power being challenged with Lund Vs Meyer suggesting a  westernized  shift of women