Ethan.Hoy

 Q1 Need to revise the theorists Revisit structure Need to look for a way that the theory doesn't apply or is limited Q2 Ignoring Macro comments Use more specific media language terminology Try to make connections between media language and representation Don't ignore the second bullet point on the question, reaching conclusions on how far you agree Q1- Applying representation to theorists Hall- representations are constructed and contested. They are not fixed. This might particularly apply to representations which might go against dominant ideologies Gilroy- Looks at the creation of a transatlantic black identity. Post colonial Also focuses on the way media "others" non-white representation Van Zoonen- Gender is contextual and performative and women are seen as object and men as spectacles Butler- Gender is not natural, it is culturally determined and performative hooks- bell hooks believes that white, wealthy men upper class people control the media industries and t

 news 15 mark question normally a comparison of two unseen images where you are asked to give an analyse of the two in relation to the stories and the papers they come from the question will ask you to look at the political, economic and cultural context of the stories being told and will be placed into a structure which goes as follows intro Introduce The Sun/The Guardian and how they differ/ are similar. Consider genre (popular/quality), ownership, politics/ world view/ ideology of the paper, audience Unpick use of headlines, subheading , stand first, lack of and mode of address eg in the sun and guardian and sun how do they reflect their ideologies Analyse the sun and guardians choice, framing and placement of images and how do they contrast connotations of the papers ideologies Look at the use of language and the mode of address which differ from formal/informal Compare the page layout and use of space including proportion of image/ text, use of quotations, captions and other eleme

  In the edition of the big issue we see their take on the 2016 UK referendum where the country was voting wether to leave the European union. The magazine had chosen to have a quite comedic take on the event by representing the key British figures as members of the 80s pop group ABBA. in the image we see Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon, Prime Minister David Cameron, UKIP Leader Nigel Farage and London Major Boris Johnson. Sturgeon and Cameron being retainers and Farage and Johnson being leavers. There are a number of reasons for why the big issue have chosen to reference, one of them being the how well the use of this group will resinate and get the hidden meanings across too their demographic. Being that the audiences of the big issue are members of the ABC1 demographic they tend to understand references to social event especially those taken place in previous pop culture like ABBA and the history of the band. As a result the will understand the line such as 'take a chanc