Friday 15 July 2011

A NEW ERA FOR POLITICS AND THE MEDIA?


Click on link to access a Nick Robinson article from BBC online news:

Saturday 9 July 2011

MORE NEWS OF THE WORLD MATERIAL.

THIS STORY IS VAST. STUDENTS SHOULD BE TAKING NOTE OF ALL MEDIA RELATING TO THIS ISSUE.

FEEL FREE TO PERUSE ALL THE ARTICLES POSTED ON FISHYMEDIA THAT RELATE TO RUPERT MURDOCH AND THE PHONE HACKING STORY.

This whole debate is perfect for Year 13 coursework.

Steve Coogan interview on BBC Newsnight 8th July 11:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-14090499

The Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger interview with Kirsty Wark:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/default.stm

Jeremy Paxman interviews ex-NOW deputy features editor Paul McMullan:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/9531686.stm

David Cameron's response on Channel Four News:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYboUCk6op8

Ed Milliband interview via SKY news:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeNu7ZZf9zw&feature=related

Hugh Grant's comment on BBC Question Time:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14073260

Thursday 7 July 2011

THE CLOSURE OF THE NEWS OF THE WORLD.


This is such a MASSIVE media issue. Students need to be aware of why this story is dominating the media. Year 13 will demand that students are aware of contemporary media issues and debates and this story is HUGE. This media issue links to issues such as media and democracy, media and regulation, media and the law, media and issues relating to personal privacy, the power of Newscorp and Rupert Murdoch, media and political influence, representation, the power of advertising revenue, media and celebrity.....this story engages a whole mass of media issues and debates.

Below are a series of links that relate to this story.

BBC Radio Four:

BBC online:

Excellent Hugh Grant interview:

David Wooding interview:

The Guardian:

The Daily Mail:

Sky News:

Channel Four News:

YEAR 12 LESSONS 29/30: Homework.

Students were offered lesson 29 to create footage for a 60 second film. The two hours of lesson 30 were an editing session.The aim of lesson 30 was for students to edit the material captured in lesson 29. Big thanks to all students as the results are impressive. The final lesson next Tuesday will be a further editing session within which students need to complete the final edit of the films.
We shall then watch all the films.