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:

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