This was a tough session as the class were introduced to specific texts and asked to apply media theory to this broadcast media and consider the media issues and debates raised by these texts. The texts that were shown in the lesson are available below. Click on links:
1. A Fox News report of the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations in New York broadcast on the Sean Hannity Show that was posted by an individual who can clearly be heard verbally abusing the Fox News team:
2. A Fox News report of the Occupy demonstrations in New York broadcast on the Bill O'Reilly Show posted by the same individual responsible for the Hannity upload. Some of the audio has been manipulated:
3. This is the Fox News interview with Occupy demonstration spokesman Jesse LaGreca that Fox failed to broadcast but was captured on video and posted to You Tube. Students might want to consider why Fox failed to broadcast this interview:
4. This is a post by The Young Turks that deconstructs a Fox News segment from the Bill O'Reilly Show. Students might want to research the motivation of The Young Turks:
5. This is a BBC report of the Occupy demonstration on the steps of St.Paul's Cathedral. How do the BBC compare with Fox News? To what extent is this report subject to institutional mediation?
THESE RESOURCES SHOULD BE USED TO PROVIDE A RESPONSE TO THE QUESTION:
WHAT MEDIA ISSUES AND DEBATES CAN BE EXPLORED THROUGH THESE MEDIA TEXTS?
HOMEWORK: This essay needs to be handed to me next Friday. I gave the class an essay structure and we discussed potential content. THIS IS A TOUGH ESSAY. THIS IS THE FIRST ESSAY TO TEST YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF MEDIA THEORY. You must apply media theory to the texts in an appropriate manner. Students need to read their theory notes.
I will post more detailed essay notes to fishymedia asap.....in fact, here it is! The download link below provides a detailed structure that will guide students towards a relevant and detailed response to this challenging question. ALL STUDENTS SHOULD DOWNLOAD THIS RESOURCE:
Below is a link to the Jeremy Paxman interview with Russell Brand. It is a fantastic interview within which Brand discusses the nature of celebrity culture and, more importantly for this task, how Paul Dacre [editor of The Daily Mail] used Brand's behaviour to attack the BBC. Brand explains how his 'answer machine controversy' was used to access the anti-BBC narrative of The Daily Mail. This is a wonderful interview.WATCH IT:
Students also need to bring some creative media ideas to the classroom next week as I would like to get you lot creating some broadcast media. If students do not bring creative ideas to the classroom we will not be using the technology.
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