ASK ME Mr.RICHARD BACON..YOU TUBE CLIP.

The A2 course will demand that students can answer questions such as:

• To what extent do you agree with the view that the internet has empowered the individual?
• 'You Tube is merely a trivial digital platform that offers cheap mainstream entertainment.' To what extent do you agree with this statement?
• What are the advantages and disadvantages of internet access?

I will be looking at THE IMPACT OF NEW DIGITAL MEDIA and BHS will be dealing with issues linked to REPRESENTATION.

The YOU TUBE clip below was recently created by chunkymark in response to a feature on the BBC Radio 5 afternoon show hosted by Richard Bacon. Bacon had interviewed a comedian who has an act that deals with political issues but when Richard Bacon asked how the comedian would change the country she did not offer any coherent views. Click on link below to view the response of an individual who was listening to the show. This individual claims to be a taxi driver:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBUjc_bUaxM

What does this clip tell us about digital media? What are the digital issues and debates that can be linked to this clip?

This is an A2 exercise and I will be throwing this clip in your direction next week.