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Big Issue Task Questions The front cover does follow the typical house style of the Big Issue, as it is laid out in its normal fashion, with the masthead being both at the top and the bottom of the magazine, with the main image being in the center as usual. The font too follows the house style of the Big Issue. The front cover does not follow the iconic style of the Big Issue in the sense that it usually issues magazines predominantly in the colour red; this front cover utilises yellow and black. It does however follow the 2 block colour scheme regardless. In comparison to mainstream magazines, the Big Issue does vary its house style more regularly. The main image shown on the front cover portrays politicians walking away from their jobs, as a result of their resignations. The choice of image is important as it can suggests that they are lazy, unhelping and disloyal to the British public, as they can be seen to be deserting them, and as the magazine states, "on the run". To a...

Regulation and Greg James The Debate We pay for it and therefore many people believe that we should have more say in what programmes are produced and when they are aired. Some people say listening to Greg James give away Doctor Who Premier tickets is not a good use of license fee payers' money. As a public service broadcaster, they must benefit the public. It can afford to produce niche products. Regulation Every media is subject to regulation. Games have PEGI, and films have BBFC. Radio regulations is down to OFCOM (office of communication - government approved). OFCOM received thousands of complaints about Love Island, in which the producers made it seem like a contestant cheated, when in reality they didn't. Still, nothing was done about this. The regulation from OFCOM is subjective. There is too much content to regulate. The Mail Online has 2,000 articles published per day, with around 9,000 images. Shirky End of Audience Audiences are no longer passive, and they want to in...

Radio One Radio is one of the key areas we will study for the exam. It is worth 15 marks. We need to know how the radio industry works, and we need to know the format of Greg James' show. BBC: The British Broadcasting Corporation Mission statement 'Inform, Educate, Entertain' 'In the public interest' 'Impartial' - Not biased, the BBC has recently been accused of being left-leaning (labour) Public Service Broadcaster 1. The BBC has additional roles such as an emergency broadcast system. 2. They provide news. 3. Party political broadcasts with designated time slots (impartial). 4. World service (global influence, lead exporter of entertainment formats*). 5. Significant cultural events (sports events, etcetera). 6. Covid-19 reports. *Inbetweeners, The Office, Top Gear (for example). License Fees It is not controlled by the government and is paid for by us via the TV license fee; most of us pay £159 per year, going up to £169 in April 2024. If you want to watch ...

Film Industry Question Model Question "Explain how new digital technologies have affected the film industry." Digital technology has changed dramatically from the release of Snow White in 1937 to Shang Chi in 2021. From the early days in Hollywood, film producers have always aspired to be on the cutting edge of technology in film production. Some of the landmark moments in advances in technology include groundbreaking special effect, reliance on CGI, use of colour and even the use of AI. The use of CGI has enabled world class, high budget productions such as the CGI heavy Lord of the Rings, and the popular Avengers franchise. However, it has often led to a reliance on CGI at the expense of physical film sets, which has led to some actors feeling isolated. Famously, in The Hobbit production, Ian McKellen broke down in teats after filming all his scenes alone in a green screen. Likewise, the Sag-Aftra writers union recently went on strike to protest against AI taking over thei...

Press Freedom Phone Hacking Scandal Journalists and private investigators working for The News of the World were found guilty of hacking into phones of celebrities, public figures and the murder victim Milly Dowler to get stories. The News of the World folded as a result and newspapers have paid out millions in compensation to people who claim their phones were hacked. The Leveson Inquiry was set up to investigate the practices and ethics of the press. Leveson recommended that there should be a state-backed regulator to hold the press to account. Debate continues as to what form this should take. Press regulation If there was no regulation of the press, it would be likely that they could begin to influence the consumers by lying, misleading or spreading propaganda in their content. This influence can be made to control what consumers think, and for example, begin to support a different political view, or turn against something or someone; they can be manipulated. Newspapers could p...

The political context of the UK press Power of the press A democracy allows freedom of speech, which in turn makes the press free, in which the government interferes with the press less. The more capital a newspaper has, the more powerful it will be. The fourth estate, the people, the church, the government and the press. They are the 4 pillars of democracy. There is a belief in the UK that the press can hold those in power to account and should not fear attack.