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1) What are the front page stories on the 21 September edition of the i? The main story is on the Salzburg meeting for the Chequers plan. The I covers its as a 'calamity' as did a large portion of the British press with the exception of the Daily Mail. And yet they are keeping up a nonpartisan position with the story. They say that the EU 'trapped' her, they called her 'powerless' and quote pioneers to state different nations need the UK to 'endure'. This adjusts the feature that places May in an awful light with the entire nation, they are protecting her which connects to their 5 key standards, one of them being 'Adjusted remark/feeling'.  Other hard stories incorporate the Iraq war, numerous creature stories, for example, an octopus taking delight, the Croydon Cat executioner uncovered and the UK intend to spare species. More stories are for the most part mold, eats less, Friday picks of workmanship and culture, game and Netflix. 2) From...

Serena Williams GQ "Women Of The Year" cover draws criticism  - The Voice Website This article is about a famous sports and tennis player Serena Williams who was named GQ women of the year 2018. She was on the latest edition of the magazine. The sports star has been experiencing a lot of losses on the court and has also had her first kid. But the feature that she is on has been criticised for  for featuring the word ‘woman’ in double quotation marks beside her image with ‘men’ crossed out. Many didn’t take to kindly to the word ‘woman’ being used with quotation marks, however it was revealed that the ‘woman’ logo was designed by Louis Vuitton.  Despite the explanation, some critics feel it's still in ‘bad taste’. This is an example of soft news because it is to do with Sports and magazines. This type of article will appeal to an audience because it is to do with a famous sports athlete who is a role model to everyone around the world and people want to kno...

Finn Wolfhard cut and dyed his hair  - Teen Vogue This article is about a famous actor called Finn Wolfhard who is well known for playing the role of Mike Wheeler in the Netflix series. This picture was posted on his Instagram which had indicated to the audience that season 3 of Stranger things will be on hold and will be wrapped up quite early. The star has typically sported a brown, shaggy cut similar to his Stranger Things character, but the new style has him wearing short hair that's dyed in a shade of burgundy. This hairstyle means that the show will not be filmed and most people were expecting the news season to be filmed and released after 2019. This is an example of soft news because it is to do with celebrity and TV series. This type of article will appeal to an audience because it is to do with a famous actors and a Netflix sereis that a lot of people watch. People want to know what is going on behind the scenes and want to know what the actors are gettin...

Teen Vogue: background reading and textual analysis blog tasks Work through the following tasks to complete your first case study on Teen Vogue. Teen Vogue: background reading Read this  Guardian feature from 2017 on Teen Vogue  and answer the following questions.  1) What was the article that announced Teen Vogue as a more serious, political website – with 1.3m hits and counting? The article that that reported Teen Vogue as a more genuine, political site – with 1.3m hits and tallying was an ardent opinion piece by 25-year-old Lauren Duca, a Teen Vogue contributing proofreader and grant winning essayist for any semblance of Vice and the New Yorker. 2) When was the original Teen Vogue magazine launched and what was its original content? The Teen Vogue magazine was propelled in 2003 as a print magazine "younger sibling" to US vogue. It's unique substance was centered around design and VIP and was a questionable magazine gone for young ladies...

1) Type up your feedback in  full  (you don't need to write the mark and grade if you want to keep this confidential). WWW: Very good use of media terminology and references theory EBI: More sophisticated analysis of some of the debates 2) Read the  whole mark scheme for this assessment  carefully. Identify three potential points that you could have made in your Question 3 answer - the i newspaper standing for "quality, clarity and independence". 3 Potential Points:   Launched by Russian billionaire Alexander Lebedev so question marks over true independence. Generally viewed as left-wing (Brexit feature offers extended reporting of French President Macron criticising UK) so independence and balance questionable. “Quality, clarity and independence” suggests a lack of political bias but is this the case? Stories are generally presented with balance: on chosen CSP edition, Theresa May’s Brexit (“The Salzburg disaster”) front-page stor...

Samantha Cameron opens up about her Number 10 wardrobe malfunctions - including forgetting her BRA at party conference and splitting her skirt before going on stage with David https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-6326033/Samantha-Cameron-reveals-wardrobe-malfunctions-suffered-husband-Prime-Minister.html This article talks about how Samantha Cameron has had a series of unlucky events as she has had to borrow someone else's bra at a Conservative conference. On another occasion her skirt split just moments before she was due to go onto the stage. This is an example of soft news as it covers a celebrity story which features embarrassing moments which the audience may have also experienced (personal relationships). Audiences would gain audience pleasures such as diversification as they could gain entertainment from reading stories such as these which feature embarrassing moments.

Strictly Come Dancing draws in three times as many viewers as X Factor as Simon Cowell’s show struggles https://inews.co.uk/culture/television/strictly-come-dancing-draws-in-twice-as-many-viewers-as-x-factor/ This article talks about how Strictly Come Dancing has dominated the rating with its Halloween special as X factor achieved only a third of the BBC show's audience. It mentions how more then 10 million viewers tuned in to watch celebrities dressed up in Halloween costumes dance. This article is an example of soft news as it features shows and celebrities and doesn't really inform the audience of any useful information, instead it just gives statistics of the shows viewers compared to its competitors.

Media Magazine 55 reading 1) Looking over the article as a whole, what are some of the positive developments due to the internet highlighted by Bill Thompson? It is available to development like email, the web, Spotify and Snapchat.  We don't need to consider how the web attempts to utilize it.  It's imperative for the right to speak freely, opportunity of the press and opportunity of get together to many millions.  Great hotspot for data and training, crusading and political activity. 2) What are the negatives or dangers linked to the development of the internet? It makes it near impossible to stop spam and abuse. It can be used for surveillance, control and oppression if people can intrude on what you send. Extremists and radicals can use it to influence people to join their cause. Fraud and scams, ripoffs and malicious software are available everywhere. 3) What do es ‘open technology’ refer to? Do you agree with the idea of ‘open techno...