Law & European Studies What role do the mass media play in the political process in constitutional democracies? Is this to be welcomed?
Laura Barrie Law & European Studies What role do the mass media play in the political process in constitutional democracies? Is this to be welcomed? When the Polish Union leader Lech Walesa was asked what effect Radio Free Europe had had on Solidarity's activities in Communist Poland, he responded, "Would there be earth without the sun?" A spokesman for the democratic "No" opposition that upset the Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet in a plebiscite remarked, "In fifteen minutes of television time, we destroyed fifteen years of government publicity for the dictatorship." The Chinese Communist Party General Secretary Jiang Zemin, stated that Tiananmen Square illustrated the "chaos" that will result "if the tools of public opinion are not tightly controlled in the hands of true Marxists." In an address at Harvard University, Alexander Solzhenitsyn declared that "the press has become the greatest power within the Western countries, more powerful than the legislature, the executive, and the judiciary."' Leaders of every nation, north and south, rich and poor, free and not free, acknowledge the power of the mass media to influence and shape the politics of their nation. There is no denying that the mass media are everywhere. With over one billion television sets and two-and-a-half portable radios in the world, how could it be otherwise? Wars are fought on television as well as
Creative Writing - The Lottery Ticket.
Creative Writing The Lottery Ticket Harry had been married to Maggie for nearly a year now and was going through tough financial times. He lived in a council estate and didn't have much furniture besides a table with two chairs in one room, two beds in the bedroom, the most basic kitchen and a bathroom of equal standards. He had no television. He delivered newspapers in the mornings and evenings, and was a part-time car park attendant. He came back from his paper rounds one day to find out that his wife had bought a television. Although it was black and white, he was furious that she had taken his hard earned money and spent it on a television when they barely had enough money for three meals a day. He told her that they were trying to save money not spend it. He then spent a while telling Maggie what and what not to do. He was so angry with her that they did not speak to each other for the next three days. She also felt angry with him as she desperately wanted a television and it was not right for him to be so angry with her. She felt that it was not right that he was always telling her what to do. She decided that she would have to get even with him, and she decided on a plan. As she schemed a smile spread across her face. The tension thawed, and after a while life carried on as normal. A week later, however, he came home to find that she had bought herself a video
Textual Analysis of James Bond
This essay will be analysing the differences between two James Bond trailers - "Dr. No" in 1962, directed by Terence Young and "Quantum of Solace" in 2008, directed by Marc Forster through the use of representations, codes and conventions, uses and gratifications, the narrative and institutions. Both trailers adapt the use of a male protagonist and attractive females to appeal to the audience; strong elements of violence and action used with a complex narration of a 'chase' creates the apparition of the genre of adventure. Due to these factors, we can assume that the above trailers target adults - trailer "Dr. No" targeting from the age 35 and above of both genders, while "Quantum of Solace" at a younger age of 25. One reason why "Quantum of Solace" is likely to target a younger aged demograph is due to the time difference between the two movies, the younger generation in the modern world is desensitized towards strong elements of filming. This includes violence, blood, and explicit scenes. Modern popular actions films are always editted to many fast-paced cut scenes flashing back and forth different characters in different movements, this creates tension. The Bond trailers each have very different pacing; the fast "cut-to"s used more in "Quantum of Solace", while "dissolve"s or "slide"s are used more commonly in "Dr. No". These attributes presents to the audience the strong
CD Cover Analysis
My CD Cover Analysis My cd cover is based in the "RnB" genre. This genre is based on sex, drugs, money, jewellery and all round "gangster" theme from my point of view. My artist is " Lil Pimpette" she is a tall teenage girl with long black hair and a thin figure. She has a stereotypical look to her as she is tall and thin and that is what you usually see in magazines. Her figure attracts teenage girls such as herself to the CD cover as one of the photos on it is of her sitting down showing off her thin body, this attracts teenage girls because the good look for there age is being tall and thin and being able to be pretty enough to be in a magazine. Her CD cover is also aimed at teenage boys as her face and her figure attracts them. My artists name "Lil Pimpette" connotes she is involved with sex and is very full of herself this is shown as she thinks of herself as a "Pimpettee". On the CD cover her name is written in large text to connote she is very proud of her name and herself. Her text is written in gold with a silvery filling. This connotes the "bling" look which is quite usual with this genre of artists. Her name also has a blue glittery crown on it to say she thinks of herself as a queen or princess again boasting about herself. She has two playboy signs next to her main picture to connote sex which is again expected in an artist of this genre. There are four
Production Exercise Evaluation Magazine Media Studies GCSE
Production Exercise Evaluation Magazines Our aims were to design a front page of a magazine that had to include a masthead, three or more cover lines, the main headline, and two pictures taken by me, one for the front page and one for the contents page, when I finished making my front page of the magazine I had to make the contents page which had to include all the cover lines on the contents page with page number and important points from a story that was in the magazine. We had to make a contents page because a lot of people don't have a lot of time to go through the magazine so they would turn over to the contents page and read what is in the magazine and that may or may not interest the customer. My front page of my magazine had to include images because it was very important as most people look at the images before they buy a magazine so therefore it is eye catching and that how some decide whether or not they want the magazine. My front page had four images one taken by me and the other three taken of the internet which I cropped to make them the same size and have borders around them to make them look attractive and eye catching. The image that was taken by me was of a film 'Sahara' and that was the biggest image I had on my front page as it looked really attractive and I lined it up with the other images and put a border around it etc...the other three images that I
In this project I will be looking at how media coverage differs in the football leagues- from the Premiership to Division 1. I will mostly be looking at two types of media, newspapers and T.V but also some radio.
Media is the main source that informs the public of different events and news around the world. This is done in many ways including newspapers, magazines, T.V and radio. I would consider sporting media to be news on all sporting events. In newspapers you will find the majority of sporting news on the back few pages. In radio media there are radio stations dedicated to sport such as Radio 5 live. Also in T.V there are dedicated channels to sport, Sky tends to cover the widest range of sports. In this project I will be looking at how media coverage differs in the football leagues- from the Premiership to Division 1. I will mostly be looking at two types of media, newspapers and T.V but also some radio. Every newspaper, apart from small local newspapers such as the Bridgnorth Journal, has news on premiership sides. Even if there has been no match the team or a particular player is still reported on. The most regularly reported teams of the premiership are Arsenal, Liverpool and Man United. The fact that there is so much media on these teams creates huge scope around them and young football fans are most likely to support these teams. This is proven by the fact that 98% of Manchester united fans have never been to there home ground, Old Trafford. Man united have so much media coverage that famous players such as David Beckham have every important event in their life covered.
How does the opening ten minutes of Disneys Monsters Inc prepare the viewer for the rest of the film?
How does the opening ten minutes of Disney's "Monsters Inc" prepare the viewer for the rest of the film? In the first 10 Minutes of "Monsters Inc" written by Disney Pixar, the action is really fun and active. It really makes you want to watch on. The sequence tells you everything about the structure and meaning of the film. The target audience is for everyone because there is a lot of adult humour and also some slapstick humour that children laugh at and really enjoy. This also suggests that the genre of the film is family and comedy. The first thing we hear and see is the exiting and joyful titles. After the titles we see the little boy in his bed and the closet door. When they focus on the door and turn away from it you know something is going to happen and it did, a big, scary monster appeared. You also get an introduction to the main characters, Mike, Sulley and Mr Waternoose. In the titles the target audience is retro and based for a parent's childhood, but when the monsters get introduced you know it's a child's film because of all the bright colours. They all get about three minutes in the first ten minutes and it explains their personality in depth. The audience get a real feel for the rest of the motion picture. In the titles and the soundtrack, Disney Pixar aim to get the target audience hooked onto the rest of the film. The target audience at this point is for
analysis of film North by North west
Consider the use of visual, narrative and technical codes in the film North by Northwest; what features might attract an audience to this film in 1960? There is very good use of visual, narrative and technical codes in the film North by Northwest. In terms of genre, North by North west is labeled as thriller but it also has some aspects of other genre like comedy (Cary grant's humors) and romance (with Eve candell). Roger's character in the beginning of the movie character is presented as manipulative, charismatic, confident, comic, and suave person but as the narrative proceeds he is the one who is under control and falls under conspiracy of villains. Being an advertising executive, he sells lies but now that he is telling the truth, no one believes him even his mother. This reflects his isolation as every one is against him. The wide ranges of camera angles used such as bird eye, high angle, eye level and good reaction shots and the fact that Alfred Hitchcock is known to be master of suspense and the movie is up to audience's expectation can also be the reason audience could be attracted to watch this movie. In the scene outside United Nation building where confused roger is fleeing from murder, Hitchcock uses bird's eye shot which creates dramatic vertigo effect of perspective to create suspense and confusion leaving the audience to wander what happen next. The
Jaws - Throughout the film the director has used various media devices in order to create suspense, tension and fear in the audience.
Jaws Coursework Peter Benchley's novel Jaws was inspired by the Jersey shore shark attacks in 1916. The 1975 horror-thriller was directed by Steven Spielberg who was a very inexperienced director as this was his first major film but he proved himself to be a quality director. This was also the first ever film to utilise the "wide release" method of distribution, many cinemas all over the USA premiered "Jaws" at the time. This followed a huge advertising campaign that raised interests in the film so much that the movie was the first in history to gross over the $100 million mark in box office profits alone. The film is set in Amity Island and focuses upon the deadly attacks of a great white shark on the members of the public. The film is set over the 4th of July weekend, this creates conflict between the mayor and the protagonist police chief Brody. This conflict is created when the flood of innocent and happy tourists coming to Amity island are expecting to go to the beach, which is accepted by the mayor however chief Brody who is filled with fear and anxiety knows that there is a deadly shark loose in the waters. Also the fourth of July is a national holiday for Americans were they celebrate their freedom from Britain, but the celebration is inhibited by the oppression caused by the killer shark. In this film, Steven Spielburg uses music to build tension before the
Analysis of LOreal Casting Crme Gloss Advert Cheryl Cole
L'Oreal Casting Crème Gloss Advert Cheryl Cole L'Oreal adverts are there to bring a little bit of glamour to the people of England. L'Oreal's main marketing scheme was to make luxurious, well made products that leave you with silky soft hair without the hefty price tag! To sell this product the advertisers needed to come up with something that the viewers would want to buy. Therefore they went down the route of Paris, the fashion capital. The reason why they chose Paris is because it is associated with rich, and luxury products, and it is also very appealing to their target audience, young women. The name L'Oreal is also very in keeping with the Paris theme, and makes the product sound expensive! This advert by L'Oreal was thought out very well. The point of the advert was to catch the eye of the public! Adverts are made to sell products, and this advert does exactly that. Using the nation's sweetheart Cheryl Cole, captures the eye of the nation. Cheryl Cole is conventionally attractive, and everyone in the nation wants to have hair and natural good looks like her. In the TV Advert many elements were used to make Cheryl stand out. In the first scene of the advert we see Cheryl open up a sliding door, this is very cleverly done, because it makes her stand out. This is because her face is framed once by the door that she has opened and then once again by the shot
