Analysis of Mail on Sunday Article on Tourism
Just by looking at the titles given by 'the mail on sunday' and the shelter advertisment, a lot can be told. "Is he keeping the tourists away." This title from 'the mail on sunday' almost instantly puts negative views on the person named 'he'. This title is very effective in the way that 'he' is used instead of 'she' or 'they'. 'He' is used because men are a stronger then women and so people feel more uncomfortable when 'he' is used. The title is also effective in the way that it gives the basic backround of the subject. By giving a small bit of information the reader wants to read on and find out all the facts. "The five faces of homelessness." The title from the shelter advertisment is clever in many ways. The title is cleverly linked to the pictures at the bottom of the page which are pictures of five homeless peoples faces. This advertisment aswell as the Mail on sunday article feeds potential readers a bit of information which makes them want to read on which is what a titles job is. Looking at the language produced by the two articles a lot can be told. The mail on sunday article is written in an informal manner which is effective in the way that it provides a good use of emotive words and phrases. In this article all of the emotive words are used as a weapon against the homeless people. An example of this is when the article uses words like 'dossers' and 'beggars'
The types of sign systems within which a particular news story is encoded in Internet news
A logical place to start may be to ask "what is news?" Bignell (1997:81) suggests that "news is not just facts, but representations produced in language and other signs like photographs." The newspaper is just one medium of news communication; other media include television, radio, magazines, and the Internet. This essay will discuss on a particular news story as covered in New Zealand daily newspaper's web site, namely The Dominion. The story that is being covered is that of a TV personality whose car was towed and he tried to wreck his car. The medium of the Internet news is particularly interesting as signifiers are presented simultaneously thus offering a concrete display of signs which the reader can browse at his/her own pace and can also be downloaded, unlike television or radio news which possibly can be watched or listened to at particular time. Internet is a universe of opportunities for semiotic to occur. Notice that we are no longer speaking about a specific medium like radio, television, newsprints. Internet is more like an environment or a complex system engineered for the act of signification to take place. It is not the real universe, it is a virtual universe made out of signs. It is a semioticians heaven. Take as an example the following statement from Elmer-DeWitt's article in Spring 1995 Times Magazine: "Stripped of the external trappings of wealth, power,
ICT AQA 2006-2008 Problem 1, Theme Park
Design Section The design of the solution for Problem One of Lancre Theme Park has asked me, Bernie; to produce a 4 page interactive presentation, which, consists of 3 stages. These are as follows; * Choosing the software that will be used to solve the problem * Planning the solution which means producing design plans that will be followed during implementation. * Producing a test plan that will be used to check that the solution works. Much software is suitable for the task, initially I was undecided, but after looking at the advantages, disadvantages and criteria for the result, it became clearer. I produced a table; a simple layout helped me with my resolution. The choices I had were Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, and finally Microsoft Publisher. The use of Microsoft PowerPoint was one of the first ideas; the reason for this was simply that; I had experience with the package, while knowing that the main features I needed were available. PowerPoint is a very powerful tool that allows one to create multimedia presentations. It can be used in a wide variety of contexts from providing an informational backdrop at a poster presentation to enhancing a lecture at conferences, this is a disadvantage to me, because audiences at conferences do not use the screen to touch, instead it is used mainly for viewing. Many users are initially attracted to PowerPoint because of
John Keane (1991) suggested,
John Keane (1991) suggested, " power and influence are shifting away from elected national governments towards un-elected supernational bodies." Discuss this statement with reference to at least one multi-national organisation. In this essay, I firstly intend to define the terms 'power' and 'influence', in relation to those who are in 'power' and 'influencing', and those who are subject to this power and are being influenced; examine the relationship between media and the government with reference to the BBC, and media conglomerates; the Broadcasting Act of 1990 will be examined to understand the governments intentions as to what power they hold over media conglomerates; globalisation of media industries with a close look at News Corporation; lastly, I will examine a possible framework for media ownership regulation, and examine what the government would have to do to stop too much ownership. "Power is not the property of, say, a ruling class; power is a strategic terrain, the site of an unequal relationship between the powerful and the powerless; 'where there is power, there is resistance'." (Foucault.M, Introduction to Cultural Theory. (Pg 97)) As Foucault says, power is a two-way relationship yet one side of the relationship is the dominant and the other the inferior. Influence ties in well with 'power' as, if you were powerless you would be 'influenced' by people
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Saving Private Ryan [year 10 english]
Analyse the methods used to make the opening battle sequence of 'Saving Private Ryan', both shocking and realistic, and say how affective you find it as an introduction to the film. In this essay I will analyse the methods in the opening battle scene of the film and show evidence of different camera techniques used to make it more shocking and realistic. It has won multiple awards e.g. An Oscar in the following categories: Best Sound, Best Film Editing, Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing, Best Director and Best Cinematography. In the opening scene of the film you see Private Ryan Walking into a graveyard of soldiers. Private Ryan then walks over to a row of graves and kneels down at Captain Millers. He starts to cry as he thinks of the heroics that Captain Miller had preformed to ensure the safety of him. The camera then moves into an extreme close up. We see Private Ryan's face and his emotion and we then enter Private Ryan's eyes as if we are going back in time into a flashback. We then enter his eyes and we are on Omaha beach. The colour from here onwards is saturated and you can see the iron hedgehogs that were used to stop vehicles moving onto the beach. You can see these deep into the background, this is called a Long Shot, or an Establishing Shot. You can also hear the waves in the background this adds realism and sets the scene. You then enter the boats that were
A Detailed Comparison Between Tabloid And Broadsheet Newspapers
A Detailed Comparison Between Tabloid And Broadsheet Newspapers In the last century, English newspapers have been categorized into two main groups: Tabloids and Broadsheets. The Telegraph and The sun are the most popular Tabloids and Broadsheets. Hollinger International owns the Telegraph while the media tycoon Rupert Murdoch owns the Sun, The Times and The BSkyB Television network. These papers are perfect examples of British newspapers. They both support the Conservative Party, although The Sun does tend to sway, but always comes back to The Tories point of view. Even though they share the same political view. They have very different layout and content. One of the first differences a reader notices about these two Tabloids and Broadsheets is their size. The word "Tabloid" comes from the French meaning tablet, Tablo; Broadsheets explain themselves. The second thing that, as a reader, you would notice is the different count of words on each front page. On The Telegraphs front page it has about two thousand two hundred and fifty words; compare that with the word count of The Sun reaching just fewer than one hundred and twenty. The Sun on the other hand is much more visually orientated, as it has pictures covering almost two thirds of the page, with the photographs themselves regularly telling the story. Compare that with The Telegraphs one fifths worth of the front page
Analysing speech: a passage taken from the film 'Trainspotting'.
Analysing speech: a passage taken from the film 'Trainspotting'. The passage is taken from a film 'Trainspotting', and is therefore a scripted piece. In a situation like this situation in 'real life', there would undoubtedly have been interruptions on numerous occasions; however, being a scripted piece, there were no overlaps; the entire passage is in the form of turn taking. In 'real life', we all know that we should turn take, but we often break this rule. People break this rule when they are angry, when they are enthusiastic about the issue, or if they want to add to what the other person is saying. Another feature of the passage illustrating that this is a scripted piece, is the fact that there are no self-clarifications. The dialogue is more carefully and logically structured than if it was spontaneous speech. To understand the nature of this passage, one must first understand the context of the piece. Spud is an unemployed 'bloke' going to an interview, unbeknown to the interviewers that he does not in fact want the job. Previous to the interview, Spud had taken 'speed', which meant that in the interview he is behaving completely inappropriately. An interview should be held formally, and while the two men and the woman interviewing Spud try to keep this business formal, Spud makes three crucial mistakes. Firstly, he is acting as if they were 'mates', by using very
Explore, analyse and comment on the way the story of the conjoined twins has been reported in some newspapers and on the television news.
Media Coursework Explore, analyse and comment on the way the story of the conjoined twins has been reported in some newspapers and on the television news. In modern day society, the media has considerable command and influence over the public. It can be powerful in both positive and negative ways. Although the media is to be embraced, it is also to be treated with utmost care. The way the media is able to manipulate and shape our ideas is paramount to its power; sometimes to the extent where it does not give us a chance to rationalise our opinions. In my opinion the media has a very important function and has a crucial purpose in society. It can be educational, informative, interesting and entertaining yet, at the same time, the media can be biased, derogatory and sensational. Too often, people take notice, [and are influenced by], only one form of media. This can lead to a polarised point of view and therefore a narrow-minded outlook. These people are totally oblivious to the clever devices certain areas of the media will use to 'con and deceive' them in order to manipulate their train of thought. In this analysis, I will be exploring exactly how the media does this in both newspaper and television broadcast form. I consider both television broadcasts and newspapers to be equally effective overall in their use of presentational devices. There are, however, fundamental
Reading text commentary - New Internationalist Magazine
Reading Text Commentary This reading text has been written for an adult audience for some form of magazine such as the new internationalist (www.newint.org) that is focused on worldwide concerns. This text does have a similarly to the listening text, as this reading text has been written to inform on a political issue however this text attempts to achieve this by a written format. This text aims to inform the audience of the Liberty and Livelihood march and for those who are unaware of why rural Britain is having such a problem, to them see reason for their outcry. The main challenge of this text is that as this text is written to inform, the reader cannot hear the tone of voice and various features that a speech would have and would have to re-create the situation themselves. This would mean that key points of the text are not quite obvious. Images from this march have been included in an attempt to let the reader understand the atmosphere of the Liberty and Livelihood march. As the images used were taken by me, there would be no problem with copyright legislations. Although this text does produce a challenge of attempting to highlight key issues, I have attempted to combat this by highlighting quotes as often done in newspapers and other articles. "Tony Blair cannot just bat an eyelid" This not only catches readers at first glance, it also brings out key issues and
Newspaper comparison
Bethaney Powe ENGLISH COURSEWORK. Name of paper- The Times. (Broadsheet) Cost- 75p Date of paper: Saturday September 21st 2002 Newspaper of the year. Middle class, older audience. The paper contains one of the main news stories on the front page, a section on all news, a section on the arts, a separate paper fpr the sports, financial matters, and stocks. This paper is a more serious paper, for older readers. Title of main story: "Heads ready to replace A levels with new exam" The article is about head teachers preparing to introduce a British baccalaureate in place of the A level. The article includes what head teachers are syaing about it. Name of paper- The Liverpool Echo. (Tabloid) Cost 31p Date of paper: Thursday September 19th 2002 Younger audience or those who like news about the celebrities and news about their city. The paper contains a story about Liverpudlians being the cheeriest people in the U.K. On the front page it also contains a story about Danny Murphy (Liverpool footballer) and Joanna Taylor (Meresybeat TV) becoming a couple. Title of main story: "Britains warmest welcome- you are the friendliest people in the U.K" The Story is about readers of a top worldwide travel magazine hailing Liverpudlians as the cheeriest people on the U.K. Liverpool city was given an award at ceremony in London. (The story is continued) The Times main stories are