Media Flashcards
What is traditional media ?
The mass media that communicated uniform messages which were non-interactive delivered to large audiences
Example of traditional media
Tv channels and radio stations broadcasted from the BBC and newspaper, requires little consumer choice
What is the ‘new media’
Emerged in the late 20t early 21st century and are usually inter-active and screen-based. Different sound text, images and offers hundreds channels and films etc
Example of the new media
Facebook, X, TikTok , YouTube, computer games and apps
Does old media still exist today?
Yes just in new formats like tv’s have become more ‘smart’ and e-books are now instead of printed books
Explain the power of the media
The media has a hold and power over many individuals and as a society we have become media-saturated. It has become a form of secondary socialisation as has an influence on people’s identities
How many minutes on average does uk consumer spend watching tv?
158 minutes and TikTok is expected to reach 1.8 billion monthly active users
What does Bauman say?
He suggested that during the last 30 years more information has been produced in the world than in previous 50,000 years
What are the 5 times of formal control against what the media report ?
- the law - equality act 2010 forbid the expression of opinions which express hatred or discrimination against people
- ofcom - established 2003 and their aim is to ensure that there is a wide range of tv, radio, electronic media and communications available hilts protecting the public from offensive or harmful effects of the media (8000 complaints after Adjoa Andoh said the Buckingham Palace balcony was “terribly white”)
- the BBC - royal character funded by government whose members are appointed by the King. The trust regulates the BBC whilst also representing license paying audiences (in 2011 censored the word Palestine out of a song added controversy)
- independent broadcasting - non-BBC tv and radio and regulated by ofcom
- IPSO - independent regulator for newspaper and magazine established in 2014. They regulate and deal with complaints about the content of the newspaper (the sun blamed the fans were responsible for the Hillsbourgh disaster)
Explain the Levenson enquiry
Journalists at new of the world hacked phones linked to new stories. Which led to many celebrities being hacked along with members of the public and to the murder of milly dowler. They outcry from public led to a high profile inquiry to replace the PCC with an independent body
What are the 6 ways in which government try to influence the output of the media?
- Official government press conferences and briefings of journalists (to et their ides and points across)
- Leaks and off the record briefings (informal briefings in which is done in a none attributable way)
- The use of government spin doctors (try to manipulate the media by adding favourable slant or releasing information showing government in bad like at the same time public are busy - holidays)
- Refusal to issue broadcasting licenses to those whom it deems are unfit or unsuitable
- Refusal to allow the use of some forms of computer software as well s the use of filtering and surveillance software to block assess to some internet sites (goggle was withdrawn from china 20102 so government could hack google to track unman rights activists)
- Electronic surveillance of emails, monitoring and intercepts of mobile calls
Who are the 5 people that own 80% of the UKs media ?
Rupert Murdoch, Richard Desmond, Viscount Rothermere and the Barclay brothers
What is one of the largest organisations ?
The BBC
What does ‘lords of the global village mean’?
That they are dominating mass media and controlling the entire process from creation to delivery
What of the 8 key features of the lords of global village media ownership?
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- Concentration of ownership (concentrated in the hands o few very large companies)
What of the 8 key features of the lords of global village media ownership?
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- Vertical integration (concentration with a single medium, one company owning several newspapers)
What of the 8 key features of the lords of global village media ownership?
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- Horizontal integration or cross media ownership ( owner have a range of interests in different media’s)
What of the 8 key features of the lords of global village media ownership?
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- Global ownership, media ownership is international (global media empires)
What of the 8 key features of the lords of global village media ownership?
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- Conglomeration and diversification (conglomerates - companies that have a diversity of interests in a wide range of products besides media)
What of the 8 key features of the lords of global village media ownership?
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- Global conglomeration (different media products in different countries)
What of the 8 key features of the lords of global village media ownership?
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- Synergy (media companies produce, promote and sell production in a variety of forms through various subsidiaries - film shown in movies, advertise in newspaper then turns into a book)
What of the 8 key features of the lords of global village media ownership?
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- Technological convergence (media companies try to maximise sale of their products by promoting and making them available in a variety of formats all accessible on one device)
What is the ideology of the media ?
Role of he media is concerned with the extent to which the media socialises audiences into a particular view of the world and the society
What does Morley say? (Marxist thinker)
Explains how the media manufacture ways the audience we the world through media called dominant reading the interpretation of messages that those producing media would prefer audience to see