DME - Dyari Media Exams

Language and contexts Homepage Go to the Voice homepage and answer the following: 1) What news website key conventions can you find on the Voice homepage? Articles, minimalist design, navigation bar, logo, subscribe button 2) What are some of the items in the top menu bar and what does this tell you about the content, values and ideologies of the Voice? News, Sport, Lifestyle, Entertainment, Competitions, Opinion, Faith 3) Look at the news stories on the Voice homepage. Pick two stories and explain why they might appeal to the Voice's target audience.  "Making Black history today: the leaders shaping innovation in public health" Appeals to the Voice's target audience as they'd want to see other black people succeeding and doing good for the world. "Anne Mensah, Kanya King, among the winners at this years Black British Business Awards" Similar to first one; showcases and highlights the success of black people 4) How is narrative used to encourage audience...

1) OSP: Clay Shirky - End of Audience blog tasks 2) OSP: Influencers and celebrity culture 3) OSP: Taylor Swift CSP - Language and Representations 4) OSP: Taylor Swift CSP - Audience and Industries  5) Baseline Assessment learner response 6) OSP: Postcolonial theory - Gilroy and diasporic identity 7) OSP: The Voice - blog case study

Factsheet #107 - Fandom Read Media Factsheet #107 on Fandom. Use our Media Factsheet archive on the M: drive Media Shared (M:\Resources\A Level\Media Factsheets) or log into your Greenford Google account to access the link. Read the whole of Factsheet and answer the following questions: 1) What is the definition of a fan? A person who likes a specific text and consumes it regularly 2) What the different types of fan identified in the factsheet? Hardcore/True - Fans who spend a lot of time and money on a specific text Newbie - Fans who just started to like the text Anti-fan - People who hate/dislike the text 3) What makes a ‘fandom’? While it is now used to apply to groups of people fascinated with any subject, the term has its roots in those  with an enthusiastic appreciation for sports. 4) What is Bordieu’s argument regarding the ‘cultural capital’ of fandom? Bordieu argues a kind  of ‘cultural capital’ which confers a symbolic power and status for the fan, especially within ...