Sunday 15 January 2012

Lesson 7 Tasks

This week you will be introduced to some of the contemporary media theory that you will need to understand and be able to apply to your themes.
Here are some of the key people and a little bit more information about their main ideas. There are some theorists whose work is applicable to more than one theme so it is not possible to group all of them.
Once you have read through their ideas look at some of the questions underneath each document that are designed to help you to begin to apply some of these new ideas to your theme.
Answer all of the relevant questions in a new blog post on your group blogs.


We-Media and Democracy Tasks:
After reading through the document on Tapscott's key ideas from his book 'Wikinomics' consider how some of these concepts could strengthen your arguments in response to the debate on whether or not contemporary media is more or less democratic than before?

Media in the Online Age Task:
After reading through the document and watching the half hour interview video and the interview with Tapscott on his new book 'Macrowikinomics' discuss how Tapscott's ideas allow you to consider how the online media has developed and also what the impact of the internet on media production has been?

Contemporary Media Regulation Task:
After reading through the document on some of Tapscotts key ideas and watching the half hour interview video and the interview with Tapscott on his new book 'Macrowikinomics' use them to consider how effective regulatory practices are and also some of the wider social issues relating to media regulation.




We-Media Task:After reading the first paragraph consider the extent to which the fluidity of identity could contribute to the democratic nature of the media? Consider this in the context of social networks, the press and videogames.

Online Age Task:
After reading the document on David Gauntlett and watching the video on his book 'Making is Connecting' consider how the internet has transformed consumner behaviour and audience response. Make direct reference to examples and Gauntlett's ideas.Media and Collective Identity Task:After reading the first paragraph and watching the videos on representing identity summarise the main points of Gauntlett's theory of identity and consider how his ideas could add weight to a response to the question to what extent is human identity increasingly mediated.
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Contemporary Media Regulation Tasks:


Once you have read through the document on the Leveson Inquiry and all of the other regulatory bodies in the UK, use this new information to consider the nature of contemporary media regulation and how effective the regulatory practices are? Also consider what the future of regulation might be.


We-Media and Democracy Task:


Once you have read through the document on the Leveson Inquiry and all of the other regulatory bodies in the UK, use this new information to considerthe debate on whether or not contemporary media is more or less democratic than before.

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