Exam Advice

Pete's Media Blog is an excellent source of advice for approaching the G325 exam. Here is a link to all of the previous questions from his blog. http://petesmediablog.blogspot.co.uk/2011/05/a2-media-exam-coming-soon.html Pete also gives advice on each of the different themes including all previous questions and some excellent links to case study material. If you are struggling with examples for your theme then use Pete's advice and follow his links. Contemporary Media Regulation - http://petesmediablog.blogspot.co.uk/2011/05/contemporary-media-regulation.html Media in the Online Age - http://petesmediablog.blogspot.co.uk/2011/05/media-in-online-age-exam-questions.html We-Media and Democracy - http://petesmediablog.blogspot.co.uk/2011/05/wemedia-and-democracy-exam-questions.html Media and Collective Identity - http://petesmediablog.blogspot.co.uk/2011/05/collective-identity-exam-questions.html I would also advise you to look through Pete's Media Blog and use the labels to ensure you read everything that is relevant to your theme.

Regulation, WeMedia and Online Age

Watch this video, do some research into ACTA and then consider the implications of this Act on your media areas and in the context of your theme.

Contemporary Media Regulation - Lesson 2 Tasks

Depending on what media area you decide to cover then look at the relevant links and make notes.

Press
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/9662575.stm
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/jul/08/press-regulation-press-complaints-commission
http://www.guardian.co.uk/law/lord-justice-leveson

Social Networking Sites
http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2012/jan/03/twitter-rupert-murdoch-tweets
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/may/06/pcc-press-twitter-feeds
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/aug/24/cameron-twitter-regulation

Videogames:
If you want to do gaming - look at the different games that have been banned in different countries and think why? Are there any interesting differences?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_banned_video_games

Music
http://nelly-ronel.blogspot.com/2010/03/uk-music-industry-regulation-control.html

Film
http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/445733/index.html

Contemporary Media Regulation Prompt Questions

1. What is the nature of contemporary media regulation compared with previous practices?

2. What are the arguments for and against specific forms of contemporary media regulation?

3. How effective are regulatory practices?

4. What are the wider social issues relating to media regulation?