Mest 3 Exam Blog

1) What does the article suggest was the main media influence on the 2015 general election? This article seems to be backing the "hypodermic needle theory" in the sense that they claim the consumers voted for the particular brand in the general 2015 election due to the newspaper telling them to. It essentially shows and suggests how the newspapers of Great Britain plats a huge part in changing or making an opinion for the consumers. Most of the newspapers in the General Election 2015 backed Tories to win it. 2) What examples are provided of how social media was used during the 2015 election campaign? Social Media also played a huge part in the impact on the consumers during the 2015 election campaign. With many right wing social media websites of Great Britain such as Daily Mail and The Sun, they portrayed Ed Miliband in a negative way. An example of this would be that there was a picture of Ed Miliband eating a sandwich but his facial expression looked quite foolish which...

1) Type up your WWW/EBI feedback from your teacher. WWW: "Ratna spoke very slowly and clearly which is unusual". "I liked the back and forth and no script"  EBI: "The porn shot was not included"  2) Type up a bullet-pointed list of the WWWs and EBIs provided by the rest of the class giving feedback on your video. WWW:  "Humour and engaging for audience with both presenters - knowledgeable with examples" "Comedy, Information" "Engaging" "The conversational element" EBI:  "Check Focus + shots"  "I've been scarred by your ending" "Framing"  "Variety of shots" "More Visual aids for audience"   3) Now self-assess your video: what was the strongest aspect of the video? What was weakest? Did you struggle with any of the technical aspects? Has it changed your plans for the linked production coursework next year? Self Assessment:  The strongest as...

1) Summarise the article in 50 words. This article covers the lack of privacy on the internet for people through companies and the government using "date mining" to access data's and information's of other people. They access information's for advertising purposes which they sell to advertising companies which would help them make profit. Essentially, on the first page of the article, they clarify the story of the schools in America using webcams to spy on pupils which conveys the lack of privacy on the internet in the modern world. 2) Are you worried about companies tracking your online movement? Well, I tend to be very socially active on social media platforms especially such as WhatsApp, Instagram and Snapchat. Due to this, I would be quite worried because I do have many messages, pictures, videos and etc which is very personal to me. I would want some privacy instead of companies accessing my information's.  3) Are the problems with the internet (...

1) Read the first two articles. Write one paragraph on each summing up the key aspects. Living and Learning in a digital age This article is essentially about researchers trying to explore and understand how young people use digital media in school, at home and with friends for their learning. Essentially, this article explored the way how many social media platforms are sometimes negative for young people and could influence unacceptable behavior at school or outside school. Students are able to communicate through using social media which would be a negative impact. Also, the young students realised the school's lack of interest in digital culture and the social media and focused other ways to manage it and control how much is used. In conclusion, the school wanted to make sure that digital media wasn't used as often and didn't influence any students in doing wrong things.  The Periscope App  Within this article, we have Pete Turner introduce us the live streamin...