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‘Media Regulation and Policy’
James Curran and Jean Seaton (2006): ‘The press under public regulation’, from Power without responsibility and Long & Wall– Chapter 6: ‘Media Regulation and Policy’
Both: ‘The press under public regulation’, from Power without responsibility by James Curran and Jean Seaton (2006) and Chapter 6: ‘Media Regulation and Policy’ by Paul Long and Tim Wall both discuss the issues of the responsibilities and regulations of the press and also topics such as censorship, policies companies need to adhere to and also examples of when the press have acted without responsibility and the actions that may have been taken against them.
Chapter 6: Media Regulation and Policy written by Paul Long and Tim Wall takes a more unbiased view as it is more an informational piece. James Curran and Jean Seaton.
The piece by Long and Wall discusses the different regulations on the press and the policies they have to adhere to. It also discusses the different issues the many forms of media regulation may have. In the chapter written by Curran and Seaton they discuss how the public can be a regulating body on the press and how they can affect what is put out. It gives past examples of how the public has regulated the press.
The chapter written by Curran and Seaton is part of a book which is probably aimed at people who may know a lot about the politics of the media and are interested in finding out about the effectiveness of press regulation. The piece written by Long and Wall and is more informative and aimed at students and gives various case studies and information on the different rules regulations and policies.
If further research was to be conducted on press regulation and responsibility it could be done on if it is possible to find new and potentially more firmer alternatives on regulating the press and also finding out if there is a need to start regulating writers such as bloggers who are writing for themselves but have access to a wide audience.
Curran, J and Seaton, J. (2003). The press under public regulation. In: Curran, J and Seaton, J Power Without Responsibility: Press, Broadcasting and the Internet in Britain: Press and Broadcasting in Britain. England: Routledge. 55-66.
Long, P and Wall, T. (2012). Chapter 6: Media Regulation and policy. In: Long, P and Wall, T Media Studies: Texts, Production, Context. 2nd ed. Essex: Pearson Educational Ltd.. 207-232.
‘Organising meaning in media texts: genre and narrative’
Guy Starkey (2007): ‘A question of balance: reality and representation’ and Long & Wall – Chapter 2: ‘Organising meaning in media texts: genre and narrative’
Both ‘A question of balance: reality and representation’(2007) by Guy Starkey and Chapter 2: ‘Organising meaning in media texts: genre and narrative’ by Paul Long and Tim Wall both discuss how meanings are constructed in media and how people, places and situations may be represented In the media.
Both pieces discuss how realities are conveyed and represented in the media be it in film or in print or in the news. The piece by Guy Starkey discusses how reality may be altered in the news. He discusses how through the news and the information that journalists and news reporters may give us may change the public’s idea of what it actually happening in the world into a construction that may possibly be made up by the journalist and/or news reporter. The chapter by Paul Long and Tim Wall discuss how meaning can be conveyed for example through images and photographs. They also discuss genres and how there is almost always a given narrative for certain types of genres of movies or TV shows.
Long and Wall are both lecturers and their chapter is probably written for students who may want to learn about putting different narratives together and how realities and meanings may be constructed in the media. Long and Wall take a rather unbiased view as to whether the creation of narratives is wrong or not which is possibly down to the fact that it is meant to be more of an informative and educational piece. From reading the chapter by Guy Starkey it is possible to think that his writing is aimed at potential researchers and also people that may have an interest in bias in the media. He also takes a slight unbiased viewpoint of the topic.
If further research was to be conducted on how the media may construct meanings and reality there could be a study on whether pieces of media that are made to convey a true and completely realistic reality such as documentaries are really that effective in putting across the full truth to the public or if all forms and pieces of media are made for the sole intention to sell to a mass audience and to put forward a marketable truth
Long, P and Wall, T (2012). Media Studies: Texts, Production, Context. 2nd ed. Essex: Pearson Educational Ltd.. 70-98.
Starkey, G (2007). Balance and Bias in Journalism: Representation, Regulation and Democracy. England: Palgrave Macmillan. 1-20.
Documentary Photography
I have always had a huge love for taking pictures and the art of photography. During my time at college I studied Art and Design: Photography where I took a more artistic approach to photography however during my time at university I have studied Media Photography and learnt how to take photos for commercial use. An area of photography I am very interested in is documentary photography and photojournalism which is something I would love to do a lot more of.
The following pictures are from the NUS Demo in 2012
You can find more of my pictures here.
Sex Appeal Magazine
Well not just me but me and my friend Nima. As part of our Professional Studies Module on our course were required to make a product or event based on the theme of 'Sexuality'. So me and Nima decided to make a one-off mini magazine. As much as it looks like a standard 'lad's mag' but we wanted to make an insightful magazine to get people talking about SEX!
I did all the writing and Nima did all the design. If I've learnt anything from this it definetly has to be that me and InDesign will never be friends. I'm just hopeless at it and should probably stick to writing.
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We got a lot of positive feedback and did quite a bit of networking with people in the media bizz.
You can check it out via flipsnack on the link below and also check out my friend's online magazine too!
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