http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/feb/16/why-print-newspapers-remain-the-dominant-media-power-in-britain

Activity 2 - homework

• From your spider gram of issues and points created in session based on Rupert Murdoch,

• you are to now develop the diagram further and write up a 500 word essay outlining 'the downfall of his empire!' US or Uk.

• Read around Murdoch, watch and listen to interviews.

• Note all sites/ articles you have referred to please.

Plan & essay to be handed in on Friday and marked.

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We will be working on the content of this presentation for the next two weeks.
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You are required to complete all tasks when asked to by myself & Mr Dougan, to enable you to develop your skills to 
level 4 standard.
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The areas we will discuss in lesson are integral to your essay content.
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You must keep abreast of the news and keep up to date with current events and how they are presented, portrayed and printed on a local, national, European and Global platform.
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https://prezi.com/mjequmlagxnh/studying-we-media-and-democracy/#


BBC News - Rupert Murdoch secret tapes: News Corp defends headBBC News - Rupert 

Murdoch: Could his US empire be affected?

BBC News - Is Shane Smith the next Rupert Murdoch?

EXEMPLAR CANDIDATE RESPONSES TO G325 1A & 1B including mark schemes

example candidate answers from june 2013.pdf

Major Social Media Trends 2015

Social Media Trends 2015 from Karen Schulman Dupuis

SENTENCE STARTERS 

FOR 1A & 1B RESPONSES

EXAMPLE RESPONSES:

UNIT G325 SECTION B   

  

Sample Questions

 ‘We Media’ and Democracy

1. “The media have become more democratic in recent years.” 

Using specific examples of media media activity from two media to support your answer, evaluate the accuracy of this statement.

• For – blogging, user generated content and the uploading 

of content have empowered the audience.

• Against – the major media institutions are still the owners and gatekeepers of the media platforms that distribute user generated content i.e. Google own YouTube and Rupert Murdoch owns MySpace.

• Against – how able is a solitary weblog to match the global reach of a media conglomerate.