Wednesday, 15 December 2010

CASE STUDY

The Representation of Celebrities in magazines/newspapers/advertising
I will be investigating the representation of celebrities in magazines/newspapers and advertising,i will be comparing the representation of cheryl cole and katie price as well as peter andre and male celebrities in adverting  as well as  in different platforms such as print,e-media and broadcast.  
MY TEXTS
  • The sun
  • Look
  • OK
  • Advertising,X factor,what katie did next,Peter Andre;s next chapter
  • E-Media-official peter andre website,katie and cheryl




















Theories

  • Hypodermic needle theory
  • Cultivation theory
  • users and gratifications
  • moral panics
  • media technology and the digital revolution
  • news values
  • reality tv
  • representation and stereotyping


Issues and Debates
  • media effects
  • semiotics
  • post modernism
  • gender and ethnicity

Sunday, 5 December 2010

Who are the major players in terms of news providers in the UK and what exactly do they own?

News corp -Rupert Murdoch
Founder of News Corp. Ltd., which owns newspapers, magazines, book publishing houses, a movie studio (20th Century Fox) and a television network (Fox Broadcasting Company).
he also owns
  • News of the world
  • The Sun
  • News international
  • The sunday times
  • Sky
  • British Satellite Broadcasting
  • BSkyB