Media - News - Nick Davies - Churnalism

'Flat Earth News', a book by Nick Davies, is well worth reading.  I have a copy you can borrow.  He has a website devoted to it and also his own site:

Flat Earth News

Nick Davies

Here's a video about 'Churnalism':

Churnalism

Exam Board - Resources - Syllabus - Past Papers - Mark Schemes etc

The exam board (OCR) provide a lot of resources that will help you to understand what they are looking for in the exams etc.  Mark Schemes are very useful, they are used by examiners to mark your work and will give you an idea of the sort of information that, if you put it in your answers, will gain you marks.  It's not the most exciting website, and reading this stuff will not make you more attractive or impress your friends (if you have any), but if you don't read as much of this as you can, you are putting yourself at a disadvantage and your grade may reflect this.  I will cover more of this sort of thing in lessons but THERE'S NO HARM IN LOOKING AT IT RIGHT NOW! 

OCR EXAM BOARD SOCIOLOGY A-LEVEL PAGE

Media - News - Charlie Brooker's Newswipe

There's a great deal of useful information in Newswipe regarding the way journalism/news media really works, Brooker cleverly adds swearwords and funny bits to disguise the fact you're learning something.  Watch as much of it as you can, loads on youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cG5UUhWc-7k

generic news report:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHun58mz3vI

on the american news media

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_amyJCLmMY8


Chris Morris' 'The Day Today' is also worth a look as it satirises the cliches of news broadcasts:

'The Day Today' Episode

Various Bits and Pieces that might be of interest/use.

I'm just using this post as a dumping ground for anything I find that interests me, the stuff here is not necessarily useful for your exams.  On the other hand, it may be.

Stanford Prison Experiment:

Prison Exp

End of the World Cult

Cult

Adam Curtis makes interesting documentaries

His films etc

Pdf on Media and Crime

Media and Crime

Chris Atkins made 'Starsuckers'. He also made this:

Taking Liberties

Media

Short video about the changes in Media over the last few decades

The changing place of media in everyday life

Cliff Notes on Role and Influence of Media, mainly A2 but also useful for AS

The Role and Influence of Mass Media

Short pdf on Media Ownership and Control for A2:

Media Ownership and Control

Marxist Media Theory, A2:

Marxist Media Theory

Media revision AS (for AQA but still useful info and could be useful revision for A2 as well)

Media Revision



Article on how US Military influences film making, A2

David Sirota 1

Another Sirota article about how the things we watch affect us, A2

David Sirota 2

Related to the above, pdf on Video Games and The Military Entertainment Complex, A2

Video Games

Class

News article on Shameless/
X-Factor.  AS/A2 Class, Media

Shameless/X-Factor Working Class Image

'The Boys from the Blackstuff'.  Classic 1980's TV drama, portrayal of working class during the recession in Thatcher's Britain.  Original 90min film became a series.  This show has bits that relate to class and gender identity, loss of masculinity as men lose their jobs etc.  Good for AS and A2.

I recommend watching at least the film which is in parts on youtube:

Part 1 of original film

Episode 4 of the series followed Yosser Hughes as he had a nervous breakdown, it's great!

Part 1 Yosser's Story

The pub scene from the final episode, you need to watch some of the earlier episodes to get the full effect but it's absolutely barking mad:

Pub scene


'The Full Monty'  Trailer, 1990's  film about men losing their jobs in Sheffield Steel Industry.  Good for Media Portrayal of Working Class and Gender Identity AS and A2

Full Monty

'Shameless' contemporary portrayal of working class, episodes available to watch on 4od

4od

Gender

BBC news article on a school that aims to be 'gender neutral'.    AS Gender Identity.

Gender Neutral School

BBC News Interview:  Why is Pink the colour of choice for girls?  AS Gender Identity

Pink for Girls

Article on 'The End of Gender?'

End of Gender?

Documentary:  Tough Guise - Violence Media and the Crisis in Masculinity

Tough Guise

Documentary:    Killing Us Softly 3: Advertising’s Image of Women

Killing Us Softly 3

Starsuckers

Documentary about the tabloid media and whatnot. Good for A2 and AS.

Starsuckers

Outfoxed - Other Fox News stuff

This is a documentary about media control, useful for A2 but AS could watch it as well.  Fox News, Rupert Murdoch etc. 

Outfoxed

Articles about Roger Ailes, the man in charge of Fox News

Rolling Stone

Slate

Tony Blair - Godfather

Guardian Article