Friday, September 6, 2013

Key Concepts - notes

If you missed any of the notes from today's lesson this should help:

Language

  • The Language of Media Studies
  • How we ‘read’ media texts
  • Recognising the codes and conventions of media texts
  • Key media terms e.g. genre… denotation… connotation… narrative… 


Institution

  • The companies or organisations behind the media
  • Most aspects of the media are a commodity: something that is bought and sold. There is competition and a demand for profit.
  • Huge institutions are called multinationals e.g. News International
  • Smaller institutions can include media texts we create ourselves (blogs etc.)


Audience

  • The people who consume media products
  • How does the media influence its audience? Who holds the power?
  • How is an audience targeted? What do the audience enjoy or learn from the media product?
  • Audience research: who exactly is buying our product?


Representation

  • The people who consume media products
  • How does the media influence its audience? Who holds the power?
  • How is an audience targeted? What do the audience enjoy or learn from the media product?
  • Audience research: who exactly is buying our product?

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