Jaspreet - media blog 2 - coursework - Mr Bush

BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat: Blog tasks Newsbeat analysis Use BBC Sounds to listen to Radio 1 . Select a Newsbeat bulletin (8am or 12.45pm are good options) and then answer the following questions:  1) What news stories were featured in the bulletin you listened to? - Ben Stokes retirement from international cricket - Investigation into a girl's death (a football player in England) - Schools in England failing students (White working class students) - Rosalia in the US as well as Bad Bunny in London sending message to Venezuela who faced earthquakes. - Scottland boss- Steve Clarke resignation 2) How does Newsbeat appeal to a youth audience? It talks about sports , which involves a wide range of hobbies that the youth enjoy and resonate with and they use references to people such as the boy named Steven, talking about schools that the younger audiences attend to and explains the lack of support, also creating a sense of personal identity. 3) How might Newsbeat help fulfil the BBC's res...

Introduction to radio: blog tasks Read  Media Factsheet #224 Understanding the Industrial Context of Radio . This will give you a wider perspective on industry contexts for radio with particular focus on the industry theorists (Hesmondhalgh, Curran & Seaton, Livingstone & Lunt). Answer the following questions:  1) Read the first two pages of the factsheet. How does the Factsheet argue that radio still has cultural significance in the digital age?  They talk about how radio still reaches billions of people as in some countries, such as Africa, where people have little to no access to the internet, radio is still the most common form of information and entertainment in terms of consumption. They also say that radio is a global medium and it's content sparks imagination in a totally different way from other visual medium so it remains popular with audiences. 2) Look at the page 4 section on media theories. Briefly summarise the ideas of Curran and Seaton, Hesmondhal...