Media Blog 1- Mr Bush

  Part 1: Clay Shirky lecture Go to the  Nieman Lab webpage (part of Harvard university) and watch the video of Clay Shirky presenting to Harvard students . The video is also available on YouTube below but the Nieman Lab website has a written transcript of everything Shirky says.  Clay Shirky on internet issues facing the Newspaper Industry Play the clip AND read along with the transcript below to ensure you are following the argument. You need to watch from the beginning to 29.35 (the end of Shirky's presentation). Once you've watched and read the presentation and made notes (you may want to copy and paste key quotes from the transcript which is absolutely fine), answer the questions below: 1) Why does Clay Shirky argue that 'accountability journalism' is so important and what example does he give of this? 2) What does Shirky say about the relationship between newspapers and advertisers? Which websites does he mention as having replaced major revenue-generators for new...

  Copy the  headline, date  and  link The Guardian:  Headline -  'Iran threatens Gulf energy facilities after Israeli attack on its largest gasfield' Date -  Wed 18 Mar 2026 16.22 GMT Link -  https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/18/iran-gulf-energy-facilities-israel-south-pars-gas-field-saudi-arabia-uae-qatar Mail Online: Headline - 'Iran missiles cause 'extensive damage' to the world's biggest natural gas plant in Qatar as Tehran furiously hits back across Gulf following US-Israeli strike on fuel facility - sending price of crude soaring'    Date -  Updated:   19:31, 18 March 2026 Link -  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15656589/iran-israel-war-trump-gulf-nato-netanyahu-live-updates.html Briefly summarise  the story in a sentence or two: is  this is an example of  hard news  or  soft news?  Does it reflect the  politics  or  ideological stance  of that newsp...

  Copy the  headline, date  and  link The Guardian: Headline - Foreign Office starts planning evacuation of thousands of Britons in Middle East Date -  Sun 1 Mar 2026 21.44 GMT Link -  https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/01/foreign-office-starts-planning-evacution-of-thousands-of-britons-in-middle-east Mail Online: Headline -  British holiday makers still in Dubai complain that they are trapped in five-star paradise Date -  12:15, 11 Mar 2026 Link -  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15635443/British-holiday-makers-Dubai-say-trapped-no-news-UAE-government-cover-bills.html Briefly summarise  the story in a sentence or two: is  this is an example of  hard news  or  soft news?  Does it reflect the  politics  or  ideological stance  of that newspaper/website? The Guardian:  It mainly focuses on the political aspect of the trapped citizens hardship and how/what the UK government ...

  Task One: Media Magazine article and questions Read the Media Magazine article: From Local Press to National Regulator in MM56 (p55). You'll find the article  in our Media Magazine archive here . Once you've read the article, answer the following questions: 1) Keith Perch used to edit the  Leicester Mercury . How many staff did it have at its peak and where does Perch see the paper in 10 years' time? Staff at it's peak - 130 journalists Perch believes that if the paper is still in print in 10yrs time it will be very expensive, print weekly, have a very small circulation, and would make very little money, and so would employ as few as five or six staff 2) How does Perch view the phone hacking scandal? A small section of the press  was behaving in a totally unacceptable  way, but it should have been dealt with legally. I don’t think regulation is the  answer. 3) What does IPSO stand for and how does it work? Independent Press Standards Organisation -...

  Read  Media Factsheet 76: News Values  and complete the following questions/tasks.  Our  Media Factsheet archive is available here  - you'll need your Greenford Google login to access. 1) What example news story does the Factsheet use to illustrate Galtung and Ruge's News Values? Why is it an appropriate example of a news story likely to gain prominent coverage? British service woman dies after Afghan bomb blast - this is an appropriate example of a news story likely to gain prominent coverage because of its geographical proximity (away from the UK), cultural proximity (as readers view the soldier as 'one of their own').  On an intensity scale, the first female officer to be killed is considered more newsworthy as it is unusual. At the time the story was published - 2011 - the war in Afghanistan was a continuity story but often the interest in the story lies in that fact that deaths, even though inevitable, are not predictable. 2) What is gatekeeping...

  Copy the  headline, date  and  link The Guardian: Headline -  BBC backlash grows after Bafta racial slur - The Latest Date -  Wed 25 Feb 2026 17.22 GMT Link -  https://www.theguardian.com/news/video/2026/feb/25/bbc-backlash-grows-after-bafta-racial-slur-the-latest Mail Online: Headline -  John Davidson: BBC should have `worked harder´ on stopping Bafta racial slur Date -  Published:   12:58, 25 February 2026  |  Updated:   13:09, 25 February 2026 Link -  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-15591455/John-Davidson-BBC-worked-harder-stopping-Bafta-racial-slur.html Briefly summarise  the story in a sentence or two: is  this is an example of  hard news  or  soft news?  Does it reflect the  politics  or  ideological stance  of that newspaper/website? The story is an example of hard news with it including serious topics such as the difficulties of disabilities and ...