Classwork

This blog post contains all the things i learn in my media studies class.

here are technical elements that helped me in my documentary project

these are theories and key concepts i learned in class:

Media Regulation - media regulation aims to balance freedom of speech, protect consumers, ensure accurate information, and address ethical

concerns.

Media Regulation Theory (Livingstone & Lunt)

Livingstone and Lunt carried our research during the late 1990s and early 2000s regarding media regulation and audiences to determine:

Media regulation is extremely difficult
A regulator’s role is to protect the audience
Audiences believe that adults should be free to choose whatever media they want
Media regulators must balance choice with protection
Technology has made regulation very difficult (downloading, streaming, piracy, social media etc.)
Audiences can now bypass restrictions without parental consent
Powerful media companies can avoid regulation

Power & the Media - Power in the media is about who controls content, how they use it, and who is affected.

Power can come from:

Power is used to shape representations, influence opinion, and control attention

‘Power and the Media’ is a topic which asks learners to interrogate the nature of power, how it is wielded, by whom and in what ways. This

could be the power to represent, to speak for a particular group, or the power to acquire independent companies in order to benefit from their

brand and market share. It could also be the growing power, to create their own brands and to make an impact on political discourse via social

media.

Kim - RegentsMedia