What is the framework?

No matter how epic or how creative you’re the Media Studies framework provides you with the tools to help you develop a critical understanding of the media.

The framework underpins the study of the media in all three components of the specification and is made up of four inter-related areas.

• Media language: how the media communicates meaning through their forms, codes and conventions, and techniques.

• Representation: how the media portray events, issues, individuals and social groups.

• Media Industries: how production, distribution and circulation are linked to an affect media forms and platforms.

• Audiences: how media forms target, reach and address audiences. How audiences might interpret and respond to different media forms and how audiences may themselves become producers.

Newspapers - Compare & Contrast

01 Newspapers Compare and Contrast by Tony Buckmaster on Scribd

The BFI Film Academy 2017

Are you 16-19? Studying Media? Passionate about film? Want a career in the film industry?

If so, the BFI Film Academy at the Nerve Centre is for you!

Now in it’s fifth year, this highly successful, industry focused film programme has mentored over 80 young people towards a career in the film industry. By studying all aspects of film and having award winning professionals as mentors, successful students have gone on to study, train and work in the film industry in Northern Ireland and further afield.

To find out more visit the BFI Film Academy website. www.bfi.org.uk/film academy

Death of the Newspaper?

John Oliver examines journalism's many problems: the blame is on us.

Describing the industry's 'dire straits'. Oliver devotes a whole episode of his HBO show to analysing the depressing financial state of journalism.

www.theguardian.com/john-oliver-journalism