Follows the story of an alien attack on New Jersey in 1938,

In terms of historical context, War of the Worlds was broadcasted a year before the beginning of World War 2, In the same year, Nazi Germany invaded both Austria and Czechoslovakia sparking fear of Invasion and war. The majority of the public recieved information on current affairs through radio. At

At the time War of the Worlds was broadcasted, the public didn’t know much about the idea of hybrid genres and was unfamiliar with it especially with radio.

Columbia Broadcasting Company (CBC) , An American broadcasting television and radio company, still around in the present day.

Shirky, The public audience is changing over time, passive to act on areas as technology changes more people can participate.

Hesmondhalgh, the idea of a risky business within media, “the cultural industries constitute a particularly risky business“

Vladimir Propp – Stock Characters

The hero – Richard

The Antagonist – Polly

The false Hero – Richard and Polly’s mother

The Helper – Annabell

The donor – The chicken

The princess – Annabell

The Dispatcher – Polly

Levi-Strauss – Binary Oppositions

Young vs Old (Richard and Polly)

Rich vs poor (Annabell and Richard)

Able vs Disable (

Rural vs Urban

what is the difference between a consumer based media regulation and a citizen based regulation system?

Consumer based media regulation is the idea that audiences choose what media they want to watch and see, the media producers have the freedom to create products that those audiences choose to consume.

Citizen based media regulation is the term that the media released provides information to its citizens as it is significant in shaping society. Made to educate its audiences.

What impact did the 2003 communications Act have on media regulation?

Significantly diluted the public service requirements of television broadcasting. This resulted in independent television companies were freed up to produce content that was more commercially viable. But lacked civic-minded republicanism that had been in previous frameworks. Created OFCOM.

Livingstone and Lunt – “Little equivalent activity or accountability was forthcoming regarding actions to further citizens interest.”

What is the drawback of a self regulated system?

Deutschland 83

The narrative of Deutschland 83 has been controversial – particularly in Germany -through
its use of binary oppositions to contrast East and West Germany

The narrative of Deutschland 83 can be defined as postmodern in its self-reflexive style

Conventions of the period drama and reasons for its popularity

It is a co-production of AMC Networks’ SundanceTV and RTL Television (German and
American), positioning it to exploit the national and global market.

The Capital

I have chosen to work on a Games Magazine, for this I have decided to focus on the newest gaming consoles that are being released in the future and the games that will  come with these consoles, these new consoles plan on changing the way of gaming through the improvement of graphics, resolution, delay and more. My Games Magazines target audience is teenage boys from the ages of 13- 19, this is because these ages are mainly the majority of the gaming community, these audiences will need to be of middle-class backgrounds, because of this large age gap my magazine will not include derogatory or adult games as readers from the lower margin of my age gap will not be old or mature enough to read this.  

The research I have done for this advertisement includes studying the general layout of gaming magazines and how they present new products to audiences on their front covers and double page spreads, I have also looked at the newest products and consoles being released on platforms and how magazines persuade audiences to buy them. Finally, I have looked at the newest games being released for future consoles and how popular they are even before their release, this was done by looking at critical feedback and reviews from gamers who have played the games early.  

My magazine will display the newest gaming consoles and what their developers plan on improving and changing to make them better than previous ones. This will include examples of software improvements and graphics changes, as well as the developer’s description of the consoles and feedback from critics, this will be displayed to give my audience the information needed when considering buying the newest consoles, I believe my magazine would be extremely popular as many gaming audiences are currently focused on buying the newest consoles to enhance their gaming capabilities, furthermore, I will also include the newest games being released on these consoles and how they differ from games on the previous consoles.  

My front cover will display a gaming character from one of the newest games in the centre of the page with the most hyped new console, the PS5, this will be done to grasp the readers attention instantly. I will also include games characters that will be made on Fuse to further show the protagonists of the new games. 

My double page spread will be professional and tidy in the way it shows the new consoles and their descriptions from their developers and critics, it will also clearly display the most popular games that will be coming with the consoles and how they plan to immerse players.  

“The fact is that much of advertising’s power comes from this belief that advertising does not effect us. The most effective kind of propaganda is that which is not recognized as propaganda. Because we think advertising is silly and trivial, we are less on guard, less critical, than we might otherwise be. Its all in fun, its ridiculous. While were laughing, sometimes sneering, the commercial does its work.”