What is Media?

Media is the main means of mass communication for example social media, broadcast media, print media and the internet.

What is Media Studies?

Media Studies is an in-depth study of media focusing on the content, history and effect of different media. Mainly focusing on mass media.

What is the point in Media Studies?

Media studies helps to develop media so people can make better media content in the further or they can learn from there mistakes and make things better.

Why I took Media?

I took media studies as i would like to learn more about how media can make people believe certain things I would also like to learn how to use Photoshop as it is something I’ve never used before.

Media is the main means of mass communication e.g. social media, broadcast media, print media, outdoor media.

Media studies is the field of study that deals with the content of various types of media.

The point of media studies is to communicate with others and some types of media make profit like the newspaper. 

I’m on this course because I want to know more about how to examine media language e.g. why headlines are written like they are.

Also I want to learn how to compare how the different types affect the public differently.

What is Media?

Media is a way to communicate a message to the public via many different forms.

What is the point of media studies?

Learning the way to use media effectively to be able to use it in everyday life. Also learning new skills which will become prominent in the future.

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What is Media?

Media is the main means of mass communication (broadcasting, entertainment and the internet) this can be through; TV, magazines, advertisement, social media etc…..

What is Media studies?

Media Studies is the study of mass media, it deals with the content, history and effects of various media.
You also study the extent of the multiple forms of media and how they use effects and language to appeal to a target audience and how they persuade and have a personal connection with the audience.

What things do I want to learn during Media Studies?

During media studies I want to learn:

• Improve my camera knowledge and learn the uses of all the camera settings.
• I would like to learn how to use Photoshop to a high level, so I can manipulate my images.
• I would like to learn how producers of music videos, magazines and TV programs use emotive language and actions to connect with their audience and make them interested with the product.

This is a teaching and learning blog that will be used during your AS Media course, which will be examined in May 2020. Although your coursework will be due in – JANUARY 1st 2020 – so please remember that date! When you join the course you will upload your work to this blog and your teachers will upload instructions and resources here. At present you may want to look at the syllabus, your coursework tasks (we will do Brief 2) and your induction task – all of which are links at the top of this page.

If you need to contact me about the course, your work, or you have any ideas, suggestions, concerns or worries about the AS Media course then just email me: m.mckinlay@hautlieu.sch.je