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China mass mining data and brainwashing our youths right under our noses
Recent classified info uncovers the true extent of china’s part ownership of Tiktok and its data- along with how its being used to manipulate a whole generation.
How this this happen and what can be done? Lee Gema investigates…
After new regulations were put in place regarding how foreign companies with certain amounts of users in the USA have to be transparent with the amount of data they collect, as well as their reasoning for doing so- it was revealed that ByteDance, one of Tiktok partial owners have been harvesting more than 2X what they had publicly admitted to users.
Millions of teenagers (and adults) using the platform are having their name, age, gender, location, friends as well as frequently visited sites and locations, current location, place of work, sexual preference etc. Not only was Tiktok found to be harvesting data about the user, it was also found that Tiktok was engineering trends such as challenges and filters which scan and analyse facial features creating a giant database of every user. This comes as no surprise as china is well known for using advanced facial recognition technology to track and monitor its citizens.
“We don’t know exactly how long this has been going on for- nor how much information China has on the user base or what they plan to do with it, meaning that this is a critical threat to national security and we urge users to stop using the service and remove it from your devices.” – Boris Johnson, UK Prime Minister
To some this comes as no surprise that the authoritarian province of China feels the need to monitor other nations as the country’s leader has been very open about his dreams (and plans) of China’s global domination- so could this be the first step towards global domination?
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One of the more controversial talking points among young people is drinking. When is the right time to start drinking? What are young teens’ attitudes towards drinking? What influences so many young people to drink? What are the health risks of drinking at this age? And how do underage drinkers get alcohol?
It is no secret that the majority of young people, aged 11 and upwards have consumed alcohol at some point in their life. The frequency in which they do this of course varies, with some drinking alcohol multiple times a day, some drinking alcohol around once a week, and some only drinking alcohol on special occasions. But still, one thing remains certain, almost all young people drink, and this is, for the most part, accepted by a large proportion of society. Where drugs are consistently frowned upon, drinking is accepted and sometimes even encouraged in young people. “Better to start them young” is a reason given by many parents across Britain when it comes to allowing their children to consume alcohol. And this is interesting given the known health risks which come with drinking at an early age. Young people’s typically lower body weight and limited ability to process (or ‘metabolise’) alcohol mean they can become dangerously intoxicated very quickly. This puts young people at increased risk of alcohol poisoning, which can be extremely dangerous, as alcohol poisoning seriously affects the parts of the brain that control balance and speech, as well as the nerves that control breathing and heartbeat. It can stop their gag reflex from working, putting them at serious risk of choking to death, especially if they vomit. Drinking at all ages is bad for health, although, drinking at an early age (teens) is especially bad, because it can negatively effect brain development and lead to long-term health issues such as, high blood pressure, stroke, pancreatitis, liver disease, liver cancer, mouth cancer, head and neck cancer, and breast cancer. Additionally, heavy alcohol use at an early age can cause individuals to crave that feeling of ‘escapism’, and this can in some circumstances increase the likelihood of issues regarding addiction in later life. This information is pretty much common knowledge. It is taught by schools, reverberated by parents, and even plastered on beer cans. Howver still, the rate at which young people consume alcohol remains incredibly high. The reasons for this are simple: experiences. A young person (who will remain anonymous) described drinking as ‘one of the things they look forward to the most’ and admitted that ‘some of the best memories of their life’ came whilst under the influence of alcohol. In addition, in a local survey of over 100 teens conducted by the Hautlieu Times, over 90% of them said they had a positive opinion of drinking, and the general consensus was that drinking is an activity which brings out more good than bad. The reason for this is that alcohol, despite its obvious health issues, does give people feelings of euphoria. People may experience a burst of energy and a boost in confidence. Others report feeling adventurous or even fearless. Often the positives of alcohol are ignored, and this gives an unfair reflection of alcohol as a whole. There is still a reason why around 60% of people aged 15-17 have drunk alcohol in the past month. Drinking is often seen as something which helps people form bonds and connections. Often, people claim that some of their closest friendships are ones which come as a result of drinking, and this makes alcohol an attractive commodity.
How young people get alcohol is always an adventure. Fake ID’s are as prevalent as ever, and it is estimated that around 75,000 fake ID’s are sold in the UK every year. Additionally, enhanced technology makes creating realistic ID’s easier than ever, and as a result, it is getting harder and harder to spot drinkers that are underage. Even without a fake ID, it is still hard to spot whose underage and who isn’t. This is shown excellently in a video by the YouTube channel, Jubille, which featured bartenders trying to guess who was overage or who wasn’t. They only had about a 55% success rate. As a result, often unerage drinkers are able to get served clubs and bars. Even when it is clear that a supposed drinker is underage, sometimes they will still get served. For instance, numerous teens that the Hautlieu Times interviewed stated that some corner shops would allow them to buy alcohol despite knowing they were underage.
In terms of answer the question posed in the title of this article… whilst unerage driunking is absolutely not ‘harmless’ fun, there is an argument to say that it is fun, and this makes determining the rightness or wrongness of alcohgol incredibly hard. Although alcohol at any ages (especially under 18) is actively discouraged, the memories and friendships gained as a result make it a hard to stop poeple from drinking it. The key of course is education. If teenagers (and adults) learn to drink alcohol more moderately (once a month treat or less), then the national alcohol problem will be much less severe. Young people know the negative effects of alcohol, but it is possible they don’t know just how negatively it can effect people. It is important they know.
Newspaper Essay
Ideology can be defined as a collection of values and beliefs. To what extent do media products target audiences by constructing an ideological view of the world? You should refer to your newspaper Close Study Products, The i and The Daily Mail.
Media products target audiences by constructing an ideological view of the world. Media products such as newspapers create a view or opinion which transfers to the variety of audiences. For example, popular newspapers such as The Daily Mail and ‘The I’ feed audiences with opinions and critical views on subject matters to almost control the belief of each individual reading, potentially leading to a right- or left-wing audience. Left-wing is a political belief of social equality and egalitarianism. Those who follow left-wing politics are often in opposition to the social hierarchy and are seen as a libertarian. Libertarians seek to maximise autonomy and political freedom and minimise the state’s violation of individual liberties. Whereas right-wing politics support of the view that certain social orders and hierarchies are inevitable, desirable and regular. Right-wing typically supports this position on the basis of natural law, economics, authority, and tradition. Ordinarily, the supporters are authoritarians, meaning the strict rules and laws put into force by those of hierarchy and power to eliminate personal freedom of those with less freedom of speech.
The Daily Mail is a British newspaper, owned by the DMGT with the current chairmen and controlling shareholder Jonathan Harmsworth, 4th Viscount Rothermere. The Daily Mail presents itself as a neutral supporter of all political parties however, this is not shown through textual evidence. For example, on page 18 of the newspaper, the paper mentions, ‘The Truth is that Boris Johnson is by a country mile the best person to lead the Tory government’, this links to the theorist Noam Chomsky, also known as ‘The father of modern linguistics’. Chomsky claimed that the media is hand in hand with the government and supports the association that the government dominants the media, giving the media what the government wants the audiences to read. The five filters of mass media relate to Noam Chomsky’s claim and the quote through the first mass media filter known as ‘Structures of Ownership’, meaning media conglomerates are mostly owned by bigger companies with the same end goal such as profit. Profit controls and misleads companies into pushing anything that provides them with this resource. The Daily Mail and the prime minister, Boris Johnson may have a mutual agreement and could be the reasoning to why the newspaper speaks highly of the government.
‘The I’ is a British national morning paper which was originally owned by the JPIMedia, but since 29th November 2019, the JPIMedia sold the newspaper to The Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) and ‘The I’ is now published in London by the DMGT. ‘The i’ could be represented as the opposition to The Daily Mail and can be seen as a technique used to please those in belief of left-wing politics. In relation to The Daily Mail, on page 20 of ‘The I’, ‘The thought of Boris Johnson or someone equally embarrassing representing us as head of state’ suggests that the editors of ‘The I” may believe in the freedom from hierarchy’s and do not allow themselves to be controlled through government sources. On top of that, in the 2017 and 2019 UK general elections, ‘The I’ chose not to endorse a political party, showing audiences that the newspaper does not have a political view. Further to this, on page 20, ‘Thank you to Michael Day for saying what needed to be said about the oppressive Israeli state’, advocates that newspapers don’t mention critical and own views on subject matters, as well as speaking the voice of the readers. This shows, theorist, Jurgen Habermas, work on the public sphere, through the spread of communication. The German philosopher and sociologist work introduces communicative rationality and the public sphere. He argued that the growth in newspapers, journals, reading clubs, Masonic lodges and coffeehouses in 18th century Europe marked the gradual replacement of “representational” culture. In conclusion, both newspapers, ‘The I’ and The Daily Mail construct ideas and views upon the target audiences through the language and techniques used, specifically regarding political views.
Newspaper essay
IDEOLOGY CAN BE DEFINED AS A COLLECTION OF VALUES AND BELIEFS. TO WHAT EXTENT DO MEDIA PRODUCTS TARGET AUDIENCES BY CONSTRUCTING AN IDEOLOGICAL VIEW OF THE WORLD? YOU SHOULD REFER TO YOUR NEWSPAPER CLOSE STUDY PRODUCTS, THE I AND THE DAILY MAIL
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P1 introduce The daily mail and The i
P2 media regulation livingstone and lunt, hesmondhalgh
p3 audience has an ideology which newspaper enforcesd
In this essay I will be discussing how the CSPs of The Daily Mail and The I link to how media products target audiences by constructing a ideological view of the world. Ideology is defined as a collection of values of beliefs. I believe that The Daily Mail and The I create their ideologies through their positioning on the political compass. However to some extent the audience could be seen to influence their ideologies on the newspapers.
Firstly The Daily Mail can be seen as a right wing which supports a libertarian view in politics. This means that it fights for political freedom and minimise the states violation of individual’s liberties. These views can be seen through the Daily Mail’s edit on the 6th June where one of the headlines stated that “Only Starmer gains from this clueless plot” which suggest that Labour will gain from Conservative divisions over Boris and they are happy about this.
Further more, The Daily Mail is owned by The Daily Mail and General Trust and the current chairman is Jonathon Harmsworth. Previously, Harmsworth (Lord Rothermere) was a friend of Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler, and directed the Mail’s editorial stance towards them in the early 1930s. So showed the ideology of the Nazi party to construct an audience which were intrigued in what and why the Nazis were doing the things they were. This aimed to reach the dominated and possibly the negotiated reader as Stuart Hall would suggest because it wants to attract those who want to find out more about what was going on during the 1930’s.
Additionally, The Daily Mail also constructs an ideology of patriotism to target their audience of white, middle-class older men. This can be seen through the title of the front cover which states “joyous jubilee” showing that they are in support of the royals and proud to be apart of the celebrations and being British.
Perhaps some people may suggest that the newspaper influences their readers ideologies which can be seen when Martin Rowson created a cartoon about a van advertising The Daily Mail driving into a mosque influenced by a recent attack showing their position of their views on this attack. It implies there is a toxic relationship between the Daily Mail and the Muslim community reinforcing the ideology.
The i is horizontally intergrated with The Daily Mail and The Metro as it was brought by the Daily Mail and General Trust 29 November 2019, for £49.6 million. However, unlike The Daily Mail, it can be seen as leaning towards the left wing of the political spectrum, (the idea of neutral/ independent news is itself quite left wing). An example of their left wing views can be seen in the front cover ‘Johnson future turning toxic for Tories’ seems to be against Conservative / Boris Johnson and therefore they believe society is best served with an expanded role for the government. It is aimed at a younger audience which have the ideology that people should have freedom and more accepting of modern issues such as gay rights and transgender topics.
On the other hand, The i can be seen to not construct an ideology but instead allow it’s audience to construct their own ideology. This is enforced by the by-line for the paper which states “for open minds, there’s no left or right”. In the 2017 and 2019 UK general elections, the i chose not to endorse a political party which shows that they are not wanting to enforce an ideology upon readers and express their freedom of views.
In conclusion i do believe that both newspapers (The Daily Mail and The i) enforce their ideologies on issues such as politics, patriotism and business. However, the i is more neutral towards their viewpoints so attracts it’s audience less through the presentation of ideologies. Instead the readers approach the paper due to their ideologies. The Daily Mail’s ideology is very clear but The i’s is less clear.
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Ideology can be defined as a collection of values and beliefs. To what extent do media products target audiences by constructing an ideological view of the world?
Ideology means a system of ideas and ideals, especially one which forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy and assumptions that we make about the world. Media products largely target audiences by constructing an ideological view of the world in order to get the public more interested in the opinions and ideas of important people around the world, and also both international and national events. These media products include newspapers such as the I and the daily mail. The daily mail being a right wing type newspaper, meaning the conservative party and the I being a centralistic newspaper and having no political party.
Daily Mail is an example of a commercial, for profit publication, which is owned by a plc, Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT). DMGT is a conglomerate which owns property and financial companies, as well as print media. It was was originally created to tell people what is happening with the world which was what the Public Sphere was, they were said to be aware of what was going on in the world with democracy being around. It is considered a conservative right-wing newspaper, as suggested in the 6th June 2022 edition, on the front page, there are patriarchal quotes such as “Joyous Jubilee” praising the royal family, which can suggest that the Daily Mail frequently targets audiences by constructing an ideological view of the world. Another example suggesting that the Daily Mail supports the royal family is that it contains a number of examples of semiotic signs, theorised by Roland Barthes which are shown on the front cover of the newspaper. These include imagery, font selections and colour schemes to back this political viewpoint. A significant example of this is the text placed over the main front image, reading “Magnificent celebrations climax in pageantry and parties for millions”. The paper is owned by Viscount Lord Rothermere, meaning it is likely to be bias, this is because he is likely to be in strong and healthy relations with the royal family due to his position. Doing this will draw the conservative party and right wing citizens in to read their product and ultimately agree with it for the owners of the media product to reach their end goal of profit. Daily mail had many political views in these media products, particularly on the prime minister at this time, Boris Johnson. On the editorial part of the newspaper on page 18, it states that Boris is the best person to lead the nation by a “country mile” along with the head title being “Boris is right and Macron wrong. Saving Putin’s face is a mug’s game” This further proves that this is a far right wing newspaper, meaning it cares more for the business rather than the people.
However, the I is an example of a commercial, for profit publication, owned by a plc – The Johnston Press which owns over 200 titles in the UK. The value of which is decided by the
price of shares on the London stock exchange: the I is therefore
driven by commercial needs which can determine its news values. The I is a more left wing newspaper with a more liberal way of conveying their views which are done in a more centrist political orientation way meaning they neither fall into the left or right wing category. Although, compared to the Daily Mail, the I is a lot more left wing; proven on page 16 ‘Have you heard about the hunger crisis in East africa? Do you know people are dying right now?’. This suggests to the readers that they care more about the people rather than the business. However, the I is proven to be not fully left wing, this is because it is also owned by Daily Mail and General Trust, although they say they don’t have a political view, it can be hard not to fall into a certain section. On page 20 “Thank you for saying what needed to be said about the Isralian state” which supports Habermas’ theory of the public sphere. Habermas suggested that the public sphere was the mass spread of communication that came around with the production of newspapers and letters, which we can see is used here to spread information about the Isralian state. The I can just be seen to state the current news and propositions on current world problems we face today and mainly focuses on the news aspect rather than political views like the daily mail does, however, they both have the same goal of profit in the end.
In conclusion, The conglomerate of the Daily Mail General Trust owns both of these newspapers. It is clear that the contrasts between the two are intentional. This is so that the company can broaden its target audience to the widest possible degree, and like in all businesses, produce the most profit. There are clear lines to be drawn between this and Chomsky’s theory of media ownership of “he who controls the mind of the media controls the public”. Both the Daily Mail’s and The i’s journalism construct their views to target the audiences that buy into those views and increase profits which supports Chomsky’s theory. The Daily Mail has an editorial column, which can show the editors views and therefore, does not give a voice to many, whereas, the I has an “opinion matrix” instead; which can include a range of different voices and opinions and gives more freedom, overall suggesting a more libertarian view.
Statement of Intent – Newspaper NEA
For my Newspaper NEA, I am going to produce the front cover of a local newspaper, called the ‘Hautlieu Times’. My paper delivers left-leaning, fact-based news, which will be aimed towards young people and libetarian adults.
My main article will be on underage drinking, its benefits and negatives. I will hope to answer the following questions in my article: What are young teens attitudes towards drinking? Why do so many young people drink (What and who may influence young people to drink)? What are the health risks of drinking? And, how do underage drinkers get alcohol? I will use a lot of facts, as well as quotes from young people I have interviewed. This will hopefully give a balanced and yet still opinionated article, which will hopefully inform people about underage drinking.
in terms of layout, I have taken influence from both the I, and the Daily Mail. My Newspaper name layout, may remind some people of the Daily Mail’s, due to it’s logo in between the two words. However, where the Daily Mail’s font is old and traditional, my font is new and clean, suggesting that my newspaper is progressive rather than traditional. I have also taken influence from the I, as I have chosen to include their stripe which runs down the left side of the paper. On this stripe, I will include an ad aimed towards young people, aswell as a pointer towards another article in my paper. Additionally, the dimensions of my paper (length + width) are the same as the I, which gives a tabloid-like feel.
The image I have included will be of a student Kate Mckenna, which was taken for this article. The image will be big, and bright, as I want to appeal to specifically younger people, who, due to the influence of apps such as, YouTube and TikTok, tend to be more visual beings. The text included won’t be too long either, likely between 200-300 words. By doing this, i will attract younger readers, because the shorter article is more suited to their low-attention span.
My general article will have a clean, modern style. My writing style will be informant and conversational, to appeal to a younger audience. Plus, the red colour scheme is influenced by my style model the I, and will catch viewers attention. As I mentioned earlier, the news I will be delivering will be fact-based, but I will also include a personal element. For Instance, writers will give their view on topics at the end of each article.
To create this article, I will be using InDesign, which will give my paper a slick, professional look.
statement of intent – newspaper a level coursework
For my newspaper NEA I am going to produce the front cover and a double page spread of a local newspaper called The Jersey Times. It will be aimed at an audience of all ages living in the region who are interested in national and international news stories as well as stories relating specifically to the local area, especially those that concern the right’s of islanders and want to be aware of news regarding
My article concerns a local issue – the housing crisis in Jersey. This will make it easy for me to take an original photograph as I can easily go and take a picture in Jersey. This will have links to theories of the ‘Liberal Free Press’ by Curran and Seaton as well as Habermas in terms of creating the newspaper.
The style model I will be following is from our CSPs: The Daily Mail and The i. I will produce a masthead at the top of the page, which will be made in photoshop at the top of the page, similar to the Daily Mail and The i. I will also include the date of publication, the price of the newspaper and the barcode. My main image will be of a picture of town with lots of buildings and some houses and flats as a dominant signifier, which will make the readers aware of what the article is about. As well as this, it will also include the headline, ‘The Looming Housing Crisis of an Affluent Island’ in wrapped text to follow my style models and the main body of the the article in three columns (approximately 200 words) with the first letter being a drop cap, it will also include a page number to refer to the article at greater length somewhere else in the newspaper to resemble the real life product of a newspaper. A strapline will be included to draw the readers/audience in. There will also be included plugs to other stories in the newspaper with their page numbers. I will use Times New Romans font to try and resemble the professional look of a conventional newspaper. The colour scheme will be black and white for a more contemporary and clean appeal.
My newspaper will have a libertarian compass, as it is concerned with society and humanitarian ideologies rather than authoritarianism and individualistic matters. This links to Haubermas’s theory of ‘The Public Sphere’ and how the intention was for newspaper to allow for a ‘libertarian expression of thought and opinion’. In addition, this will also relate to Laswell’s hypodermic model theory, sender transfers a message, through a medium that has a direct effect on the receiver.
The article will follow the ‘Inverted Pyramid Structure’ to appeal more to the readers/audience.
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House prices have gone through the roof in the small, wealthy island of Jersey. Former Jersey resident, John Le Breton, says that he ‘had to leave the island after my family had lived here for generations as he could not afford to afford a home. Which is a great shame as Jersey is a safe, beautiful place to live in but it is just too expensive to live here’.
Young people as well as retirees are especially struggling to purchase a house in Jersey. Even, for middle class families that are educated and are employed. Research has found that a standard three-bedroom house in Jersey costs on average is £861,000. A one-bedroom flat comes with the average cost of £339,000, which comes to a nearly £40,000 increase in comparison to 12 months prior. In addition to this, working class households are not able to ‘service a mortgage affordably’ for a two bedroom flat, according to the most recent House Price Index report released by Statistics Jersey, based on the final quarter from 2021.
Evidentially, Islanders are really struggling to afford to live in a place they call home. What is even worse is that, politicians are denying that the housing crisis exists which of course does not help the people of Jersey feel any better. Michael Van Neste, Consultant of the Jersey Homes Trust who has been working there for 26 years, says that the housing crisis is down to an ‘ineffective government’ and is ‘causing poverty and despair’.
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Tube strikes causing chaos
As the tube strikes continue for a second week, we see the stations piling up with angered people, waiting for an extensive amount of time, desperate to get to work. These strikes have lead to an unimaginable build up at the underground stations, to at some points it becoming dangerous as to how crowded they are. This week the strikes are going on from Tuesday 21st of June to Sunday 26th of June with no services before 8am and delays expected after this time. And the London Overground will run a reduced service ending at 6pm. Only 60 per cent of trains are going to be running, mainly due to a delay to the start of services because signallers and control room staff are not doing overnight shifts. Traffic on the roads is also being affected due to more people having to travel by car.
But why are these strikes so necessary? Train drivers have claimed proposals by bosses that they will cut jobs, change working agreements and pensions which they believe isn’t fair. However Boris Johnson has said he “will not give in to demands from rail unions so it is unlikely we will see a stop to these strikes for now.
Subsidiary story- Boris Johnson refuses to quit. The prime minister this week has said that he won’t resign even though the Conservatives battled to retain Wakefield and Tiverton and Honiton, and it’s his responsibility. He said when questioned about his decision he said “Come on, it was only a year ago that we won the Hartlepool byelection, which everybody thought was – you know, we hadn’t won Hartlepool for – I can’t remember when the Tory party last won Hartlepool – a long time. I don’t think it ever had…
