The recent rapid increase in value of diesel and petrol has caused chaos across the world – in more ways than you’d think.

Riots escalating across many districts in St. Helier on Saturday led to half a dozen people suffering from severe injuries, with one offender, John Smith, being identified and arrested by police. Two additional offenders have been identified, and anyone with information is urged to contact the States of Jersey Police on 123456.

Many members of the public have become exponentially frustrated and are accusing Putin’s invasion of Ukraine as the main culprit behind the inflation. The invasion dates back over a number of years, however it became a true crisis around February 2022, with the invasion causing Europe’s largest refugee crisis since World War II, resulting in more than eight million Ukrainians fleeing the country and a third of the population displaced. This has led to many economic sanctions, affecting distribution of many goods with fuel taking the spotlight. This has affected various aspects of life for not only Jersey citizens, but the globalisation of fuel as a whole. The troubles of this have caused far more strict regulation on the commodification of oil and gas, and so this has naturally mitigated supply.

We spoke to a number of Jersey citizens, including Mark Jones (16) who said the price of fuel is making it “very hard for me to get around the island on my moped”. We also spoke to Lucy Parker who touched on how her family have been forced to walk exceptionally long distances to work & school, “it’s just unsustainable. The already extremely high cost of living here in Jersey is only increasing further due to petrol, and wages aren’t increasing nearly enough for us and many others to stay afloat”. This comment refers to the massive cost of living crisis surrounding masses of islanders, with the price of basic needs like food, shelter and clothing skyrocketing in the past few years. This has resulted in massive public backlash, particularly with the election of new States of Jersey members imminent.

ROAD RAGE AT LE ROCQUIER

A serious car accident between two teenagers took place at crossroads near Le Rocquier school at around 7pm last night, with one witness describing the incident as “the result of simply foolish acts”. One of the teenagers is believed to have suffered a cracked vertebrae, however there has been no formal confirmation of his injuries. A statement from the headteacher of Le Rocquier school read “We are deeply saddened by the news of this incident and we hope the people effected make a full recovery”.

Photos:

Front page – Big fuel meter

Fuel Price Graph

Royal Square Picture

Picture of empty motorbike fuel guage

Statement of intent

For my a level coursework I have chosen to do brief 2. Brief 2 consists of a three page newspaper as well as three flyers to accompany. My topic I will document on is heatwaves. The front page will highlight the heatwave that hit the channel islands and the UK and the double page spread will document on the importance of looking after your animals in the summer/ summer events. These topics all correlate hence why they have been chosen. My style model is the Jersey evening post and i chose this because it is a local newspaper I am familiar with and I think the layout is ideal for what I want to create. My newspaper will target a vast audience of all ages.

My front page will follow the classic look of a formal newspaper so will feature minimal graphology. I will use my knowledge of semiotics and audience theory and incorporate it into the design product in order to show I understand how different signs, codes and conventions are used to receive a specific response from the audience and grab attention. I intend to also use my knowledge of Chomsky’s, Livingston and Lunt’s, and Laswell’s theories and ideology

– Chomsky – The 5 filters of the mass media machine: To produce money to cover the cost of production and distribution of Media through advertisement and sponsors.

–Livingston and Lunt – Regulation: Argument that the interests of citizens and those of consumers cannot be easily reconciled. This suggests that there is an increasing tendency in recent UK regulation policy to place the interests of consumers above those of citizens. 

–Laswell – Hypodermic model (passive consumption):  in which the SENDER is transferring a MESSAGE, through a MEDIUM (eg Print, radio, TV, etc) that has a direct effect on the RECEIVER. OR WHO, SAYS WHAT, THROUGH WHAT CHANNEL, TO WHOM, TO WHAT EFFECT. ————————————