Press Opinons
- good acting
- good scripture
- hidden meaning – representation of media
- accurate representations
- relatable situations
- variation of character
- good cinematography
- good use of lighting
- suspenseful
- good plot twists
Broadcasting – presenting something to a wider, larger demographic
Narrowcasting – presenting something to a lesser audience with a more specific interest
Ethos of BBC – to inform, entertain and educate
Popularism – What the public want to see
Advantages: freedom
Disadvantages: no regulation
Paternalism – what the government want the public to see
Advantages: Regulation
Disadvantages: lack of freedom for public
Charter of BBC – A set of rules and regulations that are signed every year by media companies
Lord John Reith – a British broadcasting executive who established the tradition of independent public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom.
Grace Whyndam Goldie – a British producer and executive in television for twenty years, particularly in the fields of politics and current affairs. During her career at the BBC, she was one of the few senior women in an establishment dominated by men.
There was a fear of new technology as it was unknown.
The BBC was acting as a social cement due to its importance of connecting society
How the BBC transformed the public sphere…
- We know in the future that all media – newspapers, books, music, video, games – will converge online.
Notes from Seaton:
‘broadcasting should be regarded as a public service for a social purpose’ as supported by Pilkinons report
Annan Report/committee – Pluralist view – ‘broadcasting should cater for full range of groups and interests in society rather than seek to offer moral leadership.
Hunt review ‘willingness to pay for cable television simply constituted a new source of revenue’
Notes from Curren:
‘were engines for social and political