Media Blog 1 - Mr Bush

1) What was the article that announced Teen Vogue as a more serious, political website – with 1.3m hits and counting? A popular article about Trump 'Gaslighting' America. 2) When was the original Teen Vogue magazine launched and what was its original content? It was mainly fashion orientated.  3) How did editor Elaine Welteroth change Teen Vogue’s approach in 2015? She pushed Teen vogue out of it's comfort zone and began focusing on politics. 4) How many stories are published on Teen Vogue a day? What topics do they cover? Anywhere from 40-80 stories posted daily anything from Politics, current affairs and beauty. 5) What influence did digital director Phillip Picardi have over the editorial direction? His direction meant Teen Vogue's website showed substantial growth despite the fall of it's print. 6) What is Teen Vogue’s audience demographic and what does ‘woke’ refer to? It's audience demographic are Teenagers, and the term 'Woke...

1) Research Teen Vogue publisher Condé Nast. What other magazines do they publish and how much money did they make last year? GQ, Wired, Vogue. 2) What are Teen Vogue’s main sources of income? Monetisation and website clicks. 3) How are traditionally print-based products like Teen Vogue diversifying to create new income streams? They are reaching out and using social media's such as Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Twitter. 4) Why is sponsored content and ‘advertorial’ particularly important in media linked to the fashion industry? It helps bring in a new stream of revenue and also expand their demographic. 5) Do you view Teen Vogue’s content as a form of public service media or is Condé Nast simply interested in clicks and profit? I think Condé Nast views Teen Vogue as a revenue stream, whereas Teen Vogue view themselves as a public service media. Closure of print edition research Read the following short articles to learn the background to Condé Nast's decision to...

Disney's "The Lion King" Trailer Broke a Huge Record in One Day Disney  is fueling our childhood fantasies with a  slew of live-action reboots  of the most classic hits. We’ve already been blessed with the magic of  Beauty and the Beast ,  The Jungle Book  and  Christopher Robin , and soon, live-action versions of  Aladdin ,  Dumbo , and  Mulan  will also be making their ways to the big screen. But the film getting a ton of buzz lately is undoubtedly  Disney’s  The Lion King . Yes, Simba is about to be crowned once more. This is an example of soft news, as it's not that important. Dalton Harris Opens Up About Homelessness And Abuse DALTON HARRIS has spoken out about how his troubled childhood and early adult life which included abuse and a period of homelessness. The X Factor contestant, who has been consistently impressing judges with his vocal talent week after week, has revealed that he lived...

1) Type up your feedback in  full  (you don't need to write the mark and grade if you want to keep this confidential). WWW: Good, clear voice - and wel l done for reffering to Marxism. EBI: Lacks specific examples from CSPS especially Q3. 2) Read the  whole mark scheme for this assessment  carefully. Identify three potential points that you could have made in your Question 3 answer - the i newspaper standing for "quality, clarity and independence". Respected and trusted newspaper brand, continuing the work of ‘parent’ paper the Independent which stated it would be “Free from party political bias, free from proprietorial influence”. Selection of news emphasises quality – largely hard news (politics, economics etc.) Successful on its own terms – providing a print product that has remarkably succeeded in the digital age since launch in 2010. It remains profitable now it is owned by Johnston Press (although it may be soon sold so this may jeopardise i...

Brexit could take an extra two years to sort out, Theresa May admits Theresa May  has provoked anger by signalling that the Brexit transition period could remain in place until 2022 – six years after the referendum vote to leave the European Union. This is an example of Hard News as it's a big part of the current political climate and concerning changes that may have an effect on the entire country. Curious polar bear gets close enough to lick an Arctic station worker's HAND in incredible footage A photographer was lucky enough to come very closely to a polar bear and had his hand licked by it whilst taking a video. This is an example of soft news and clickbait as it's nothing relevant.

1) Looking over the article as a whole, what are some of the positive developments due to the internet highlighted by Bill Thompson? Allows people to exchange information a lot easier/more efficiently Freedom of speech, assembly and the freedom of the press. Connects us to other people  Great source of information Can be used to create political attention/awareness on different campaigns 2) What are the negatives or dangers linked to the development of the internet? Cyber bullying and abusive comments Illegal images/pornography Extremists and radicals can use the internet to try and influence people in a negative way 3) What does ‘open technology’ refer to? Do you agree with the idea of ‘open technology’? Open technology refers to the concept of allowing all of the different voices in the internet to be heard. Also refers to the idea of digital content being extremely difficult to control, because it could be manipulated and/or altered in some way ...