Jeremy Clarkson suspension leaves BBC facing multimillion-pound bill.
Article
“I’ve been suspended, haven’t I? I’m just off to the jobcentre.” He added: “At least I’m going to be able to get to the Chelsea match tonight.”
Wednesday 25 March 2015
Wednesday 18 March 2015
NDM 36
Jeremy Clarkson's popularity on social media plummets after BBC 'fracas'
Article
Jeremy Clarkson punched his Top Gear producer Oisin Tymon in the face following a 40-minute rant in which he swore at him and referred to him as a “lazy Irish”, eyewitnesses have claimed.The presenter of Top Gear, who has been suspended pending an internal BBC investigation into his conduct at a hotel in Yorkshire during filming of the show, is said to have threatened to have Tymon sacked during the heated row over food.
As this is a story where higher powers are involved like the BBC, it is hard to really understand what is going on, because the BBC are not going to say everything that happened, in order to keep their credibility intact.
Tuesday 17 March 2015
Media and Collective Identity
1) Read the article and summarise each section in one sentence, starting with the section 'Who are you?'
"Who are you?"
This section is about, the different things we do, either fit in or not, and the things and people we follow in order to become like.
"I think therefore I am"
"I think therefore I am"
We are now in an age where we are now groups instead of individuals, and we do not take up the normal role of either men or women.
"From citizen to consumer"
Before, we only consumed the things we needed, now, its more about our wants, anything to look good.
"The rise of the individual"
We now are our own people, and want to be different, we do not want to conform to traditional values.
"The rise of the individual"
We now are our own people, and want to be different, we do not want to conform to traditional values.
"Branding and lifestyle"
A product that is created, can be sold on the identity it creates, and if the consumer is in touch with that identity.
"Who will we be?"
Due to social media, people are hiding behind avatars.
2) List five brands you are happy to be associated with and explain how they reflect your sense of identity.
Nike
Tropicana
Liverpool Football Club
The Blind side movie
GridIron Gang
3) Do you agree with the view that modern media is all about 'style over substance'? What does this expression mean?
I think the media is now mostly about 'style over substance' this is because different things like the news, would put stories in particular order, of how much views they would get, and not relevance to the nation. Style over substance is an imitation of something, as it is nice looking on the outside, but has nothing in the middle.
4) Explain Baudrillard's theory of 'media saturation' in one paragraph. You may need to research it online to find out more.
5) Is your presence on social media an accurate reflection of who you are? Have you ever added or removed a picture from a social media site purely because of what it says about the type of person you are?
6) What is your opinion on 'data mining'? Are you happy for companies to sell you products based on your social media presence and online search terms? Is this an invasion of privacy?
Monday 16 March 2015
Feminism Online
Ched Evans
Jean Hackett, a radical feminist has used twitter to try and stop Ched Evans from playing football again. She has used twitter to get people to sign petitions to stop Oldham and Sheffield United from signing him. The petitions got hundreds of thousands of signatures from people who believed the same thing. Due to those petitions, and other factors, both clubs chose not to sign him.
Evans and another footballer, was tried at the Crown Court at Caernarfon after being charged of the rape of a 19-year-old woman, "who was deemed too drunk to consent," at a hotel near Rhyl in May 2011. Evans was convicted on 20 April 2012 and was sentenced to five years imprisonment. He was eligible for release after serving half of that sentence. During his incarceration, Evans worked as a painter and decorator in the prison in order to afford a healthy diet. In August 2012, Evans was refused leave to appeal against the conviction by a single Court of Appeal of England and Wales judge and the full court upheld the decision in November. Evans continues to maintain his innocence and in November 2013 recruited a new legal team to attempt to clear his name.
In my opinion, I think there are elements of witch hunt in the Ched Evans case. There were many things that were said and done that may have been a little too public, like Jessica Ennis' comments saying she will want her name to be taken off the stand of Sheffield United if Ched Evans plays for them. The public comment was uncalled for, as it made more people condemn Ched Evans not because of what he did, but because they are fans of Jessica Ennis and take everything she says as gospel.
Caroline Criado-Perez
Caroline Criado-Perez used twitter to protest, the male oriented pictures on money (Notes), as she believed it showed inequality. Mervyn King the Bank of England governor refused her request, but when he was succeeded by Mark Carney, the view went into straight contemplation. She was then asked to come into the Bank of England and was asked if she would accept Jane Austen on the back of a £10 note.
This got a mixed reception on twitter, as the women on twitter congratulated her, but there were a lot of men giving her abuse and threatening her with comments of rape and death. The comments on twitter that she received was uncalled for and it should not have came to that. However, I don't believe that a women felt that strongly about having a women on some money. For me, there are many things going on in the world, and a women, is caused drama on twitter for a female person to be on money. If it was an ethnic minority who attempted to do that, they would have been shut down, and that question never asked or publicised because it is an ethnic minority.
Emma Barnett
Emma Barnett, is a female journalist for the Telegraph and she among other women journalists are subject to trolling via twitter. This is a serious concern, because women journalist are trolled more than men journalist. The abuse they receive on twitter is normally sexual or threats. There have been a lot of rape tweets, and tweets, about the women's lack of sex life, causing them to be ranting needlessly.
Emma Barnett, was sent a shocking tweet, saying there was a bomb in her house that will be going off at a certain time, to wreck everything. This caused her to be scared and she ran to the pub.I think tweets like that are very disrespectful, and should not be tolerated, but on the other hand, men get trolled also, in different fields, and the only field women get trolled more is the filed that is talked about, I think this is very biased and misleading.
Jean Hackett, a radical feminist has used twitter to try and stop Ched Evans from playing football again. She has used twitter to get people to sign petitions to stop Oldham and Sheffield United from signing him. The petitions got hundreds of thousands of signatures from people who believed the same thing. Due to those petitions, and other factors, both clubs chose not to sign him.
Evans and another footballer, was tried at the Crown Court at Caernarfon after being charged of the rape of a 19-year-old woman, "who was deemed too drunk to consent," at a hotel near Rhyl in May 2011. Evans was convicted on 20 April 2012 and was sentenced to five years imprisonment. He was eligible for release after serving half of that sentence. During his incarceration, Evans worked as a painter and decorator in the prison in order to afford a healthy diet. In August 2012, Evans was refused leave to appeal against the conviction by a single Court of Appeal of England and Wales judge and the full court upheld the decision in November. Evans continues to maintain his innocence and in November 2013 recruited a new legal team to attempt to clear his name.
In my opinion, I think there are elements of witch hunt in the Ched Evans case. There were many things that were said and done that may have been a little too public, like Jessica Ennis' comments saying she will want her name to be taken off the stand of Sheffield United if Ched Evans plays for them. The public comment was uncalled for, as it made more people condemn Ched Evans not because of what he did, but because they are fans of Jessica Ennis and take everything she says as gospel.
Caroline Criado-Perez
Caroline Criado-Perez used twitter to protest, the male oriented pictures on money (Notes), as she believed it showed inequality. Mervyn King the Bank of England governor refused her request, but when he was succeeded by Mark Carney, the view went into straight contemplation. She was then asked to come into the Bank of England and was asked if she would accept Jane Austen on the back of a £10 note.
This got a mixed reception on twitter, as the women on twitter congratulated her, but there were a lot of men giving her abuse and threatening her with comments of rape and death. The comments on twitter that she received was uncalled for and it should not have came to that. However, I don't believe that a women felt that strongly about having a women on some money. For me, there are many things going on in the world, and a women, is caused drama on twitter for a female person to be on money. If it was an ethnic minority who attempted to do that, they would have been shut down, and that question never asked or publicised because it is an ethnic minority.
Emma Barnett
Emma Barnett, is a female journalist for the Telegraph and she among other women journalists are subject to trolling via twitter. This is a serious concern, because women journalist are trolled more than men journalist. The abuse they receive on twitter is normally sexual or threats. There have been a lot of rape tweets, and tweets, about the women's lack of sex life, causing them to be ranting needlessly.
Emma Barnett, was sent a shocking tweet, saying there was a bomb in her house that will be going off at a certain time, to wreck everything. This caused her to be scared and she ran to the pub.I think tweets like that are very disrespectful, and should not be tolerated, but on the other hand, men get trolled also, in different fields, and the only field women get trolled more is the filed that is talked about, I think this is very biased and misleading.
Friday 13 March 2015
NDM 35
Social media 'at heart of 2015 general election campaign'
Political advertising on television and radio is banned in the UK. But parties are able to use social media as propaganda which allows them to get more votes The videos - some of which have been attacked for their negative campaign messages - are not regulated by the broadcast regulators Ofcom and the Advertising Standards Authority.
This will be a good way to get more people interested in the election debates and process, but a social media campaign targets youth, which is ironic as the age for voting is 18, and not 16, the sort of age that people who are on social media start from.
This will be a good way to get more people interested in the election debates and process, but a social media campaign targets youth, which is ironic as the age for voting is 18, and not 16, the sort of age that people who are on social media start from.
NDM 33
ITV buys The Voice producer Talpa Media for £355m
ITV has bought the makers of BBC1’s The Voice, Dutch production company Talpa Media, for £355m in a deal that could end up costing more than double that.Established by the creator of Big Brother, John de Mol, Talpa Media’s other shows include panel game I Love My Country and reality show Dating in the Dark.It has created 75 shows in more than 180 countries but is best known for “spinning chair” talent show The Voice, currently in its fourth series on BBC1 featuring Rita Ora and Will.i.am.
“When it comes to the importance of content, the strategy of both successful companies is exactly the same and for Talpa this represents a fantastic opportunity for strong further growth.“It also enables me personally to concentrate and focus even more on creating new, groundbreaking content.”
Thursday 12 March 2015
Feminism
What are the two texts the article focuses on?
This article focuses on a TV show called "Pan Am" and a music video by Beyonce called "Why don't you love me."
What examples are provided from the two texts of the 'male gaze' (Mulvey)?
Do texts such as these show there is no longer a need for feminism or are they simply sexism in a different form?
In my opinion, I think there is a need for feminism as there are issues in the UK that need to be addressed, such as differences in pay, and how women are objectified. However, on the other hand I think there are just some things that happen to women that may cause that, for instance, maternity leave which has women out of work for a little less than a year. This means men would have a higher wage as they are in work longer than the women.
Choose three words/phrases from the glossary of the article and write their definitions on your blog.
Feminism – A movement aimed at defining, establishing, and defending women’s rights and equality to men.
Post-feminism – An ideology in culture and society that society is somehow past needing feminism and that the attitudes and arguments of feminism are no longer needed.
Nostalgia - A sentimental longing for the past often only remembering the positives of the time.
Page 3 Article
Research the No More Page 3 campaign. Who started it and why?
Lucy Holmes was the person that organised and started the campaign as she believed women were only seen in The Sun newspaper as sex objects, and nothing else.
What are the six reasons the campaign gives for why Page 3 has to go?
This article focuses on a TV show called "Pan Am" and a music video by Beyonce called "Why don't you love me."
What examples are provided from the two texts of the 'male gaze' (Mulvey)?
One example from the two text of the male gaze is in Beyonce's music video as she says "I got beauty I got class, I got style and I got ass." This quote shows that Beyonce has sexualilsed her self in order to be loved, as she know men objectify women. Another quote is "with a face like that you will find a husband in a couple of months" it again shows that it is about how the woman looks and not her intelligence or how she is as a person, this shows even women believe men objectify women, and they try to conform to it.
Do texts such as these show there is no longer a need for feminism or are they simply sexism in a different form?
In my opinion, I think there is a need for feminism as there are issues in the UK that need to be addressed, such as differences in pay, and how women are objectified. However, on the other hand I think there are just some things that happen to women that may cause that, for instance, maternity leave which has women out of work for a little less than a year. This means men would have a higher wage as they are in work longer than the women.
Choose three words/phrases from the glossary of the article and write their definitions on your blog.
Feminism – A movement aimed at defining, establishing, and defending women’s rights and equality to men.
Post-feminism – An ideology in culture and society that society is somehow past needing feminism and that the attitudes and arguments of feminism are no longer needed.
Nostalgia - A sentimental longing for the past often only remembering the positives of the time.
Page 3 Article
Research the No More Page 3 campaign. Who started it and why?
Lucy Holmes was the person that organised and started the campaign as she believed women were only seen in The Sun newspaper as sex objects, and nothing else.
What are the six reasons the campaign gives for why Page 3 has to go?
1) It’s 2014! Page 3 was first introduced in the sexist 1970s.
2) It’s soft porn in the UK’s no.1 selling family newspaper that children are exposed to.
3)They see page after page of pictures of men in clothes doing stuff (running the country, having opinions, achieving in sport!) and what are the women doing in this society they’re learning about?
4) Women say, do and think so many interesting and incredible things and should be celebrated for their many achievements. They are people, not things!
5) Every single weekday for the last 44 years in The Sun newspaper the largest female image has been of a young woman (usually of a very particular age, race, physicality) showing her breasts for men, sending out a powerful message that whatever else a woman achieves, her primary role is to serve men sexually.
6) The Sun newspaper could be so much stronger without Page 3.
3) Read this debate in the Guardian regarding whether the campaign should be dropped. What are Barbara
Susan believes The Sun should abolish page 3 as we are not in the 1970s any more. Also, she believes it doesn't boost up the sales of the newspaper, so it is just pointless.
Barbara said spoke about there being worse things than page 3, which means it is the least of their concern. And there are other things like level pay that is a little more important.
4) How can the No More Page 3 campaign be linked to the idea of post-feminism?
The campaign can be linked to post feminism because people are campaigning for the abolishment of something that makes feminism look like it still exists. Because it objectifies women, women believe the page 3 of the Sun shows that women are still inferior to men.
5) What are your OWN views on the No More Page 3 campaign. Do you agree with the campaign's aims? Should the campaign continue?
In my opinion, i think the campaign should continue as people have a right to speak about what they want, but the Sun newspaper shouldn't get rid of page 3 models. I think this because page 3 models are not forced to be naked, but choose to be also, women say it is giving a bad image of women but, there are stories that stereotype ethnic groups, but they are still on the newspaper and in the news, meaning there are different standards for different types of people.
6) Do you agree that we are in a post-feminist state or is there still a need for feminism?
I think we still need feminism, because there are things that objectify women and stereotype them also. But on the other hand, I think there is very little oppression of women in the job world, because there are different roles done in the work place that warrant different pays. People who get jobs with higher paid salaries would have to be working for a long time, but as women, who get pregnant, take time off, taking them out of the running because they have stayed stagnant in their quest for higher pay because they have conceived a child which they look after and have to take time off work to do so.
3) Read this debate in the Guardian regarding whether the campaign should be dropped. What are Barbara
Susan believes The Sun should abolish page 3 as we are not in the 1970s any more. Also, she believes it doesn't boost up the sales of the newspaper, so it is just pointless.
Barbara said spoke about there being worse things than page 3, which means it is the least of their concern. And there are other things like level pay that is a little more important.
4) How can the No More Page 3 campaign be linked to the idea of post-feminism?
The campaign can be linked to post feminism because people are campaigning for the abolishment of something that makes feminism look like it still exists. Because it objectifies women, women believe the page 3 of the Sun shows that women are still inferior to men.
5) What are your OWN views on the No More Page 3 campaign. Do you agree with the campaign's aims? Should the campaign continue?
In my opinion, i think the campaign should continue as people have a right to speak about what they want, but the Sun newspaper shouldn't get rid of page 3 models. I think this because page 3 models are not forced to be naked, but choose to be also, women say it is giving a bad image of women but, there are stories that stereotype ethnic groups, but they are still on the newspaper and in the news, meaning there are different standards for different types of people.
6) Do you agree that we are in a post-feminist state or is there still a need for feminism?
I think we still need feminism, because there are things that objectify women and stereotype them also. But on the other hand, I think there is very little oppression of women in the job world, because there are different roles done in the work place that warrant different pays. People who get jobs with higher paid salaries would have to be working for a long time, but as women, who get pregnant, take time off, taking them out of the running because they have stayed stagnant in their quest for higher pay because they have conceived a child which they look after and have to take time off work to do so.
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