Martha French - Media Studies

Deserves funding Focus on live music, such as the live lounge, is a vital, cultural experience of listening to live music from a range of artists, with a focus on British stars, as per the BBCs remit to enrich audiences lives Public funding allows radio 1 to achieve the OFCOM  Target audience is not actually the real audience  Funds far more that just radio, like the broadband  can afford more things lime greater production, celebrities which increases the quality of the radio Money helps support upcoming, British artists and gives them a platform to grow and make a career  Cost of living crisis - the TV license is just a small comparison to energy bills going up Scrap the fee isn't appealing to a large audience however funded by a wider range of people Called the 'TV license'  Public funding pays for Radio 1 high wages, like Greg James - £425,000 salary Gives money to individuals like Huw Edwards, who was being paid whilst being accused in a scandal more than £...

Areas of theoretical framework for magazines Media language and media representations  Social context Cultural context Political context 2025 Total market reach of magazines 67% of adults had accessed a magazine in the past month = 37.4 million people 31% PRINT 54% TOTAL DIGITAL = 10% Computer 47% phone 5% Tablet RESEARCH The big issue is a social enterprise and a weekly magazine/street newspaper (1) Founded in 1991 by John Bird and Gordon Roddick to combat poverty and homelessness, influenced by the streets of NYC (3) September 1991  (2) Around 47,000 to 49,000 weekly (PRINT) in The UK. Primarily the UK, but operations in Australia, Japan, South Korea (2) Financed through magazine sales (vendors buy for £2.50 and sell for £5, keeping the profit), fundraising by its charity, The big issue foundation (2) It operates as a social enterprise rather than a commercial business, directly employing homeless or vulnerable people to sell the magazines (2) Investigative news, independent...

  OFCOM Requirements Impartial news and information educative high quality, distinctive programmes reflecting, representing and serving all communities across Britain supporting creative industries reflecting to the UK and its values to the world Economic Falling listeners hurts most radio stations because they are commercial PSB are free from the pressure of ratings driven advertising revenue but need to compete for listeners to show they are still relevant Some commercial radio stations say BBC have an unfair advantage and this is stunting the growth in the radio market The BBC can cross promote across all its media platforms to address falling listener figures The BBC can continue to invest in content even though listeners are falling as it doesn't depend on ratings for revenue BBC Radio 1 core target audience of 15-29 year olds are digital natives who are listening to less and less radio According to RAJAR  audience figures, the numbers of 16-24s reached by radio has falle...

Discuss how political contexts influence the production, distribution and consumption of news in your set newspapers. Refer to The Guardian and The Daily Mail in your answer. (10 marks) Structure  INTRO - Name the papers, name the event, political leaning PARAGRAPH 1 - Production (political context) - how political context shapes what is written and how PARAGRAPH 2 - Distribution (print - online) -  How historical and digital context affects where and how news appears.  PARAGRAPH 3 - Consumption (audience context) -  How social and political identity shapes how news is read.  CONCLUSION - 1-2 Sentences Both The Guardian and The Daily Mail covered Angela Rayners resignation, however they reported it in very different ways which reflect their political ideologies. Whether a newspaper is right or left wing will affect how news is produced, distributed and consumed in the UK. The Guardian is a center-left leaning newspaper which means that they will produce thi...

 Quiz - Bruno Mars Welcome to the Bruno Mars quiz, we have our first caller from Whitley Bay 3 correct answers to win the tickets  What state was Bruno Mars born in? Hawaii What was Bruno mars' first solo number 1 hit? Just the way you are  How many Grammy did Bruno Mars win in 2025? 1   News  Trump has announced a 10% tariff on several European countries following their support over Greenland remaining part of Denmark

Explain how historical and economic contexts affect the film industry. Refer to Disney's Snow White (1937) and Shang chi and the legend if the ten rings (2021) to support your answer.  The film industry is affected by economic contexts such as the budget used to produce and advertise the film. Historical contexts such as the size of disneys company. WWW - Great details + knowledge about the texts Referring back to the question Details from both texts EBI - Directly answer the question Discuss the wider industry Make clear conclusions Use topic sentences  Historical - Snow White  The great depression The great depression meant that snow white attracted more viewers as people needed an escape from the chaos therefore they bought tickets to go and see snow white leading to a $6 million box office. This also affected movies such as The Wizard of Oz which came out in 1939, this movie was also used as an 'escapism' to the great depression. Economic - Shang chi Larger budgets t...

 Name two mid market tabloids - The daily express, the daily mail Three titles Rupert Murdoch own - The sun, the times, the Sunday times The telegraph political slant - Right wing, conservative Titles owned by reach PLC - The mirror, the express, the star Why is the guardian funded by the scott trust? - To protect journalism, not interested in profit Majority female readers - The daily mail Case study summary     Angela Rayner resigned  Property and tax affairs - payed the wrong rate of tax on her second home Set a bad tone for the government  The Guardian website  Latest news, sport and opinion from the Guardian One advert banner at the top of the website  Money from donations, contributions, voluntary submissions The first message on the website says 'They're fighting dirty. Were fighting back' suggesting they want independent, free journalism without billionaires owning the news  Recommended, £12 per month for unlimited access, ad free, Not com...

 Chris Evans - Host from 1995 - 1997 Hosting styles - Hyper active and shock jock style Why they left - made inappropriate comments about Anne Franks diary   Controversies - cheating allegations, inappropriate jokes, intentionally caused controversies  Chris Moyles - Host from 2004 - 2012 Hosting style - zoo presentation style, participation event, includes everyone  Why they left - the station wanted to target a younger audience, so he left In 2020 he spoke to the sun newspaper about leaving radio 1 and called the station a conveyor belt , he said 'at some time you will fall off ' and said 'i was too old for the show' - possibly pushed off the show rather than choosing to leave On his last show he said a goodbye to the audience, thanking the crew and listeners  Jokes and sarcasm - but overall passionate for the work he did  'This show is about me and my team' and 'its all about me' Chris Moyles says goodbye to Radio 1 breakfast show - BBC News Ni...

All media is subject, in one way or another, to regulation, to make sure its appropriate. This is probably most obvious for films, the BBFC (PG, 12, 15, 18), and PEGI for gaming. For radio, this falls under the remit of OFCOM (Office of communication - government approved) The BBC, as a PSB, is under more scrutiny than most. Love Island receives 1000s of OFCOM complaints a year, and yet, nothing. OFCOM Requirements Impartial news and information educative high quality, distinctive programmes reflecting, representing and serving all communities across Britain supporting creative industries reflecting to the UK and its values to the world The BBC and the Royal Charter This is one of the most formal contracts ever  The BBCs role and obligations are set out here: Charter and Agreement BBC review: Ofcom to gain more powers over BBC News website - BBC News The media regulator will be able to take enforcement action if articles dont meet the standards Give audiences greater confidence tha...

PRESS FREEDOM INDEX - There is a press freedom index which measures how much freedom the press has in a given country - In a country with high press freedom, reporters are able to hold those in power to account - In countries with low press freedom, reporters are punished or censored for publishing stories against        those in power  NORWAY - 1/180 UK - 24/180 NORTH KOREA 180/180 The fourth state  Pillars of a fair and moral society - the church, the nobles, the citizens and the press. The journalist and the regulator had a duty to make sure that the press do what they should do - report stories that are in the public's interest. We need rules to protect our news from interference, to protect our privacy and to protect us from bias or lies or a refusal to report stories. This has not proved easy. PHONE HACKING  Journalists and private investigators working for the news of the world were found guilty of hacking into the phones of celebrities, public ...

 RAJAR (Radio joint audience research) - the official body in charge of measuring radio audiences in the UK, which is jointly owned by the BBC and commercial radio MAGIC Listener figures -   2.4million weekly  Funding methods and allocations - funded through private revenue streams, Samsung sposnors the Magic radio breakfast show Hosts -  Harriet scott & Gok Wan on magic breakfast Nick Snaith & Neev for weekdays  'Mission' - To lift moods, create an optimistic atmosphere, feel-good music from the 80s to now Changes over time -  evolved from a London only soft-music station to a national, multi-media radio Changed their strapline from 'More of the songs you love' to 'The best variety from the 80s to now'

BBC - British broadcasting corporation BBC RADIO 1 - Public service broadcaster, no adverts The BBC must inform, educate and entertain. - Reithian Values (Lord John Reith) Watch TV - Doctor Who, Strictly, Olympics BBC news Radio  BBC I-player BBC Sports BBC Sounds BBC Weather CBBC CBeebies BBC Emergency broadcast system BBC News - (COVID) Political parties BBC World service Sports coverage TV License - £174.50 (as of 2026) Must be paid if you are going to watch live TV If you want to watch BBC I player  Different payment options What the license funds - Iplayer and red button  - BBC World service - TV (9 channels) - Radio (57 stations) - BBC Online  In addition -S4C (Welsh service broadcaster) -Local TV -Broadband and infrastructure roll out The BBC are trying to compete with Netflix and Disney as well as other media providers. They are very aware of the changing media environment. More than half of us now watch TV or films while in bed. 1/5 watch while commuting ...