Shabd's Media Blog 2

1) Radio: Introduction to Radio 2) Radio: The Surgery / Life Hacks 3) Radio: War of the Worlds

War of the Worlds: Blog tasks Media Factsheet Go to our Media Factsheet archive on the Media Shared drive and open Factsheet #176: CSP Radio - War of the Worlds. Our Media Factsheet archive is on the Media Shared drive: M:\Resources\A Level\Media Factsheets - you'll need to save the factsheet to USB or email it to yourself in order to complete this at home. Read the factsheet and answer the following questions: 1) What is the history and narrative behind War of the Worlds? During the time period when it was released it was clearly made to sound very similar to news bulletins that audiences receive during attacks such as Germany invading and therefore it plays a key role of using conventions from those to match the conventions of WW2 attacks. 2) When was it first broadcast and what is the popular myth regarding the reaction from the audience? That it was in fact real and that audiences were weary to go out there house due to the potential dangers of the aliens potentially

Analysis Listen to the extracts from The Surgery and Life Hacks above and answer the following questions: 1) What do the titles The Surgery and Life Hacks suggest? -"The Surgery" suggests the dissection of something, suggesting that the radio show "dissects" and breaks down the issues of young people today, which is what is discussed during the show. - "Life Hacks" suggests that the radio show is revolved around discussing how to take shortcuts and avoid issues in life 2) How are the programmes constructed to appeal to a youth audience? Interviewing/Vox Popping fellow students/young people so that target audience feel more engaged and connected Referencing relevant topics e.g. student loans/University Background music- pace and genre is suited to a youth audience (upbeat, energetic, etc.) Presenter legitimises and sympathises with young people's concerns; this is reinforced through the mental health focus Content is directed by aud

Read  this Guardian feature on the launch of BBC Sounds  and answer the following questions: 1) Why does the article suggest that ‘on the face of it, BBC Radio is in rude health’? With platforms such as Spotify making custom radio playlists and podcasts being available on the app people find that if they're media is all on one platform it is just easier. 2) What percentage of under-35s use the BBC iPlayer catch-up radio app? Only 3% of the people under 35 use the BBC i player catch up app. 3) What is BBC Sounds? It is an application available on ios and android that brings together bbc radio 1, bbc i player radio and other  sources into one platform to make it all easily accessible.  4) How do audiences listen to radio content in the digital age? The main place people listen to the radio is on their commute to and from work or when travelling in the car but with technology this is becoming rare as people use their phones or apple carplay. 5) What does Jason Phipps suggest