Kanna - Media Studies

A fan is someone who strongly identifies with a media product, character etc, often form groups “fandoms” and are often portrayed as geeks, ‘other’ in the media.  Harley Quinn: Birds Of Prey  Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey was first first released with the name " Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)." However despite of the good critics from professionals it was underperformed in the first week of its airing. Audiences were confused as to  what the film was about.  The title was also in contrast to the advertising, which had all but promoted the film as a Harley Quinn solo act. The initial title, Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), was meant to have a clever reference to the comic book, even so most of their fans were not satisfied with the choice of the title.

  This is a the brief for our podcast project created by our teacher, Mr Nick https://paknick-regentsmedia.blogspot.com/2022/09/podcast-project-brief.html PROJECT PC

David Gauntlett - Identity Theory Personal Identity Fluidity - People don’t have a fixed identity that is permanent.  Constructed - The mass media constructs identities in the representations it offers us. These representations have a subtle influence on audience.  Negotiated - How do we negotiated the various influences (real vs reel persona) Collective - fandoms, or the sense of belonging to a sector of a media audience, group identity.  (personal relationships U&G) 1. We get SOME of our identity from the media 2. In the past, representations were simple. Now, representations are more complex. Emily Barker - Installation artist - Disabled due to spinal cord injury and CRPS (Complex Regional Pain Syndrome) -Chronically ill -Queer  Emily Barker is an installation artist. Her work is currently exhibited in the 2022 Whitney Biennial. Her artworks are inspired by her disability and illness. One of her installation is made from a collection of her hospital bills. She is also open a

Agenda Setting/Framing Indonesian News Sites https://www.cnnindonesia.com/ https://www.kompas.com/ https://www.thejakartapost.com/ https://www.liputan6.com/ Agenda Setting - What are common stories?  Almost every Indonesian news websites includes article(s) about the high percentage of kidney failure in Indonesia or the banning of dangerous syrup medicine that contains Etigen Glikol in their headline. They include may articles about health. Framing - How are the stories framed? Most of the articles are pro BPOM and pro Indonesian Government. Most of them agrees with them to ban syrups with Etilen Glikol. However there are some articles that are against BPOM (indonesian's health organisation) to ban syrups with Etilen Glikol because in their opinion the Kidney Failure news are hoax. Reality > Media gatekeepers > Media agenda > Public agenda > Policy agenda

Moral panics are irrational fears or threats that has been spread and exaggerated by the media. Stanley Cohen suggested that there are 5 stages in the construction of moral panic: Concern – an event sparks social anxiety. Hostility – a subculture is seen as ‘folk devils’ who are looked upon with hostility. Consensus – fear of this subculture becomes the dominant narrative in media and social discussion. Disproportionality – The threat is exaggerated Volatility - A societal change is made                               A moral panic emerges and disappears suddenly (often when another moral panic takes its place) Case Study - Joseon Exorcist (2021) Joseon Exorcist is a Korean historical-supernatural television series about a king and his two sons fighting evil spirits to save Joseon (old Korea). Concern  – Joseon Exorcist sparked a controversy after its first two episodes aired. It got cancelled by both Korean and Chinese audiences over the inclusion of Chinese props and historical

THE VOICE The Voice is a British national black newspaper founded in 1982. It is owned by GV Media Group Limited. It is based in London and was published every Thursday until 2019 when it became monthly. Now it's available in a paper version by subscription and also online ( https://www.voice-online.co.uk/ ) . Who is the audience? The Voice is the only British national black newspaper operating in the United Kingdom. They're targeting working class black audiences residing in the UK. How they have been targeted? Unlike other newspaper, The Voice includes various articles about black people in their website and newspaper. Different from other working class British newspaper, which mostly contains articles about white people and negative black stereotypes, the Voice promotes inclusivity and representations towards black people. They target working class people by featuring articles that may seek the interest of working class people or articles that may be relatable to most black

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