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Trade unions

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1) What is a Trade Union? Trade Union is a trained association of workers in a trade, group of trades, or profession, formed to protect and further their rights and interests. 2) Why do people join Trade Unions? To join a union some workers union members because the employment contract requires them to do so. It would appear that unions serve a broad network of employee needs. One of the biggest reasons why people join a Trade Union is to ensure fair treatment in the workplace. 3) Outline the main details for the two main media unions for these sectors. NUJ (National Union of Journalists) and PACT (Producers Alliance for Cinema and Television). The National Union of Journalists is the voice for journalists and journalism. They strive to improve the pay and conditions of their members and protect and promote media freedom. The NUJ is an active union as the members campaign and negotiate to unsure they are properly awarded for the skilled work that they do. They are represented acros...
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Logistics

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1) Regulation Outline the regulatory body for your chosen medium and explain how they regulate their products. 1. Accuracy i) The Press must take care not to publish inaccurate, misleading or distorted information or images, including headlines not supported by the text. 2. *Privacy i) Everyone is entitled to respect for his or her private and family life, home, health and correspondence, including digital communications. 3. *Harassment i) Journalists must not engage in intimidation, harassment or persistent pursuit. ii) They must not persist in questioning, telephoning, pursuing or photographing individuals once asked to desist; nor remain on property when asked to leave and must not follow them. If requested, they must identify themselves and whom they represent. 4. Intrusion into grief or shock In cases involving personal grief or shock, enquiries and approaches must be made with sympathy and discretion and publication handled se...
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Real Product

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1) Explain its position in the media world. Explore the key divisions of media - The media product Men's Health is part of the publishing section. It is a magazine purposely aimed at men. The genre of the magazine is fitness but includes particular sub genres such as articles on lifestyle, nutrition, fashion and sexuality. 2) Research and explore the production company. How big is the company? What is its scope and operations? Is it part of a company conglomerate? What sectors does it operate in? - The publishing company for this magazine is Hearst. - Men's Health magazine has a large audience as they are followed by millions throughout their social media. Twitter- 4.6 million. - This is part of a conglomerate as they have ownership over cable television networks such as ESPN and history. - Men's Health is the worlds largest magazine brand with 35 editions in 59 countries. Finance How is your production financed? The magazines are sold for a particular price (£...
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Research into audiences responses

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This film poster is purposely designed to get an active response from the audience which would entice them to go and watch the film. Specific factors such as the age of a person (young) would be different to a response compared to someone at an older age and young people may have a more frightened response. Also, gender will depend on your response as women are known to feel more frightened towards a horror film compared to men, which also depends on if they are a fan of that specific genre of film. In this particular article, different responses are expected for different reasons. This article includes biased information and true facts. The article explains how the NHS is in meltdown which is biased as it is the writers opinion. Also, the article goes on to explain how a young boy died due to the incorrect advise from a nurse and how only one nurse was on duty for over 2 million people. Many people may have a dominant response as they agree with both parts of information giv...
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Open and closed Text Adverts

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This is an example of an open text advert as it has more than one meaning. The use of anchoring in the bottom right corner of the advertisement has be used to reassure the audience what the advert is about to portray meaning and to convince them to buy the product they are advertising. The caption at the top of the advert, 'Good tools. Good work' makes the audience unsure if the advert is about the car or the vacuum making it ambiguous. This then allows the audience to decide on their preferred meaning whether the advert is about the vacuum or the van. By anchoring, adding the logo in the bottom right of the advert, it becomes obvious to the audience the advert is about the van as 'Opel' is an automobile manufacturer. This is an example of a closed text advertisement which has only one meaning. The caption towards the centre left of the advert, 'Lunarlon mid-sole insert provides lightweight low-profile cushioning' clearly only has one meaning as the capti...
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Violence in the Media

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"Violence in the media has a negative effect on society" For- There are many tv series and films shown in the media including violence which could be seen as influencing society to commit horrific acts compared to what they see in the media. For example, the James Bulger case where two children ages 10-11 had taken a 2 year old child (James) from a shopping centre and took him to a train track and beginning to throw rocks and bricks at him whilst he was on the track and went on to kill him. Whilst this case was taken to court, the young children admitted they were influenced to commit these acts due to a video game they had recently played just days before. This convinced many people of the court and society to believe media has a big impact on how people behave. However, I do believe some cases may be influenced by the media but some will have no link to the media at all as everybody is individual. Against- Many people need a reason as to why particular people of socie...
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Created print advert

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Print Advert This beach background has been chosen specifically for this advert as it is tropical and leaves the audience feeling rather refreshed. Also, beaches are seen as a place to visit on holiday which could leave the audience feeling rather happy. The brand name 'Capellí' has been used for the name of the shampoo as it is Italian for 'hair'. This has been done as it gives the name meaning. Plus, the slogan has been placed in the top left corner of the page as people tend to read left to right and it will be the first thing they see. This specific font has been chosen as it is not too formal and seems rather relaxing. It is also very large and bold which is done to catch the audiences eye. This specific text is in the colour white as it stands out on a blue background. The actress Margot Robbie has been used as the face of the advert as she is a very famous, well known actor which may leave many people wanting to use the shampoo because she uses it. She is al...
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