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  Taylor Swift: Language and Representations blog tasks Narrative Go to  our Media Magazine archive  (issue  MM79 ) and read the feature All Too Well on Taylor Swift and how she controls her own narrative. Answer the following questions:  1) Why is Taylor Swift re-recording her earlier albums?  Big Machine ended in 2018 and she  signed with Republic Records, but the masters remained with her former label, which was subsequently purchased by  Scooter Braun for a reported $300m – with his purchase of the label, Braun became the owner of Swift’s masters in late 2020 on the condition that he would continue to financially profit from them. She quickly announced her intentions to re-record  her Big Machine albums, which would give her complete  ownership of the records and nullify Braun’s involvement. 2) Why did Taylor Swift choose to make the short film 'All Too Well'?  That she is no longer controlled by anyone and now holds power over ...

Language and contexts Homepage Go to  the Voice homepage  and answer the following: 1) What news website key conventions can you find on the Voice homepage? Advertisements,   subscription icon,  thumbnails, t op menu bar,  news content  2) What are some of the items in the top menu bar and what does this tell you about the content, values and ideologies of the Voice? Content such as news, sports, lifestyle, entertainment, competitions, opinion and faith. It appeals to a large target audience including hard and soft news.   3) Look at the news stories on the Voice homepage. Pick  two  stories and explain why they might appeal to the Voice's target audience.   black community perspective-the media presents his death honestly without any type of racial discrimination. 4) How is narrative used to encourage audience engagement with the Voice? Apply narrative theories (e.g. Todorov equilibrium or Barthes’ enigma codes) and make speci...

  Baseline assessment learner response Create a new blog post called 'Y13 baseline assessment learner response' and complete the following tasks: 1) Type up your feedback in  full  (you don't need to write the mark and grade if you want to keep this confidential). 2) Focusing on the BBC  Newsbeat  question, write three ways it helps to fulfil the BBC's mission statement that you  didn't  include in your original assessment answer. Use the mark scheme for ideas. 3) Question two asked you how  useful  media effects theories are in understanding the audience response to  War of the Worlds . Complete the following: Gerbner's Cultivation theory: useful or not useful? Why? Frankfurt School's Hypodermic Needle model: useful or not useful? Why? Stuart Hall's Reception theory: useful or not useful? Why? 4) Write a full essay  plan  for the 25-mark Magazines question. The mark scheme contains plenty of ideas you can use here. Your p...

  Taylor Swift: Audience and Industries blog tasks Create a new blogpost called 'Taylor Swift: Audience and Industries blog tasks' and work through the following to complete your case study. Audience Background and audience wider reading Read  this Guardian feature on stan accounts and fandom . Answer the following questions: 1) What examples of fandom and celebrities are provided in the article? Beyoncé’s Bey Hive, Taylor Swift’s Swifties, and Nicki Minaj’s Barbs  2) Why did Taylor Swift run into trouble with her fanbase?  Because   the presale for Taylor Swift’s tour turned into a battle royale for fans locked out of Ticketmaster’s system, frazzled Swifties voiced their disappointment.  3) Do stan accounts reflect Clay Shirky's ideas regarding the 'end of audience'? How?  Yes because they can say what they want and share there comments.  Read  this Conversation feature on the economics of Taylor Swift fandom . Answer the following ques...