Mass Media 2 | The Ownership and Control Debate

Another set of Notes in the Mass Media series (following the initial Defining and Researching the Media set) that fell-victim to a dispute between the

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Mass Media 1 | Defining and Researching

Kicking my heels between edits I thought I might dig-out some old Notes (they were originally written around 5 years ago for a professional publishing

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Sociology Revision Booklets: 3. Mass Media

The third in our occasional series covering free revision resources on the web looks at the Mass Media (as you’ve probably guessed from the title).

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Mass Killings: The Role of the Media

Our latest short film looks at the relationship between fame-seeking mass killers and the media.

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Mass Killings: The Role of the Media

Short film exploring the role of the media in relation to fame-seeking mass killers.

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A Mythology of Mass Killers

Our latest short film looks at the mythologies around the issue of mass killers.

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Researching Media Inequalities: Beyond Bechdel

While the Bechdel Test – does a film contain two named female characters who talk to each other about something other than men? – is

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Media Effects: Althusser and Interpellation

In a previous post I suggested how it might be possible to breathe new relevance into the classic 2-Step Flow model of Media Effects (A

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Media Effects: A New Digital 2-Step?

Of the four main models of media effects that developed predominantly in the latter part of the 20th century and are conventionally taught in a-level

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Media Matters: Some Free Texts

All of the stuff on offer here is what I’d generally call “Texts for Teachers” in the sense they’re likely to appeal – in all

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