Was the BBC’s coverage of the 2019 election biased?
Is the UK biased against the conservatives? How do we even measure this?
Media
Media
Media, news values
Political bias in the media 2019
Examples of right wing media bias from the filthy Daily Mail, from the 2019 general election.
Media, Sex and gender, Sociology key terms
Representations of men in the media
This post focuses on traditional representations of men as reinforcing aspects of hegemonic masculinity before considering some of the changes
A level sociology exam practice, Exams and revision advice, Media, ownership and control, Sociology key terms
Evaluate the pluralist view of the ownership and control of the media.
Read Item N below and answer the question that follows. Applying material from Item N and your knowledge, evaluate the
Essay plans, Media, representations
Applying material from Item B and your knowledge, evaluate the view that the media portray women in a stereotypical way [20 marks]
An essay plan covering some of the knowledge and evaluation points you could use to answer this question for AQA
audience effects, Media
The reception analysis model of audience effects
Reception analysis model states there three main types of ‘reading’ which audiences make of media content: The dominant reading: which
audience effects, Media
The selective filter model of audience effects
The selective filter model of audience effects (Klapper 1960) holds that media messages pass through three filters before they have
Media, representations
Representations of Ethnicity
Van Dijk (1991) conducted content analysis of tens of thousands of news items across the world over several decades and
audience effects, Media
The postmodernist model of audience effects
Postmodernists argue that the media is an integral part of postmodern society. Individuals actively use the media to construct their
A level sociology exam practice, audience effects, Exams and revision advice, Media
Evaluate the view that the media have a direct and immediate effect on their audiences [20 marks]
This is an example of a 20 mark essay question written for the AQA’s A-level sociology paper 2, Topics in