1. A2 MEDIA STUDIES Unit G325 Section B Contemporary Media Issues MEDIA IN THE ONLINE AGE

2. MEDIA IN THE ONLINE AGE A choice of TWO questions from the above topic. You answer ONE of the them. One hour to write answer. Use CASE STUDIES to demonstrate understanding of the contemporary issue. This understanding must combine at least TWO media and a RANGE of texts, industries, audiences and debates.

3. The Four Question Prompts How have online media developed? What has been the impact of the internet on media production? How is consumer behaviour and audience response transformed by online media, in relation to the past? To what extent has convergence transformed the media?

4. Development of Online TV Production History Audience Research Vox Pops Audience Theories - Uses & Gratifications Articles/Reviews Timeline of Online TV Synergy & 360 degree programming - impact of internet & convergence.

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6. Old Content + New Media = “Kerching” Music & Videogames: The Beatles:RockBand ‘The Live Experience’ - technological convergence Cross-Generational Audience

7. Web 2.0, UGC and the Rise of Citizen Journalist

8. ISSUES & DEBATES Piracy: File-sharing Censorship: China Control: The Ethos of the Internet Ownership: Apple & Google New Business Models