2. “The media’s the most
powerful entity on earth.
They have the power to
make the innocent guilty and
to make the guilty innocent,
and that’s power.
Because they control the
minds of the masses”
3. What is Media Studies?
• Should violent computer games be
banned?
• Can Facebook, Twitter, and BBM be
blamed for the London riots?
• Do celebrities make good role models?
• How are music videos produced?
• Is the BBC good value for money?
• Why are cigarette adverts banned, but not
alcohol adverts?
Amy – A Level Media Studies 2010
4. What is Media Studies?
Media Studies gives students the
opportunity to study a wide range of new
media texts, including:
Newspapers
Websites
Magazines
Films
TV
Computer games Animation
Radio
Advertising
6. What are the benefits of Media Studies?
• Students learn to see when the
media are manipulating them or
others with, for example, advertising
techniques;
• Students learn to understand how
the media stereotypes groups of
people, and how this affects the way
people see those groups;
• Students learn to produce various
types of media texts, such as
magazines, music videos, radio
broadcasts, and short films.
7. What do students study?
• In Y7-9: Students are
introduced to Media Studies
as a part of the English
curriculum;
• In Y10 & Y11: All students
study the media as a part of
the GCSE English syllabus,
and Media Studies is offered
as a GCSE option;
• Post-16: Students have the
opportunity to study Media
Studies at AS and A Level.
8. M magazine cover, produced
by Amy Jordan (GCSE Media
Studies student)
9. Hits magazine cover, produced
by Danielle Coulson-West
(GCSE Media Studies student)
