Lydia's Media Blog

1. Explain the political significance of the concept of 'press freedom' and its relationship to representative democracy. Why do you think freedom of the press is important? How much influence do you think the government should have about the things reported in the UK press? I personally feel that the use of a free press has both positives and negatives, and therefore shouldn't be totally self-regulated. The invasion of privacy of those in the public eye is becoming more common, with reporters taking stories too far and gaining private information. This is happening due to the demand the readers give, responding well to stories that seem exclusive. However, I feel that when a scoop is no longer I the publics interest then it shouldn't be printed and hence should be regulated, as reporters are gaining both unwanted information and information which is too invasive. The concept of 'press freedom' has political significance as newspapers are able to support any p

Ok Go are representing themselves as an outgoing, creative and high-tech band. In each video, they have a new way of showing their style of video. Each one is filled with colour and unique, which emphasises their views and opinions in each song. The first video is very different to others, as it is a mixture of numerous types of videos. It includes the band dancing in the video, which is a common feature, however they're doing it on treadmills which helps identify them as different. They're building up their identity as a colourful, bright band.l 1. How are Ok Go representing themselves? 2. What Media Language is present in all three music videos giving them a unique identity? Think about the similarities between each video - Refer to your glossary for Key Terminology. 3. Why do you think they have adopted this representation?