Interesting article

Role of BBC

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/aug/22/police-chief-bbc-cliff-richard-raid-david-crompton

Identities and the Media

Black Identity
Idris Elba

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2724447/Idris-Elba-talks-dropping-beats-The-Wire-stars-admits-roles-Mandela-disappointing.html

Impact of digital and new media on: Politics
Web 2.0

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-28929626 

Interesting article

Identities and the Media/ Gender/ Female

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/sep/14/rupert-murdoch-page-three-marketing-breasts-not-news

Web 2.0
The impact of Digital and New Media

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/14/isis-beheading-videos-testing-west-resolve

 

Identities and the Media
Poverty/ benefits/ working class

http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2014/sep/12/suspicion-reigns-new-benefits-street-stockton-on-tees

Identities and the Media

Fashion, clothing and the formation of your identity

http://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2014/sep/07/suzy-menkes-vogue-london-fashion-week-interview

Production work/ Shots:

http://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2014/sep/05/how-to-shoot-images-powerful-women-vulnerable-men

The Impact of Digital and New Media on: Politics/ Extremism

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/02/isis-video-steven-sotloff-beheading

Identities and the Media: Nationalism

When an advert goes horribly wrong and angers the intended audience:

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/aug/27/patronisingbtlady-how-better-togethers-latest-ad-went-wrong

E-media and Politics

The power of Web 2.0

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-28929626

Media Coverage
A look at the role of the BBC in covering Cliff Richard raid:

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/aug/22/police-chief-bbc-cliff-richard-raid-david-crompton

Media Language/ Audience

An interesting article on when media language choices go wrong:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2717578/Eva-Green-covers-curves-demure-silk-blouse-controversy-THAT-vampish-Sin-City-poster.html

BBC bias:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-28510069

A reminder as to what we mean by identity:

Identity is the way we see ourselves and the way different groups in society see us. We have a
cultural identity, in that we belong to particular cultures and groups, and a personal identity
including, for example, our age, gender, sexuality, race.
Identity is not fixed, but constructed over time. It is continually updated, revised and changed, a
story we create about ourselves. Giddens called this, ‘the on-going story about the self’.


Identities can be complex and contradictory and an individual can also have multiple identities. For example, our online identity might be very different from the one we have at college, work or home. People also need to present or display their identity as part of its construction.

The pre-set topic of Identities and the Media will involve the media concepts of representation,
ideology and audience.

David Gauntlett resource:

We have the book to be loaned out, however here is a link to a webpage based on the book:

http://www.theoryhead.com/gender/extract.htm

Young People, Identities and the Media (university Student Thesis)

http://www.artlab.org.uk/fatimah-awan-phd.htm

A very thorough study looking at the identity of young people in the media. While it may not be your chosen identity to study, it shows the elements that are studied and may have some interesting information to help you better understand your own case study.

Resource:

A great resource which contains lots of information of the BBC and its values. Also a programme in which viewers air their opinions on BBC coverage of issues/ news etc.

Identities and the Media links:  Nationalism...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00qjrk2