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Podcasts

A podcast is an audio file made available for downloading to a computer or smartphone. Podcasts are typically available as a series and new episodes are received by subscribers automatically. Over time, you might want to start adding in those additional sound effects, as well as things known as “stingers”, “sweepers”, and “transitions”. You can make your own sound effects or you can find free ones online . The most popular free sound effect resource on the internet is probably   The Free Sound Project . It's a collaborative resource where anyone can upload their own recorded sound effects, and make them available for use on various “Creative Commons” licenses (commercial, non-commercial, etc). There's some excellent stuff available on Freesound. But there's also plenty of low and poor quality audio on there too. This means that you can end up spending a lot of time searching for the sort of audio you're after – and that could put you right back to square one. Use copy...

The Creation and Use of Sound in Media

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For the second nested unit, you will be required to create a podcast, using your own original article This podcast focuses on your creation and use of sound Over this coursework unit find any podcast, subscribe and listen. Sound within different media industries Film Fiction/non-fiction TV programmes Computer games Animation Audio- visual advertisements Radio drama Radio drama- entertain The following list are elements of sound Wild tracks -> Audio recording intended to synchronise with the video, but recorded seperately. This is recorded OUTSIDE Atmospheric sounds -> Also known as ambient sound, refers to the background noise present at a given scene or location Sound effects -> These are artificially produced to emphasise content Dialogue/Speech -> conversation between two or more people/individual spoken words Music -> Theme tunes, incidental music How do these elements create different effects? All sound created and included within media produc...

Sub Editing a News Article

According to prospects.com, a sub editor: check the written text of newspapers, magazines or websites before they're published. They're responsible for ensuring the correct grammar, spelling, house style and tone of published work. Subs make sure that the copy is factually correct and suits its target market. They also lay out the story on the page, write headings and captions, and may be involved with overall page design. Like other journalism roles, sub-editing is demanding and requires constant attention to detail in a fast-paced working environment. Things you need to consider as a sub- editor Proof reading: check spelling, grammar, sentence and paragraph structure Sense and style: ensure mode of address and language code is in keeping with paper, as well as ensuring enough context is present. Trimming article if necessary- either for quantity or quality reasons. Editing quotes and readers' comments: shortening and formatting where necessary Writing he...

Writing a News Article

Writing a paper for 'The Protector' North London School Creates a 'Separate But Equal' Environment for its students. A certain unnamed Jewish sixth form in North London has been accused by its Cambridge Technical students for creating an environment in which their peers, who take A Level Courses are favoured. One Cambridge Technical students went on to say  "pretty much all of our "whole sixth form assemblies" have been catered solely to the half of the sixth form taking A Level subjects. Despite stating on their website "The OCR Cambridge Technical is a highly-respected A Level equivalent" Cambridge Technical students continue to feel like they are second class students, with some expressing their concern for the issue by saying "this school thinks they can get away with actions that would only fly with Jim Crow laws in the 1960s". The double standards don't just stop with the forced assemblies for Cambridge Technical Students....

Primary and Secondary Research for News

Sources: Sources are vita; to all news stories. Without research journalists have no stories- and cam leave themselves open to legal action. Usually journalists will wait for info to be confirmed by two sources- unless it is a witness or an authoritative provider of quantitative data (like the government). Definers of sources Primary definers- Individuals who are experts/have academic knowledge about the topic being written about Secondary definers- The public. Will be quoted in articles at a mass audience in order to convey a populist point of view. Research Methods Primary Interviews Focus groups Observatiom Online Surveys Questionnaires Social Media Secondary Books Social Media Databases Documentaries Websites Articles Academic Journals Press Agencies (e.g. Reuters) The Epoch Times NFL  free agent Antonio Brown turned himself in at a Florida jail on Thursday night following accusations that he and his trainer attacked another man. Brown arrived ...

IPSO and News Regulatiom

Independent regulator in the UK for newspapers and magazines IPSO took over from the Press Complaints Commission- after the PCC was shut down following complaints about their poor handling if the News of the World's 2011 Phone Hacking scandal IPSO provides a set of rules to regulate journalism and press standards in the UK- The Editors Code. Journalism is impacted by the law and ethics more than probably any other media industry. How might these issues impact journalism? Privacy Libel Data Protection Bias Fake news

News Values

Two media theorists (Gatling and Ruge) developed a system for classifying how 'news-worthy' an event is. Frequency Negativity Unexpectedness Un-Ambiguity Personalization Meaningfulness Reference to elite nations Reference to elite persons Conflict Consonance Continuity Composition Competition Predictability Time Constraints The BBC's top story is reporting on the Coronavirus which adheres to the: Negative (it's a disease) Unexpectedness (its was unlikely to be in the UK) Personalization (in Scotland) Reference to elite nations (UK) Continuity (the virus was reported on before) Predictability (not many people would have thought it would come to the UK so soon) Another one entitled "How Much Privacy can Harry and Megan Expect" Negativity (making it seem like they're escaping the press) Personalization (They are leaving the UK) Reference to elite nations (UK and Canada) Conflict (They are conflicting with the UK's press) Pr...