Agenda Setting, Media Gatekeepers

Agenda Setting, Media Gatekeepers

 News stories are selected based on;

1. Negativity	‘Hard’ News - bad news will almost always be prioritised.
2. Proximity	Things that happen close to home (domestic news) or that involve people from a local area.
3. Recency	“Breaking News’
4. Currency	The ‘value’ of a story. If it is useful for people.
5. Continuity	Stories that are likely to continue for a long time.
6. Simplicity	The easier the story is to understand, the better.
7. Personality	Often ‘soft’ news surrounds personalities in whom the public has an interest eg. Royal family, celebrities, athletes
8. Uniqueness	If a story is unusual or surprising
9. Expectedness	Includes diary events - things that happen at a particular time of the year.
10. Elite nations/people	Western societies such as European countries and the USA will tend to dominate the news.
11. Exclusivity	When a news channel has footage or information that is not yet in possession of others.
12. Threshold	How many people are impacted on by an event.

RT.com Brand of TV-Novosti, founded by RIA Novosti (State owned non-profit)

Story: Russia warns US and UK about Ukraine's 'dirty bomb' plans

Category: Negativity, Proximity (for Russians), Threshold (for Russians), continuity (Ukraine war), Elite Nations/People (Russia, UK, USA)

Story: Kanye West dropped by talent agency

Category: Negativity, Elite Nations/People, Personality, Simplicity, Recency

NHS says most trans kids are going through a "phase"

Category: Uniqueness

CCTV.com owned by Chinese State Administration of Radio, Film and Television

Story: Hong Kong 25 years on

Categories: Currency, Elite Nations/People, Proximity (China)  

Story: 20th CPC National Congres

Barthes' 5 and Levi Strauss's Binarry Opposites (What We Do In The Shadows S1E01)

 

What We Do In The Shadows S1E01

Levi Strauss’s theory of Binary Opposites

1 Servant v Master (Master wins?)

In the first episode, we see the dynamic between the vampires and their familiars which creates a servant v master situation where Guillermo has been working hard in order to impress his vampire masters. Guillermo hopes he can get something out of the situation as he wants to become a vampire himself. In the end, all was in vain as his wishes are unfulfilled because Nandor forgets that it is his 10 year anniversary of becoming his familiar - He also receives no consolation for this.

2 Illusion v Reality

The vampires were seen to be living in a world of illusion. This is especially evident in Baron Afanas who is so disconnected with reality that he thinks that Staten Island is the throne to the New World. Another person who was affected by this is Nadja, who believes that a random man is the reincarnation of Gregor and also expects him to retain memories from the mediaeval period

3 Human v Vampire

It may seem like that vampires have a superiority complex over humans, causings them to treat them as mere servants, food or objects. An example is Lazslo and Nadja deciding to outright murder someone on the streets. Another example is Nandor saying “Vampires only laugh”. Perhaps another example could be the discrimination against the most human vampire - Colin Robinson.

Barthes’ 5 Narrative Codes

Hermeneutic

• Mansion intro with mandolin playing in the background

• What do the vampires look like?

• What's inside the letter?

• Who is Baron Afanas?

• What will Baron Afanas and the vampires do to conquer Staten Island?

Semantic

• Almost-human family dynamic, like a father with 2 hard to control children

• Gregor’s “reincarnation”

Symbolic

• Baron Afanas: He becomes a symbol of the evil in vampires as he is associated with conquest

• Nandor’s glitter obsession may become a symbol of ignorance

• “Vampire only ___” as a symbol of superiority that vampires feel

Cultural

• Western romance dynamics

• Vampire costumes being stereotypical

• LARPing

Proairetic

• Vampire Waking

• Capture and murder of “virgins”

• Sudden murder of a man in the park

• Opening the letter

• Waking Baron Afanas

• Going Shopping

identities: kpop w/ Niki B + Sanjaya

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4XULt_mvhk

Dress Code:

• Colorful

• Designer clothing

• Dyed perfect hair

How has the identity been constructed? (examples)

• The identity of these diehard kpop fans has been constructed by them idolising these celebrities and wanting to be like them, from the way their hair looks all the way to the shape of their eyes, face, body, and even their personalities.

What are the readings of the text?

• Preferred Reading: 

• KPOP fans who adore how their idols look

• People in the fashion business affected by new standards

• Oppositional Reading:

• People who don't like kpop

• “This is so unrealistic”

What effect does this have on the audience?

Some people who idolise these celebrities and adore their looks may put effort in to look better, to mimic their style and develop their own identity, but sometimes they happen to copy them too much to the point that it seems unnatural to their own cultural, visual and behavioural identity.

Radio Diary

 *refer to this for statistics                                                                                                            14 Oct 2022

not final Logo by Sanjaya

1.  Radio genre: Rock+Metal

Based on the survey, we find that there is a market for alt rock+metal radio

2. Radio name: Buaya FM

- Based on a band Niki B and Dhera is in

- Crocodiles are quite rock n' roll right?

3. Radio transition

• Welcome to Buaya FM (car crash sirens), where we keep crockin rockin (chomp fx)

• Prepare to get your ears chomped off (Nuclear blast)

inspired by: 4chan greentext 102.3

                                                                                                                                 21 oct 2022

setup main template of radio

Timeline

Jingle (30sec)

Intro (short) (30sec)

Song  (2.30) - Transition

News (Day news) (1:30) (Niki)

Song (2.30) - Transition

News (MMA) (1:30) (Sanjaya)

Ad (30sec-1min) - Transition

Guess the band by lyrics (5:00) (accept phone call) (Teh Pucuk)

Transition 

                                                                                                                                28 oct 2022

Got tutorial on how to use studio equipment. We were taught to use the radio room by Wario, however he was out of costume when Dhera and Sanjaya were taking photos

                                                                                                                                Nov 2 2022

Recorded the radio, forgot to record the jingle

only photo we had because we had to rush, another group finished late and ate up our time

Nov 4 2022

Start early editing

Example: Audacity file for buaya intro

Sometime in November,

Logo research, did Slosh interview

24/11/22

Finished editing

26/11/22 

completing blog and criteria

Radio survey results as of 14-10-22 21.07

Survery Responses: 19

Interview topics that may interestyou? (leave as many as you like)15 responses

exposing ppl, drama

Why your dream may come true when u remember it

athletic topics

Games i guess?

Everything is interesting

Recent favorite song

How people overcome their addictions (any type of addiction)

I don’t have any

Music, Technology

crimes horror stuff and some up to date gossips

recent trends

School events

Games

school stuff ig

idk

News you may find interesting?14 responses

upcoming events, friendly matches, competitions, performances

Queen Elizabeth II has passed away

incidents

most news imo r boring

Meteor

Scientific or archaeological breakthroughs/discoveries.

New crimes happening

World economy

idk news abt what the ketua dpr did ig its kind of interesting

Anything you hate about the radio?15 responses

no visual :(

The people cutting the song when they want to talk

music may not be as the same as i wanted

The MC's

The music

Don’t know, I don’t listen to the radio.

Too many ads

the ads

ads

No interesting topics

sometimes putus putus

the ads

Not really

the static

everything

jump cuts 10/10/2022

please watch the video and rate 5 stars

Team intro

THE TEAM

Sanjaya [top left], Dhera [bottom left], Jason [top right], Niki B [bottom right]

Blogs:

Sanjaya: https://sanjayablogformediastudies.blogspot.com/

Dhera: https://dheradwijaya.blogspot.com

Niki B: https://nikibmediastudies.blogspot.com

Jason: You're literally on it

Reason for teaming:

Already friends and we like similar music

Representation in media: KIM JONG IL

 1. POSITIVE  - PROPAGANDA (please dont put me on the watchlist for this)

-Yellow/gold background. Associated with prosperity, wealth and happiness.

-Put in the sun's position. symbolic for a source of life, the symbol of hope, etc.

-Smiling face

-Red flags with large yellow writing. National colors were used to imply the his loyalty and his power over the country

-raised book as a sign for future hope

-People with proud, hopeful, stern and brave poses

Reasons for the representation:

-Cement trust with the population

-International media will see him in a "brighter" light (intended)

Published by: Propaganda Ministry (DPRK)

2. NEGATIVE - TEAM AMERICA: WORLD POLICE (The whole movie, not just this clip)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7Sp_J-3WW8

-potrays Kim as a unstable man-emotionally and politically- acting often times more like a teenager than a world leader

-Kim is potrayed as weak in the hands of the Americans

-Kim is an antagonist in the movie as opposed to a protagonist

-Seen as a vicious dictatorial leader

Reasons for the presentation:

Satire, comedy

Published by: Paramount (USA)