Sunday, 29 January 2017

Media conference notes

How to be creative

Volunteering - Getting involved is a key to success
No one comes from nowhere - You got to keep getting better and better to succeed
Put everything into everything 
Don't wait to be invited to the dance - Experiment, dont't leave things to chance
The day after you finish what do you do? - Think about who you will get in touch with with after you're done, start sharing your work online. 

Sports journalism 

  • Leon Mann - Interviewer for BBC sport and ITV sport
  • Noticed there weren't many black people in the industry, so challenged the industry by creating a representation of himself through clothing, interviewing style etc.
  • Kick it out, an anti-racism campaign introduced him into the industry
  • First film - "The fastest man to ever live", insight into Usain Bolt
Diversity in the media
  • Lack of diversity
  • More white middle class men than Asian and Black men, also a lack of women
  • Believes diversity offers a better range of views and perspectives
Young people, media and democracy

  • 15-25 year olds dont vote and are disengaged in democracy
  • Many social scientists have written about a "crisis" of participation
  • There is an increasing control of all media by a few corporations linked to particular interests
  • The general agreement is that the media play a major role, but that the role is complex
  • Or, mainstream media underrepresents vast groups of youth as the media supports the elite
  • In terms of media representations, research out of 3,000 stories have found that the vast majority (87%) were negative. 
An audience with Tony Garnett
  • Most films are influenced by events that took place in his lifetime
  1. They're personal 
  2. Mainly about ordinary people
  3. Wanted to reflect people back to themselves

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