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Radio: Introduction to radio Radio: BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat Radio: War of the Worlds CSP (1938)

War of the Worlds: Blog tasks Media Factsheet Read  Media Factsheet #176: CSP Radio - War of the Worlds . You'll need your Greenford Google login to download it. Then answer the following questions: 1) What is the history and narrative behind War of the Worlds? War of the Worlds: Historical Context Orson Welles’ radio adaption of War of the Worlds has become notable not for the broadcast itself but for the reaction it received, and the subsequent press reporting of the audience’s reaction to the broadcast. It is often highlighted as an early example of mass hysteria caused by the media and used to support various audience theories. 2) When was it first broadcast and what is the popular myth regarding the reaction from the audience? 30th October 1938 3) How did the New York Times report the reaction the next day? MANY FLEE HOMES TO ESCAPE ‘GAS RAID FROM  MARS’ – PHONE CALLS SWAMP POLICE AT BROADCAST OF WELLES FANTASY  A wave of mass hysteria seized thousands of radio listeners  betw

  Y12 exam - Media Paper 2: Learner response          Create a new blogpost on your Media  Coursework blog  called ' Media Paper 2 learner response ' and work through the following tasks: 1) Type up your feedback in full (you do not need to write mark/grade if you do not wish to).  WWW: There is lots of potential here. In Q2 you are discussing the right things but need to revise some some misconceptions in order to access the top levels. EBI: You`ve mixed up active/passive audiences and also Marxism. These are the right things to discuss for this question but you cant get the marks if they are the wrong way around . Revisions will help (your also missed some of those lessons which made it more difficult).  2) Read  the mark scheme for this exam carefully , paying particular attention to the 'indicative content' for each question. Firstly, focus on the unseen question and identify  two  aspects of the poster that you could have written about in your answer. Satisfactory