Friday, 9 November 2012

STUDY RESOURCES FOR AS MEDIA


STUDY RESOURCES FOR AS MEDIA

 

www.mediauk.com – useful for any media research related to UK institutions.

www.broadcast.now.com – website of broadcasting trade magazine.

www.mediaweek.co.uk – website of trade magazine for general media.

www.filmeducation.org.uk - excellent film study resources.

www.discover.co.uk/NET/NEWS - global newspaper access facility.

www.aber.ac.uk/media - useful academic site from the University of Aberystwyth.

www.mediazoo.co.uk – interesting discussions on contemporary UK media.

www.theory.org.uk – David Gauntlett’s excellent cultural studies and research website.  Check out the Media Studies 2.0 section.

www.mediauk.com/directory - a gateway to websites of all the main media institutions.

www.longroadmedia.com – be inspired by some great media students’ production work on the site

www.commedia.org.uk – useful for media access research.

www.ofcom.org.uk – the regulatory body for broadcast media and telecommunications.

www.screendaily.com – website of international trade magazine for the film industry.

www.newmediastudies.com – useful for up-to-date facts and figures, such as global Internet usage statistics.

www.indymedia.org.uk – excellent for research on media access.

www.media.guardian.co.uk – essential for institutions and audiences.
 
www.abc.org.uk – offers updated circulation figures – essential for institutions and audiences.

Saturday, 3 November 2012

Media Know All

MediaKnowAll

This is a good website that offers revision and information on key concepts for AS Media Studies. This is an excellent place to start revising if you're feeling a bit in the dark about where to begin.

Thursday, 1 November 2012

ThinkBox Website

http://www.thinkbox.tv/

This site offers lots of different resources and links. It's mostly to do with TV but it offers a lot of interesting information on current research and advertising.

OCR Media Studies Blog

OCR Media Studies Blog

Click on the link and have a look at this blog from OCR. It gives some great examples and offers some past papers/exam questions and feedback - worth a look.