Question 2 - We Media

Today we looked at essay structure to help you for assessment week next week.

Firstly try and answer question 1: WeMedia I gave you. 
Base responses on all of the documents/ booklets I handed out to you.


Example responses

We Media’ and Democracy
• What are ‘We Media’?
• Where/how has ‘We Media’ emerged?
• In what way are the contemporary media more democratic than before?
• In what ways are the contemporary media less democratic than before?

Candidates might explore combinations of any two media in relation to the above prompts.
Starting from Gillmor’s definition, all media that are ‘homegrown’, local, organic and potentially counter-cultural can be studied for this topic, as long as two media (eg blogging and digital film uploading and sharing) are studied. Note that candidates should compare potentially alternative/progressive ‘we media’ examples with other examples of more orthodox production and ownership models.

The question also asks candidates to consider media within an understanding of democracy so any contemporary examples that support their argument will be credited.

http://www.ocr.org.uk/Images/75162-unit-g325-critical-perspectives-in-media-specimen.pdf



Some extra examples of possible questions below:

We Media’ and Democracy                                                                                     (Specimen Paper)

12 “The media have become more democratic in recent years”. Using specific examples of media activity from two media to support your answer, evaluate the accuracy of this statement. [50]

13 How new is the concept of ‘We Media’ ? Refer to at least two media in your answer. [50]

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