Sukhveen's Media blog 1 (2018)- Miss Fowler

1) Theme: Sports   Brothers in Paris Milwaukee Bucks Giannis and Thanasis Antetokounmpo are looking forward to the NBA’s first regular-season game in France. 2) Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Email Share to Mo Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks reacts after a play against the Charlotte Hornets during their game at Spectrum Center (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) 3) Summary: Both brothers playing in the NBA, taking pace in France. Talking about their progressions. Giving advice on teamwork. 4) H ow or why this story appeals to an audience: Audience pleaures : giving a voice to BAME Diverson: entertaing, family life. Personal identity: forming a  bond, they are brothers. Personal relationships: people who follow NBA will know them- generates buzz. Surveillence : learning about the inside of NBA. ...

1) Theme: Politics Title:  Why Teens Are Creating Their Own News Outlets (Linked) "Teens care about the news. They just don’t like traditional media." 2)  3) Summary (inc. quotes):   Written by Rainsford Stauffer in August 2019.  Interview by schoolgirl Olivia Seltzer in 2016 , she realised there was a shift in values at school after the election. Many people in her class had parents who were immigrants so politics was a sensitive area for them. “Traditional news sources are primarily written by and geared toward an older demographic, and unfortunately, they don’t always connect to my generation.” - suggesting there is a gap between generations. Stats about how many newspapers have declined in 2004 . She launched her own website in 2017 known as "theCramm" -   a daily look at major stories from around the world, distilled into a newsletter that lands in email and text inboxes each weekday.- however now uses text newsletters....

Audience 1)  The Teen Vogue mission statement is "the young person’s guide to saving the world. We aim to educate, enlighten, and  empower our audience to create a more inclusive environment (both on- and offline) by  amplifying the voices of the unheard, telling stories that normally go untold, and providing  resources for teens looking to make a tangible impact in their communities."   This suggests that the target audience is the youth, in particular teenage girls  (and boys) who see themselves as strong, independent and like to have a different perspective on life. , however young males too.   audience pleasures would be include, Uses and Gratifications- Blumler and Katz 1974; Diversion- contains entertaining stories/fashion/celeb gossip, Personal identity- one of menu titles on the homepage is 'Identity' so people can really relate and empathise with the stories they read about, Personal Relationship- the audience is...

Teen Vogue: background reading 1) The article that announced (T.V) as a more serious, political website was the one that 25 year old Lauren Duca wrote about Trump 'gaslighting' America.  2) The original Teen Vogue magazine was launched in 2003 as a print magazine , know as the "little sister" to Vogue and was about fashion and beauty.   3) Elain Welteroth chnaged TV buy subverting traditional conventions of magazines- " But beginning with the August 2015 issue, the team, including then beauty editor Welteroth, engineered a shift. That issue featured three unknown black models on the cover, seemingly breaking all the rules (that you should have a famous person; and that having no Caucasian faces on the cover is a commercial risk)." Also, exapnding their content to ideas of activisn, feminism and pro-choice etc. 4) Approx 50-70 stories are published on Teen Vogue a day.  They range from topics, such as politio...