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Everyday Sexism: Watch the Everyday Sexism TED talk from Laura Bates (linked above) and answer the following questions: 1) Why did Laura Bates start the Everyday Sexism project? Because people kept on pointing out and saying that women are equal now and women shouldn't be making a complaints 2) How does the Everyday Sexism project link to the concept of post-feminism? Is feminism still required in western societies? As we are currently in post feminism,  feminism is still required due to people still disregarding feminist morals in western society. 3) Why was new technology essential to the success of the Everyday Sexism project? Because it helped make the project be more relevant and higher amounts of people' 4) Will there be a point in the future when the Everyday Sexism project is not required? What is YOUR view on the future of feminism? In the future the Every Day Sexism project will not be required due to feminism and equality making advances  day by day. Media Magazine:

Go to our Media Factsheet archive on the Media Shared drive and open Factsheet 128: Contemporary Media Regulation. Our Media Factsheet archive can be found at M:\Resources\A Level\Media Factsheets.  You can  find it online here - you'll need to log in using your Greenford Google login .  Read the Factsheet and complete the following questions/tasks: 1) What is regulation and why do media industries need to be regulated? Very few industries leave the organisations or companies who operate  in that sector to their own devices. Systems of regulation are required  to provide rules and regulations to ensure that organisations operate  fairly. 2) What is OFCOM responsible for? OFCOM – the OFfice of COMmunication  and the advertising industry is regulated by the Advertising standards Authority. 3) Look at the section on the OFCOM broadcasting code. Which do you think are the three most important sections of the broadcasting code and why? Section 1: Protecting the Under-Eighteens Section 2

  1) Analyse this RBK 50 Cent advert using the media codes you learned in the lesson:  Technical, Written or verbal, Symbolic or non-verbal, Narrative. Write a paragraph for each one exploring the way meanings are created using those media codes. Firstly the the written codes are: the main title in the centre, the text above which is a quote and lastly is the branding in which the choices of font could represent gun shots due to the filled white circles representing 'O'. Additionally the technical codes is: the dark lighting and the choice of a monotone colourway to centralise the focus on the text and images. Moreover the symbolic codes are: the fingerprints which could represent criminal activity due to police taking records of criminals fingerprints and the attire/clothing of 50 cent appears to be more streetwear which gangster and thugs are known to wear.   2) Next, analyse a  print advert of   your choice  using the same media codes:  Technical, Written or verbal, Symbolic