Friday 15 June 2007
Monday 4 June 2007
Tuesday
Sorry, but I'm off to London tomorrow for an A-Level markers' meeting, so I won't be at the lesson.
Do yourselves a favour and write for 50 minutes on
"Why is communication important in a democracy?" (a question from a few years ago, and not too difficult once you get your head round it.
See you Wednesday.
Do yourselves a favour and write for 50 minutes on
"Why is communication important in a democracy?" (a question from a few years ago, and not too difficult once you get your head round it.
See you Wednesday.
Saturday 2 June 2007
New Virtual Universe
Even bigger than Second Life - the Chinese are involved in plans for a virtual mega-universe.
Thursday 31 May 2007
Second Life - TV Friday
There's a programme about money-making in Second Life onBBC2 at 7.p.m. tomorrow (Friday).
If you're not really sure what Second Life is about, take a look. I shall.
If you're not really sure what Second Life is about, take a look. I shall.
Hunch
Call me a fool, but I've got a hunch.
The bods at AQA were compiling the exam paper during Feb and march - when the big Big Brother row was boiling over.
I don't think they'll be able to resist setting a question on Reality TV, or Celebrities, or the responsibilities of broadcasters. Or something.
Make sure you know what OFCOM said about Big Brother.
Take a look at the current series of BB - if you can bear those bloody twins...
The bods at AQA were compiling the exam paper during Feb and march - when the big Big Brother row was boiling over.
I don't think they'll be able to resist setting a question on Reality TV, or Celebrities, or the responsibilities of broadcasters. Or something.
Make sure you know what OFCOM said about Big Brother.
Take a look at the current series of BB - if you can bear those bloody twins...
Monday 28 May 2007
Ratings or Reithian Values?
The big Autumn series on BBC2 will be Heroes, an American series about ordinary people who find that they have superpowers.
Apparently it's quite good (It was the top-rating series in the US last year) , but it's controversial because the BBC paid at least £400,000 per episode - for a 30 episode series. It was in a big bidding war with other companies and outbid them to get its hands on a winner.
Is this a good use of license-payers' money? To pay a huge amount for something which viewers would otherwise be able to see elsewhere. they could have funded several home-grown series with this money.
The BBC is caught in a trap - spend on crowd-pleasers and they're accused of letting down their Reithian heritage, or fail to buy crowd-pleasers, and they are no longer maintaining their popularity.
Apparently it's quite good (It was the top-rating series in the US last year) , but it's controversial because the BBC paid at least £400,000 per episode - for a 30 episode series. It was in a big bidding war with other companies and outbid them to get its hands on a winner.
Is this a good use of license-payers' money? To pay a huge amount for something which viewers would otherwise be able to see elsewhere. they could have funded several home-grown series with this money.
The BBC is caught in a trap - spend on crowd-pleasers and they're accused of letting down their Reithian heritage, or fail to buy crowd-pleasers, and they are no longer maintaining their popularity.
Thursday 24 May 2007
Ofcom raps Celebrity Big Brother
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6687091.stm
The Ofcom report seriously criticises Channel 4 for the way it handled the racist bullying on CBB. The judgement will have to be read out on air three times , before screenings of the new BB series.
So no fines, no sackings - just this ritual of humiliation for the company to punish them.
The Ofcom report seriously criticises Channel 4 for the way it handled the racist bullying on CBB. The judgement will have to be read out on air three times , before screenings of the new BB series.
So no fines, no sackings - just this ritual of humiliation for the company to punish them.
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