Institutions in the media: The BBC

Handout design

Lesson powerpoint 

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&srcid=0B9e2hsbkn0jCb0tOMGRvdTZPNmc

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Mr Bush's feedback:
WWW

• Interactive start - involving audience with questions
• Fluent, articulate presentation style
• Use of whiteboard
• Detailed, well presented handout 
• Good, simple powerpoint slides - well designed
• Includes key information re: ownership
• Key terminology: PSB

EBI 

• Be more positive when receiving feedback 
• Some lack of clarity re: misinformation of facts (1995 relaunch?)
• Explain assertions/statements - left wing bias? how? 
• Include images on slides 
• Forgot about plenary 

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Self-reflection feedback:
WWW 

•  Good design of handouts and powerpoint
• Well presented information about institution 
• Plenty of detail about history, control, influence and synergy of the BBC 

EBI 

• Further interaction with class (more positive and rewarding)
• Lack of a plenary 
• Explain statements made and controversy behind alleged left wing bias
• Include images on powerpoint slides

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Twitter (Kunal, Mikaeil & Alisa)

- Social networking site est. in 2006

- Four layout revamps since 2006 

- Traditional newspapers 'killer'

TimeWarner (Indera & Samsam)

- World's third largest TV networking and entertainment conglomerate 

- Founded in 1990 

- Owns many subsidiaries such as HBO and Warner Bros.

Dreamworks (Zubair, Shervin & Fasih)

- Founded in 1994

- Screens in many countries including Poland, US, UK, Italy.

- Founded by Steven Spielberg, Jeffery Katzenberg and David Geffen.

ITV (Luke & Lee)

- First broadcast in 1959

- Formed by a corporate takeover by Granada plc and Carlton Comm.

- ITV cofounds Freesat with the BBC

Disney (Ahmed, Abdiasis & Mansour) 

- Disney patented technicolour for many years, making them the only company allowed to release colour films

- The DisneyWorld resort is around the same size as San Francisco 

- At its time, Snow White (at 1.4million) was considered a joke for how expensive it was to make

Film4 (Jasmine & Harmony)

- Funding derives from adverts/commercial 

- Has a niche audience

- Recently launched Film 4.0 which is a digital/online area

BSkyB (Ryan & Kirath) 

- Founded by entrepreneur Rupert Murdoch 

- 10.1 million customers as of June 2011

- £6bn revenue annually as of 2011 

Sallmaan (NewsCorp) 

- Formed in Australia by Rupert Murdoch

- NewsCorp has acquired newspapers such as The London Times and The New York Post

- FoxBroadcasting is a subsidiary 

Sony
- First electronic product was a tape recorder named the 'Type G'
- Encouraged development of the Compact Disc (CDs)
- Purchased Colombia Pictures in 1989
TrinityMirror (UK)
- Largest British newspaper group publishing 240 regional papers in the UK
- Founded in 1903
- Faces controversy over alleged phone-hacking