Blackfish

"Communication theories are ways of conceptualising the relationship between the mass media and audiences" (Communication Theories) (1). Media theories are proposed by individual's and are continuously refined in order to be useful and provide explanatory power to other's (Turnbull, 2017) (2) . One such theory referred to as, "The Pubic Sphere", fabricated in 1962 by German sociologist…

Who owns who?

"Australians rely on the media to provide facts and interpretations of the world" (The Australian Collaboration) (1).  Individuals use a plethora of different media channels, whether it be through TV, newspapers, radio or the internet, to access "news" and to ultimately use this information to make informed decisions, both politically and socially. The media is…

“Victim of Beauty”

Throughout time there have been a plethora of advertisements that have stimulated controversy and debate across many audiences. The main purpose in creating such content is to ultimately attract immediate attention and discussion about a particular brand across a mass audience. This type of persuasion and coercion is defined as advertising that, "deliberately, rather than…

The truth about Media Violence

Some may argue that specific forms of media content manipulate and have a direct effect upon their "media audiences" (a group that is together in one place, at the same time, sharing the same experience) (Turnbull, 2017) (1), which may result in negative social responses in terms of attitudes and behaviour. In turn, many individuals have…

And so it begins…

Meet Brittany - a first year University student and an inexperienced blogger. And so it begins...a chronological journey of my next life adventure, tertiary education. Yesterday I attended my first University lecture (BCM112), daunting some would say, however through a series of memes and interesting videos, I thought it was pretty riveting. As previously mentioned, this is…