Links

http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/type/gce/amlw/media_studies/index.html

The OCR homepage for Media Studies, with links to the new specification, plus guides to

successfully completing the A2 level, along with a link to the very important G324 Advanced

Production Guidance Document.

http://www.smh.com.au/news/film/george-lucas-attacks-us-cultural-imperialism/2006/03/

24/1143083953256.html

Online article from Sydney Morning Herald (24 March 2006) in which George Lucas attacks

American cultural imperialism

http://articles.latimes.com/2009/jan/24/world/fg-india-slumdog24

Online article from LA Times (24 January 2009) in which Mark Magnier explains why Indians don’t

feel good about Slumdog Millionaire

www.statistics.gov.uk

Free access to data produced by the Office for National Statistics (OFNS) and some data from

government departments and devolved administrations

www.sociology.emory.edu/globalization/

Informative website based at Emory University, offering debates, glossary, data sources and further

information on globalisation

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/school-report-pt-1-6-what-is-news/8861.html

As part of the BBC News School Report project, Huw Edwards presents the first of a series of

videos following six steps involved in putting together a news programme. The link takes you to a

video that attempts to answer the question ‘what is news?’ and goes on to explain how news is

found and selected.

www.bbc.co.uk/

Homepage for the BBC’s UK online service.

www.france24.com/en/

An international news and current affairs television channel funded by the French government and

based in Paris, giving a French perspective on world news

http://english.aljazeera.net/

English-language news and current affairs TV channel, Al-Jazeera, based in the Middle East

www.globalvoicesonline.org/

A leading participatory media newsroom for voices from the developing world. Offers basic

coverage on the words, images, and videos of ordinary people across the globe who use the internet

to communicate and broadcast their thoughts, analysis, and observations.

www.theory.org.uk

A fun site that explores the connections between media and identity in popular culture

www.current.com

A global television network, Current Media, which gives you the opportunity to create and influence

what airs on TV

www.nytimes.com/

Online site for the New York Times, offering a wide range of cultural and political stories from

around the world

www.wired.com/

Online periodical that reports on how technology affects culture, the economy and politics

www.thenation.com/special/bigten.html

Click on the company icons to view details of who owns what in media

http://www.longtail.com/about.html

Chris Anderson’s own website with access to an updated version of his original article and FAQs

www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/05/report-challenges-long-tail-theory-on-p2pnetworks/?

intcid=inform_relatedcontent

An online article challenging Chris Anderson’s theory of Long Tail

http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/mpapps/pagetools/print/news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6744581.stm

Online version of Tony Blair’s speech at Reuters Headquarters (12 June 2007) in which he

discusses media and public life

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/08/25/npaxspeech125.

xml&page=1

Online version of MacTaggart Lecture by Jeremy Paxman on the point of TV post-scandal (given at

the Edinburgh Television Festival on 25 August 2007)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/newswatch/ukfs/hi/

The BBC’s own look at questions and controversies regarding BBC News

http://www.imf.org/external/np/speeches/2002/092602a.htm

Online article from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in support of globalisation

http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,1503526,00.html

Online article from the Guardian in which Naomi Klein argues against globalisation

http://www.guardian.co.uk/globalisation/story/0,,1759248,00.html

Online article from The Observer that looks at the effects of globalisation on poorer workers