Edexcel Geography regeneration

1. How have media sources
been used to help to create
a new place identity?

2. Where is this?

3. What sense of place does this
image convey?

4. What sense of place does this
image convey?

5. What sense of place does this
image convey?

6. What sense of place does this
image convey?

7. How have media sources been used to
help to create a new place identity?
• Different media sources will always want to promote a
biased view of a place.
• E.g. a local council will want to attract businesses and
people to come and live in the area.
• Media sources can be used to help to rebrand an area
as well, to push a more positive image of a place.
• Different sources include paintings, literature,
photographs, newspaper articles, radio and TV as well
as video and films.
• Biased opinions / photographs and newspaper articles
can effect visitor numbers too.

11. HERE

12. E.g. Rural regeneration partnership –
Powys and the LEADER Programme.
• Look at it here – how does the scheme look on the
internet?
• What about their twitter feed HERE
• Problems still with rural wales HERE
• What does the Daily Mail say about parts of Wales
HERE
• How successful was the B Bug project? HERE

13. Media influences – Poets
• Lots of poets have portrayed their home place in
favourable lights.
• What about Fern Hill, what does this poem by
Dylan Williams suggest …

16. Your turn
• Complete a Media Source table for each of the three other case studies
on Liverpool’s new regeneration and The Lake District
Source How has it helped to create a new place
identity? (details)
E.g.
Youtube – Liverpool Vision
Channel HERE
National Newspaper articles
Local Newspaper articles
Trip Advisor
Local Blogs / forums on a
specific place? E.g Liverpool
One
Paintings?
Poets?

17. Past Question
• Explain why different media convey contrasting
view on the need for local regeneration schemes.
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