case study for AQA A2 media studies, contemporary media issues

1. Case Study - IS (Islamic State)
Investigate the reporting of IS in print, broadcast and e-media.
Find sources and articles from a variety of media texts in different formats (look at a variety
of newspaper headlines - The Sun, The Daily Mail and The Guardian front page and
websites. Look at coverage on social media and news broadcast)
 Create a timeline identifying the key events that have led to the recent coverage of
IS.
 How is gender, ethnicity and religion represented in the examples that you have
explored? (Consider language and image choices)
 Who is the media text aimed at (target audience) and what is its impact?
 Is there evidence of moral panic?
 How are men and women represented in the coverage of IS? (Look for articles on the
role of female jihadis) Do you notice any difference in the choice of images and
language?
 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2746765/How-British-female-jihadis-
running-Islamic-States-religious-police-force-Syria.html
 How does the compare to the representation of ‘the white widow’?
 How have established media and citizen journalists used digital and new media to
report on issues relating to Islamic State?
 How have Islamic State used new and digital media to report on issues and respond
to established media and western Government?
 How does regulations around censorship impact on the reporting of Islamic State?
(Look at the BBC regulations)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/guidelines/editorialguidelines/guidelines/
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