Examining the Media

by Barbara Connell, Mike Edwards, Barbara H. Connell

This workbook seeks to meet the requirments of the GCSE media studies syllabus and the mandatory units of the intermediate GNVQ in media: communication and production. Activities and investigations are provided, with test material at the end of each chapter to consolidate learning.

"Examining the Media for key stage 4 is densely packed with information and activities. [...] The transitory nature of media forms such as pop and film makes textbooks that deal with today's headlines go quickly out of date. This Cardiff-based trio of writers has countered this by basing issues around timeless creations such as Batman and the Disney empire. Examining the Media is prepared to make learning points and this is to be applauded in a subject area that has tended to overvalue what students bring to lessons. [...] A virtue of this text is that it fulfils its claim to give students a grounding for further study in the media, making it particularly useful for 13 to 18 and 11 to 18 schools. Its sections on media issues and access suggest many areas for investigation that would grace any advanced study of media and language."
---Alan Combes in the Times Educational Supplement

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