Institution feedback and learner response

Institution feedback and learner response

• Video starter - usually works well but a little confusing
• Actually not needed because the memory starter is a great idea and really engages the class
• There is a little lack of planning/rehearsal - instructions aren't very clear but it is a good task
• Some of the class are more engaged in the task than others though the timing is done well
• Good to see a handout and I like the teaching of the historical details as they are given out
• Some nice teaching and the sheer size and power of News Corp is communicated well
• Brief mention of phone hacking but I'd have liked to see a lot more on this - it's THE big media story of the last 10 years

WWWs:

1. Rather than deliver a regular and monotone expression in our presentation, we were able to bring about enthusiasm through things such as our interactive presentation engaging all members of the class
2. We ensured that as we were speaking we weren't simply reading off of the board but instead, were actually talking to the class which you could say forced them to listen to what exactly we were saying as oppose to them just copying straight off of the board and not really taking anything we said in
3. We were able to provide a highly detailed handout as a compliment to our actual presentation to our peers to allow them to obtain the information they needed about the conglomerate without having to ask us during the presentation

EBIs:

1. We made it 100% clear what exactly the purpose of the intro video was subsequent to it playing just due with what appeared to be a lack of clarity with it all.
2. We expanded more into certain issues such as the phone hacking scandal involving Rupert Murdoch's 'News of the World' newspaper
3. We orchestrated our starter of the memory test a bit better ensuring every member of the class was involved and perhaps used things like an online timer to get across a sense of 'urgency' to the class

Trinity Mirror

Large British newspaper publisher which own and operate newspapers from a national front including 'The Daily Mirror' but also from a local one with the 'Ealing Gazette.'

BSkyB

British telecommunications company owned partially by Rupert Murdoch which operate in TV, telephone and broadband.

News Corporation

American multinational media conglomerate also owned by Rupert Murdoch created in 1979.

Sony

Japanese multinational conglomerate founded in 1946 operating in gaming, mobile phones and tablet computers just to name a few.

Vivendi

French multinational media company founded in 1853 owning assets which include global music corporation, Universal Music Group.

Time Warner

American multinational media conglomerate founded in 1990 which own (U.S) TV channels which include HBO and also entertainment companies like Warner Bros.

Viacom

American worldwide media conglomerate founded in 2006 owning television shows such as BET, MTV and Nickelodeon just to name a few.

The BBC

The BBC is a British public broadcasting company which have been broadcasting for 92 years. In terms of the number of employees, BBC can be considered to be the second largest broadcaster from a global standpoint, providing not only television services, but also radio and online ones. With the company being funded by the public themselves through things such as the television licence fee in particular which is paid annually by households especially, the BBC are able to remain free from any influence and/or control from the government and maintain or present a more centre-ground/unbiased viewpoint on different topics. In the 1920s while under the leadership of founder, John Reith, the company started off with a magazine titled the ‘Radio Times’ with it presenting radio listings. That would go on to be a far cry to what the broadcaster would evolve into though, with it screening TV shows such as ‘Eastenders,’ Waterloo Road’ and ‘The Apprentice.’

The Walt Disney Company

The Walt Disney Company is an American multinational media conglomerate founded in 1923 by Walt and Roy O. Disney. When revenue is looked at, Disney is the second largest media conglomerate in the world. The company is particularly known for its films which span from the 1930s up till now with them ranging from ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’ to ‘Toy Story’, television shows like ‘That’s So Raven,’ ‘Recess’ and ‘Kim Possible’ as well their Disneyland theme parks. With this said, the conglomerate has been able to establish itself as a global leader when it comes to family entertainment, with their productions being able to integrate and engage practically all age groups at once. This concept of the engagement of all age groups reaches across virtually all of their products, which also allows them to establish a sense of synergy throughout the conglomerate since no one is singled out whether that be when they’re watching a Disney television show, or going to a theme park.

Comcast

Comcast is an American multinational media conglomerate founded in 1963 by Daniel Aaron, Ralph J. Roberts and Julian A. Brodsky. The conglomerate outrival The Walt Disney Company in terms of revenue, therefore making them the largest media conglomerate in the world.  In terms of what they actually work to provide, Comcast is an Internet service provider (ISP), the largest one in the U.S. in fact, as well as a cable company through NBCUniversal. As is made apparent through their shared logo of a peacock, Comcast actually own NBC and happened to acquire them recently on January 29^th 2011. With this said, Comcast have assets under their subsidiary [NBCUniversal] which include television shows such as ‘E!,’ ‘USA Network’ and ‘CNBC,’ all particularly popular television networks when regarded from an American national standpoint.  Not only this, but the company have a share in the streaming service ‘Hulu’ and also in the ice hockey team, the ‘Philadelphia Flyers.’