Media Mind Map with Genre of my Music Magazine

In yesterday's Media lesson, I did a quick draft of my mind map with conventions of the music genre my magazine is going to be for - Indie music.
I plan on updating the mind map and adding more stuff, but here's what it looks like for now:

Moral Panic

According to Cohen, 1972, Moral Panic is "A condition, episode, person or group of persons emerges as a threat to societal values and interests: it's nature is presented in a stylised and stereotypical fashion by the mass media: the moral barricades are manned by editors, bishops, politicians and other right thinking people; socially accredited experts pronounce their diagnoses and solutions; ways of coping are evolved or (more often) resorted to."
Alternatively, moral panics involve the construction of "folk devils" that need controlling, which leads to increased social control.
Examples of moral panic in the past include child abductors after the kidnapping and murder of James Bulger in 1993 and Islamophobia after the 9/11 attacks on America in 2001. However, most recently, a lot of Moral Panic has been blamed on video games due to accusations of them causing acts of crime and violence in real life. An example of this would be the video game Mortal Kombat, after the murder of 13 year-old Noah Wilson at the hands of his friend Yancy, who used a finishing move from the game to murder Wilson. Another example would be the video game Doom after the Columbine High School Massacre, after it become known that the perpetrators, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, were obsessed with the video game.

Some terminology used for moral panic would be:
-Concern - behaviour of a particular group represented as having threat
-Volatility - panics erupt dramatically but are difficult to sustain. Negative consequences for the rest of us
-Hostility - "folk devils" constructed to create a clear division between "them" and "us"
-Consensus - widespread acceptance of the threat posed by this group. Not necessarily reflecting optional concern but the campaigner will be very vocal whilst the opposition will be weak and disorganised.
-Disproportionality - wild exaggeration of evidence

Moodboard

For research into my music magazine, I was asked to create a moodboard relating to the genre of music that I had chosen to base my music magazine around - indie. The moodboard shows several indie artists, such as well-known artists as Ed Sheeran, Imagine Dragons, Two Door Cinema Club and The Wombats, as well as up-and-coming artists as Gabrielle Aplin, Of Monsters and Men and M83, and established artists such as Glen Hansard. The moodboard also features instruments used in that genre of music such as banjos and synths.

Feminism

The media's views of women have changed dramatically over time. Back 50 years ago, Laura Mulvey, a theorist, came up with the theory of the "male gaze", where she thought that men only used women to objectify them to gain male attention. However, in the present day, female musicians are treated equally and as much respect as their male counterparts - with women such as Adele being commended for their vocal and lyrical ability. However, you could argue that some of these views still exist today, with musical artists such as Miley Cyrus and Robin Thicke being criticised for objectifying women in their lyrics and music videos.

Analysis of Front Cover #2 - Q

Analysis of Front Cover #1 - NME

School Magazine Front Cover work

In my media lesson today, I finished my media assignment, which was to make a School Magazine front cover using Photoshop and InDesign. The picture used on my front cover was of my friend Jack Warland, where I used the spot healing tool to remove the very small amount of spots Jack had, any rubbish on the floor and any rust on the bench he is sitting on. This is the final product:

Analysis and Deconstruction of Old School Newsletter

In my media lesson today, I analysed and deconstructed the previous newsletter used for the school I attend, Deyes High School. The analysis and deconstruction contains both positive and negative points, showing what to improve on with the newsletter and what to keep the same. I will include a screenshot of the analysis and deconstruction in this post for you to read and see if you agree or disagree with any of my points.