Resources
This page is a collection of online and teacher created,student friendly resources, organised by topic.
Many of these resources can be used with the outlined activities.
Media Influence:
Theories/Concept:
This is a document explaining media influence theories created by N Abdelahad (2016).
This is an article looking at the concept of media influence on the human brain...Think about what theory is this article linking to...
(C Harvey 2009).
This is a website that contains information on Communication theories, as well as, evidence and arguments, created by B Lamb (2013).
This website provides a number of views and arguments surrounding the nature of media influence on audience. Students can analyse and relate media influence and audience relationship theories to the various arguments.
This is a playlist of videos looking at various media influence theories and audience reception theories.
This report is a research study conducted by the Australian Human Rights Commission (2013)looking at the influence of Media on the construction of stereotypes.
Advertisements:
This clip is a great example of how our perception can be incorrect due to the manipulations and changes the media makes.
As with the advertisements above, this work safe advertisement provides another great example of media influence to analyse.
Similar to the TAC advertisements, this advertisement provides a great example of media influence to analyse.
The TAC advertisements provide great examples of media influence for students to analyse.
Social Media:
This is a video looking at the influence of social media on audiences, created by S Sgroi (2017) for Sixty Minutes.
This article looks at the potential influence of the Media on children and teenagers - the intended audience is for parents.
This site has a range of case studies concerning advertising and social media. The case studies look at social media marketing with various companies.
This article looks at the affect of Social Media on historical events.
Media Effects:
This document looks at the Port Arthur Massacre in relation to media coverage and the influence on gun laws.
This report looks at the affect of media coverage of traumatic events on viewers mental states.
This booklet, created by N Knite, contains a range of case studies analysing the effect of the Media.
Regulation
The ACMA, Australian Communication and Media Authority, works to enforce media regulation.
This document, developed for the Centre for Policy Development,provides an in depth explanation of media ownership and regulation with a look at consumer complaints.
This webpage, created by B Lamb (2013), provides in depth information about media regulation created for VCE media.
The Net Nanny is a Parental Control system to regulate and monitor what children access on the internet.
This webpage looks at media ownership and control in Australia. It includes diversity and statutory rules, requirements, breaches and other information.
This blog provides Australian TV ratings and reviews for both the industry and the public.
This article looks at the history of Media Regulation in Australia.
This article looks at the argument for updating Australia's Media Regulation Laws, including some history about the origin of these laws.
This site is for the Advertising Standards Bureau. It provides information, cases and statistics as well as the option to register complaints.
The V Chip is a Parental Control system to regulate and monitor what children view on TV.
This webpage looks at the ACMA's objective of promoting and reflecting a sense of Australian identity and cultural diversity within Australian TV content.
This link takes you to the code of ethics followed by journalists at The Sydney Morning Herald.
This site, developed by the Australian government, runs through the information surrounding the reform of Australian Media Laws.
This article discusses the issue of online streaming services, such as Netflix,having the ability to bypass Australian Media Regulation laws with a direct focus on 13 Reasons Why.
This article discusses the banning of video games under a new classification model.
This article explains the purpose of content warnings, with a range of examples
This site measures audiences of Australian TV shows and looks at the ratings of TV shows.
This link takes you to the code of ethics developed by the AANA for all advertisers to follow.
SAC Preparation:
This link provides a advice for preparing for the SAC.
This link takes you to a SAC created by B Lamb (2009), which can be used as a practice SAC.
This link takes you to a Quizlet used as a practice tool/ revision tool for the SAC.
This link provides analysis and examples of SAC responses.
This link goes to the 2016 VCAA Media exam. Students can respond to Part C questions to prepare for this SAC.