The Ownership Of UK Radio

The attached video below, is about the ownership of the UK radio industry. The video was created using PowToon and uploaded to YouTube. I found PowToon an interesting site and is one I have not used before. It took longer to create as I had to adjust from using more conventional slides sites, but I will use the site in the future and try to add some animation which is a key part of PowToon.

The History of Radio

The Prezi below tells the story of radio from the very beginning through to the near future.

My First Thoughts

The concept of media (the main means of mass communication including television, radio, and newspapers) has always interested me, how do the BBC plan and select news items? What does a radio station do to appeal specifically to their audience? How do radio stations follow rules set by government and OFCOM? I have decided to pick media studies in hope to answer these questions and to gain knowledge of the media world which plays such an important role today. I am a radio listener and enjoy a variety of chat shows as well as music and have visited a local station which further fascinated me into the work behind radio. I am excited about the course and learning about planning, practice and performance when recording a radio show and hope the course can help me to learn this.