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.