Media comparisons

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TAC advertisements

Advertisements: McDonalds

News headlines: Paris terrorist attacks

TIME Magazine

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Twitter: Aus Day

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ents: Then v. Now

For one of the comparisons, complete the following…1:Whattypeofmediaisfeatured?2:Whatisthepurposeofthesepieces?(Consider:aretheydesignedtoinform,persuadeand/orentertain?)3:Comparehowtheperson/event/product/messageispresentedinthe2(or3)piecesfeatured(describethem!).4:Listsomepossiblereasonsforthedifferences5:Writeadetailedanalysisofthepiecesselected(approx.200words),focusingonsimilaritiesanddifferencesinhowtheypresenttheircontent.

Scaffold:Task5

Thefeaturedmediatextsfocuson… Thefirstpiece,from…,features…andattemptsto… Ontheotherhand,thesecondpiece,from…,presents… inadifferentlightby… Despitethesedifferences,therearesomesimilaritiesinthepieces.Indeed,bothpieces…

Therearemanypossiblereasonsfordifferentrepresentationsofevents,productsandpeopleinthemedia.Apossiblereasonforthedifferencesinthesepiecesis…

Personally,Ifindthe...piecetobethemosteffectivebecause…