Media project 2

Media Project

By George Bateman

Man opens his own museumA Nazi trench coat, a bank note signed by train robber Ronnie Biggs and one of Drew Barrymore’s miniskirts are just a few items at a private museum in Locksbottom.

Michael Maxted, 33, has been collecting artefacts and celebrity pieces since he was a boy and now has his very own ‘memory museum’.

He said he is now hoping to find the money to hire a suitable location that would allow him to open it up to the public.

Among some of his most notable objects are celebrity autographs, including pop star Gabriele, a note from notorious East End criminal Reggie Kray, a uniform worn by an actor in London’s Burning and a WW1 knuckle duster found on a battlefield.

Why?

• This story mostly fits Galtung and Ruge’s guideline as it is news worthy because it involves lots if famous people from the past which opens it to a larger audience.

• Also once there has been a news article there may be people wanting to go there to write reviews, which could then expand its audience even further.

• The only part of the guideline it does not fit is that it is not necessarily bad news because bad news appeals to people more.

Explanation?

• The reason that this story is good for a youth audience and is still interesting is because it involves things like a bank note signed by train robber Ronnie Biggs this appeals to youths because it involves money which is something all teenagers want. Another thing that may appeal to the teenagers is the WW1 knuckle duster because it is not only a piece of history which would appeal to the older audience like adults but it links to games played by teenagers like GTA 5 and Saints Row 4.

3 News StoriesWhy is Facebook buying Oculus headset company? : This headline links to my website because this is a story mainly focused at teenagers as it is to do with games and gaming is largely focused at teenagers. Also it links to my other story where I talked about it being related to recent games.

The Soyuz rocket blasts off to the Space Station : This story links to my website because most teenagers with enough intelligence respect how difficult it is to get up to space and some people may aspire to be an astronaut.

Teachers' strike closes schools across England and Wales : This targets teenagers aged 12-16 because it means a day off school which for most teenagers is a win. This links to last news story because I mentioned intelligence and if you spend more time in school the you will understand things like space.

Website Design

Deconstruction

• On my website design I have tried to make it interesting with a slightly different and unconventional layout. If I had really made it i would have included links to related things that you can do, for example; if I had included a violent story then would have a link to self defense classes. I think that my design/layout will appeal to teenagers because I have tried to lay it out a bit like a comic which makes it seem a bit less boring. I have also carefully pick the headlines from real news to help engage the reader. I have also included images because people of all ages like to be able to see an image of what the are reading about.