For our media text we decided to present it as a radio transcript which should include linguistic methods on language change backed up by historical factors as well as using colloquial language. After presenting our media text to the class we were able to receive some feedback from other students.
Our total score was 19/30.
The reasons why we lost some of our marks was because some people thought that our media text was not suitable for the audience we were aiming at; people who watch the one show. As our topic was very female orientated, there were times when we forgot to appeal to the male audience as well. An important component which our media text lacked was the humorous side. As well as good contents, a media text must be able to deliver an entertaining aspect to it as well. One thing that was hard to get across in a radio text was the spoken language element of it. It was hard to make the text spontaneous like a radio broadcast usually is. From doing this practice media text I hope to present my final one in print form.
You have understood some of the key challenges in the media text overall, but writing for print is not easier - in fact the same pitfalls apply. In many ways writing for radio or TV is easier because you have had all this help with how to do it properly and just choosing radio or TV will make yours original from the outset and will make you focus on how to communicate information in an entertaining way which is what students often forget when writing a print article. Also you will need to source your own print style model which in itself is not easy - to match your content/subject matter to the publication/audience. So don't rule it out yet!
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