Detailed and differentiated (up and down), student led lesson that allows students to examine patterns of media ownership and the three main approaches (manipulative, hegemonic and pluralist) to media ownership and control of media output. Also introduces studets to the difference between Marxism and Neo-Marxism and links to structural vs humanistic marxism and structural determinsm. Examines the following concepts to do this: Ideology, Hegemony, Agenda-setting, Gate-keeping, News values, Marxism Neo-Marxism, Lords of the Global Village. ANSWERS TO MAIN ACTIVITIES INCLUDED** RESOURCES FOR LESSON CAN BE FOUND AT THE END OF PTT Made for AQA A-level but can be easily used for other specs (just need a different source of information/ textbook) **REQUIRES textbook - 'SOCIOLOGY For AQA Volume 2 by Browne, Blundell & Law **

Detailed and diiferentiated (up and down), student led lesson that recaps: patterns of ownership the mainpulative, hegemonic and plurlaist approach to media ownerhsip and control formal and informal controls of media output or content. References the following concepts: Agenda-setting  Gate-keeping   News values  Marxism    Structuralism vs Interactionism     Ownership  Ideology  Capitalism   False consciousness   Neo-Marxism Lords of the Global Village  Formal and informal methods of control. ANSWERS INCLUDED FOR SOME MAIN ACTIVITIES INCLUDED** RESOURCES FOR LESSON CAN BE FOUND AT THE END OF PTT Made for AQA A-level but can be easily used for other specs (just need a different source of information/ textbook) **Based on the content in 'SOCIOLOGY For AQA Volume 2 by Browne, Blundell & Law **