Chosen Brief

For A2 Media Studies, I have chosen the number 8 brief which is the newspaper brief where I have to produce two pages of a local/regional newspaper with more sub products to be produced. the reason why I chose this brief is because I have a fascination with journalism and deeply desire to progress into the world of journalism and I see this brief as a stepping stone. The newspaper product will be an invaluable experience for me because it will provide the insight needed into the production of newspapers and how they are shaped to suit certain target audiences. This is only part of the reason why I chose brief number 8, when producing the newspaper I will have to investigate news stories in the hopes that the newspaper will be authentic. However, this will help me develop my investigation skills in journalism and my own independence. Journalism comes in many more forms such as photography which will come into play in the production of the newspaper due to the need of images to help convey the stories being told. The taking of the images links to the designing and formatting of the newspaper which is the final stage of journalism which I desire to gain an insight into. Any of the other briefs would not of provided the insight and experience that brief 8 will provide me and these skills that I will develop through the course will be an enormous help to stepping towards the world of journalism.

About Me

Hey, my name is Brandon Rock and I'm not really fan of this blogging business but hey lets give it a try. Let me start of by saying some things about me, well I'm a sixth form student currently studying Modern History, Applied ICT and Media Studies which I find all of them fascinating, especially Modern History. The reason why I love Modern History is that I get study about how and why Britain came to be the dominant power in the WORLD (jut wanted to highlight that) during the 1800's. You can probably tell from that sentence that I'm super proud to be British, anyway... outside of school when I'm not doing work or out with friends I'm mountain biking at Cannock Chase which is insanely fun and dangerous at the same time. I won't tell you how many times I've broken my bones when tumbling down a very muddy hill.

You have no doubt seen the northern light image above this text by now and the reason behind that is that the northern lights in Norway is the No.1 place in the world that I want to see, sure there are the seven world wonders but they don't compare to the northern lights. Don't ask why I want to see the northern lights, I just do, its just something that has caught my eye and I've never let slip from my view ever since.