Sainsbury's Advert About the Famous Football Match Between British and German Soldiers During Christmas 1914

This emotive advert has provoked strong debate over whether it should have been made. With its cinematic feel and its underlying commercialism, Sainsbury's advert is natural fare for a range of Media Units, across several exam boards. It is one of the most striking adverts ever made, where the competitors: Marks & Spencers, John Lewis, Debenhams, etc. seem tamely anodyne in comparison.

The Media and Propaganda

A great, wide-ranging essay covering the use of propaganda in the media over the last 90 years. /vigilantreport/mind-control-theories-and-techniques-used-by-mass-media/#!prettyPhoto[gallery1]/9/

Keanu Reves on "The Future of Cinema"

This is a good article for understanding how digital technology is affecting film making  everywhere.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2013/feb/14/keanu-reeves-future-of-cinema

Evernote - the best way for students to organise their notes digitally

Clay Shirky: How cellphones, Twitter, Facebook can make history

Clay Shirky's analysis of how new media, like Twitter, Face Book, etc. makes audiences increasingly  participatory and not just passive consumers of messages and ideas is important for understanding the impact of Web 2.0 and its heirs. Clay's TED Talk is now three years old yet its relevance and foresight is impressive.

David Crystal on It's Only a Theory debunks myths on text messaging, spelling and writing

Brilliant stuff!

A New Literacy: Making Connections in Electronic Environments

Most young people today are reading and writing more than at any stage before the invention of the telephone, or perhaps even earlier! Web 2.0, 3.0 and 4.0, et al.