January assessment: Learner response

1) Feedback

WWW: This is a good solid essay that stays focused on the question and offers a variety of appropriate, recent examples. 

EBI: Lacking theory : Surely Marxism + Pluralism could be discussed in an essay on trust? News on the tweet? Journalism as a social good - Clay Shirky?

Handwriting is still worth keeping an eye on...Struggled with a few words and you want to make your examiners job easier.

2) I would think that I am currently working on a level 3. This would be because it would be mainly focused on the question which follows with the feedback that is presented. As well as that the essay also demonstrated some critical autonomy. however the reason it wouldn't be considered a Level 4 would be because it would involve some of the theory that could've been used to try and reinforce points for the topic of trust. I could've improved with the theory that would've given a more sophisticated answer so that it can be along the lines of Level 4. 

3) There were some points that would be argued such as how trusted organisations could be distrusted later on. Also look into democracy in more detail. As well as that it would also look into the different sources offers values that the audience would believe.

4)

• Theory was used very well
• Variety of stories were mentioned in their essays
• Has good focus on the question with the focus keeping the topic in mind throughout.

5) The news would also not be considered as trust worthy as it used to be. This would mainly be because of the democratisation of the internet that people are allowed to freely say what they desire and tweet some of the most absurd of stories that would aid their political views. This would mean that there would be some form of hegemony being placed into the media. The audience would see the news as a place of trustworthy and informative content that would help people stay up to date on issues that that may effect them. Seeing as to how it would be considered common sense to trust the news, this would therefore lead this Marxist view on how the media is controlled by high profile figures that may have an influence on an audience. However it can be argued with a Pluralist view that the widespread of internet democratisation can allow for many more opinions to be heard or considered meaning that an audience may consider who they trust would be dependent on their political view. This would mean that journalism as a whole would be dying with people writing opinionated posts may not identify that some of it may be fabricated and this may lead to the trust in an audience being questioned.