Marie's media blog

  Pretty Hurts - Beyonce Style of video:  Throughout the music video of Pretty Hurts by Beyonce, it includes a storytelling narrative which is based on the artist's performance. It touches up on serious issues and topics such as how society views women and how they should act and look; weight, makeup, plastic surgery and more. Star Persona: Beyonce being the main star image of this video, she takes the lead with reasoning being that she wants to express her thoughts and opinions through the narrative of the video making her and the audience have a more personal connection as she is addressing something that she is passionate about. What we see in media nowadays is society labelling women as sex sells or sex symbols which makes it clear in this music video due to Beyonce showing skin for the majority part and the whole purpose being how everyone looks down and asserts their dominance on young females through things such as beauty pageants without realising it. Themes and Issues/Repr

LATE NIGHT WOMAN'S HOUR Format: - Many episodes with titles such as: Fatshion, Not wanting children and more which indicate that its target audience is strictly women's based as it touches up on topics that women can relate to. - The image is also a woman  - The colours of pink and white signify that it is more on the feminine side (feeds onto that stereotype) -  The first 45 minutes of the programme consist of reports, interviews and debates on health, education, cultural and political topics aimed at women and mothers. - The last 15 minutes feature short-run drama serials, w hich periodically change. Themes/Subjects: The topics discussed in the first run included the dating app, Tinder and lying. The conversation was Frank and adult, being broadcast late at night, rather than during the day. Late night woman's hour is also a feminist radio broadcasting. - Typical episodes include: Girl crush, Male and female friendships, Extreme breastfeeding, Body positivity. These are t