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Unit 4: Media production and issues in media

8 dot points across 8 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

What is the relationship between the media and audiences, and how much agency do audiences have?

How does classification regulate media content in Australia, and how effectively does it cover new media forms?

Who controls the media, and how is control exercised both of the media and within media products?

How is a finished media product evaluated against its production design intentions and specified audience?

How is media influence understood and contested, and what theories explain the media's effect on audiences?

How is a media production realised, refined and evaluated against its design and intended audience?

How is the media regulated in Australia, and what ethical and legal issues arise in and of the media?

How are post-production techniques and feedback used to refine a media product against its production design?