Influencers and celebrity culture
1) Media Magazine reading Media Magazine 72 has a feature linking YouTube influencers to A Level media theories. Go to our Media Magazine archive , click on MM72 and scroll to page 60 to read the article ‘The theory of everything - using YouTubers to understand media theory’. Answer the following questions: 1) How has YouTube "democratised media creativity"? Due to YouTube anyone can be the producer and they can produce any type of content which is opposing to the original media creativity where industries would put a lot of thought and effort into the production of products. 2) How does YouTube and social media culture act as a form of cultural imperialism or 'Americanisation'? The globalised domination of the american popular of YouTubers cause Americanisation to influence the audience. 3) How do influencers reinforce capitalist ideologies? As they start to get sponsors they become heavy on releasing content in order to make money and increase their successes