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BLUE Story, a violent gang film made by the BBC, was axed from cinemas after 100 thugs armed with machetes and knives crashed its opening evening on Friday, November 22. In a statement, Vue said: "During the first 24 hours of the film over 25 significant incidents were reported and escalated to senior management in 16 separate cinemas. Issues it caused Di sturbing images have emerged of a baby-faced teenager wearing a camo jacket and holding what appears to be a large machete  Footage also shows terrified crowds evacuated as cops arrested at least five people including a 13-year-old girl on suspicion of assaulting police. BBC article against Blue Story being banned as part of a national moral panic about the content of the film. "Blue Story is a fantastic film and one with a very powerful message. It is a film that has the opportunity to change lives. We hope that Blue Story achieves the success it deserves and importantly its message does not get lost."

 What media effects theory is Stuart Hall Reception Theory asserts that  asserts that  media  texts are encoded and decoded. The producer encodes messages and values into their  media  which are then decoded by the audience. Henry Jenkins- Fandom in the digital age  Moral Panics- Films, Video games, 

  Media Effects Media effects is the many ways society is influenced by the media including films, video games, music etc. The two sides are an active audience and a passive audience. An active audience is more likely engage and respond to the media and might even challenge it. A passive audience is likely going to accept the the media for what it is with ought any challenge  and therefore are more likely affected by the messages. The two products I’m going to be discussing are GTA 5 which is a violent video game and the popular social media app TikTok TikTok is by far one of the fastest growing apps of all time proven by the chart. It is a good app as its really entertaining and east to grow on as their are so many people using it, so you can get your personal brand more of a chance to grow and expand. As well as that there are so many videos that teach people how to do things and widen their knowledge.  However TikTok isn’t always an amazing platform. https://www.google...