Ishmeet Mr Pall media exam 1

Newspaper news story research 11/02–  Mail Online:  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-14387171/US-25-steel-tariffs-stack-levies-Canada-White-House-official-says.html 'US 25% steel tariffs would stack on other levies on Canada, White House official says' this is an example of hard news as it covers serious impactful topics such as the economy, government policy. reflects political stance of the newspaper this appeals to the audience whom run businesses and workers, as they would want to know how steel tariffs affect jobs, prices and what economical implications it may have. quality journalism The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/10/hamas-suspends-release-israeli-hostages-violations-ceasefire 'Hamas suspends release of Israeli hostages over ‘violations’ of ceasefire' example of hard news reflects political stance of the newspaper this type of news generates strong emotional responses from audience by highlighting hostage situations. 18/...

The Future of Journalism Part 1: Clay Shirky lecture Go to the Nieman Lab webpage (part of Harvard university) and watch the video of Clay Shirky presenting to Harvard students . The video is also available on YouTube below but the Nieman Lab website has a written transcript of everything Shirky says. Play the clip AND read along with the transcript below to ensure you are following the argument. You need to watch from the beginning to 29.35 (the end of Shirky's presentation). Once you've watched and read the presentation and made notes (you may want to copy and paste key quotes from the transcript which is absolutely fine), answer the questions below: 1) Why does Clay Shirky argue that 'accountability journalism' is so important and what example does he give of this? Because it holds powerful individuals and institutions responsible for their actions. He highlights investigative journalism as a crucial component of democracy. 2) What does Shirky say about the relation...

News Values Read   Media Factsheet 76: News Values   and complete the following questions/tasks.  Our  Media Factsheet archive is available here  - you'll need your Greenford Google login to access. 1) What example news story does the Factsheet use to illustrate Galtung and Ruge's News Values? Why is it an appropriate example of a news story likely to gain prominent coverage? 'British servicewoman dies after Afghan bomb blast': geographical proximity-- Afghanistan is far away from the U.K. but when a young British soldier dies, the story gains cultural proximity as British audiences see the soldier as ‘one of their own’. intensity scale-- the first female officer to be killed is considered more newsworthy as it is unusual. there is also clarity of facts from an authoritative source, namely the Ministry of Defence. 2) What is gatekeeping? Gatekeeping is the process of selecting, and then filtering, items of media that can be consumed within the time or space that...

The decline in print media Part 1: Ofcom report into news consumption Read this Ofcom report on the consumption of news in the UK and answer the following questions (bullet points/short answers are fine): 1) Look at the headlines from the report on page 6. Pick three that you think are interesting and bullet point them here. Why did you pick those three in particular? Different age groups consume news very differently; younger age groups are much more likely to use the internet and social media for news, whereas their older counterparts favour print, radio and TV. Reach of print/online newspapers has seen a decrease from 2020 (47%) to 2022 (38%). The decrease is driven by decreases in print (online newspaper reach remains steady) which have likely been exacerbated by the pandemic. Five of the top six TV channels (including BBC One which remains the top news source across platforms) saw decreased reach from 2021 among online adults. I have picked these three because this explanation ...

Paper 2 mock exam: Learner response 1) Type up your  feedback  in full (you do not need to write mark/grade if you do not wish to). WWW: Some excellent answers here; Q2 and Q3 are particularly strong. EBI: It's just Q4 that holds you back from B+, is this a timing issue or is it about revising magazines? 2) Did you succeed in meeting or exceeding your  target grade  for A Level Media in this paper? If not, how many additional marks do you need to achieve your target grade in Paper 2? 45/96-- C-- quite off my target grade. Now  read through the real AQA mark scheme for Paper 2 .  3) Write a  question-by-question analysis  of your performance. For each question, write how many marks you got from the number available and identify any points that you missed by carefully studying the AQA indicative content in the mark scheme: Q1: 6/9 marks-- could have talked about verbal codes+ typography, and more of deconstruction ' the minimal style ...

Paper 1 mock exam LR 1) Type up any  feedback  in full (you do not need to write mark/grade if you do not wish to). WWW: Ishmeet, a really strong section A! Your response on the unseen media product and Score CSP in relation to historical, social contexts was detailed but your Ghost Town response was brilliant! First 20 mark question was a good example of how to respond to validity of theory. EBI: Some careless mistakes for section B e.g. Question 5.1/2. I also feel that your question 7 was not fully addressing the question. See mark scheme for indicative content. Also, use the extra pages when you run out of space. Now  re ad through the genuine AQA mark scheme . This is vital as the paper was an official exam paper and therefore the mark scheme tells us a lot about what AQA are expecting us to produce. 2) Write a  question-by-question analysis  of your performance. For each question, write how many marks you got from the number available and identify any ...