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Newspapers: Weekly Media homework - news stories

 Copy the headline, date and link. Briefly summarise the story in a sentence or two: is this is an example of hard news or soft news? Does it reflect the politics or ideological stance of that newspaper/website? Explain in a sentence how or why this story appeals to the audience of that newspaper (use media terminology and theory if you can). Is it quality journalism or an example of clickbait? Headline: “Trump counter-terrorism chief quits over Iran war, blaming Israel” Type of news Hard news What the story focuses on The Guardian focuses on the resignation of Joe Kent as a serious political and global issue. Explains why he resigned (disagreement over the Iran war) Includes his claim that Iran posed “no imminent threat” Mentions accusations about Israeli influence on US policy Gives background context about his political views and controversies It also reports wider consequences, such as: Political reactions Divisions within the government Possible investigations into leaks ...

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 5 & 6. Pick three that you think are interesting and bullet point them here. Why did you pick those three in particular?   The BBC is still the most-used provider of news in the UK.   found it interesting as I thought social media would  be the most well known news provider   Despite online being the main platform for news, the more traditional providers are rated more highly for trust, accuracy and impartiality.  most people know that Newspapers  have agendas so I'm Surprised that people use the news as a trustworthy source. Despite the tendency to use online. For new. 12-15 old age rate platforms more highly than online sources. Half (52%) of this age group using social media for news said that it ‘ provide...

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  consideration  of the context  EBI: more clear focus on the  question keyword  www: reference to  at the end  EBI: closer analysis of the voice  and industry  inform mise  synoptic coverage- other key concepts  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?  got target grade needed  3 marks to reach the next  grade. These are the grade boundaries we've used (out of 84):  A* = 71; A = 62, B = 52; C = 43; D = 33; E = 24 3) Write a question-by-question analysis of your performance. For each question, write how many marks you got from your the number available and identify any points that you missed by carefully studying the AQA indicative content in the mark scheme. Q1 7/9 to...

media paper 1 mock January learner response

 1) Type up any feedback in full (you do not need to write mark/grade if you do not wish to).  53/84  grade B  www: a very good effort displayed  in this  paper. Q2 + q3 were of particular strength. Your Q7  was clear  and  supported by BBTL (csp) but remember this Q, ask you to reference other texts  not just  CSP's  we've  studied . EBI: nore emphasis on the  hey words  for the unseen qe.g anchorage and consider proxemics'( framing /positioning) more contextual  factors  or Q4 look at the mark scheme/examiner reports for more context  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 and points that you missed by carefully studying the AQA indicative content in the mark scheme: Q1 4/8   it was an satisfactory analysis  these are a title/caption/tagline: ‘what will take your breath awa...