What kind of questions will we get?
This year, we KNOW newspapers will come up in component one section two, and we KNOW you will be asked a number of industry and context questions around them
How will we get marks?
You will get marks for knowledge and understanding of media studies (naturally!)
You will also get marks for knowledge and understanding of the contexts surrounding the newspapers you have studied
Basically, there's a lot of knowledge and understanding being assessed
How is this part of the exam structured?
You'll find a mixture of big questions and small questions here, everything from one mark to 16 mark.
In total, all of the questions on newspapers will probably add up to 25. So you might get a
2 mark
8 mark
15 mark kind of structure.
Is there anything else we need to know and talk about?
You will get a prompt for one of the larger questions along these lines:
For question 3d, you will be rewarded for drawing together knowledge and understanding from across your full course of study, including different areas of the theoretical framework and media contexts
What does this mean?
Basically, even though you will be asked industry type questions, you will get the opportunity to reference audience, media language and representation too. You may also wish to compare the newspapers to completely different texts and industries! So, in a question on regulation, you may wish to point out the regulation of the videogame industry and how this is particularly ineffective, and the regulation of the film industry, and how this is far more effective.
So do we talk about the Theresa May covers?
NO. You will need to talk about a completely different edition of both newspapers! We will study them this week.
You can find the new set editions by clicking here.
How many lessons will we have on this and what will we do in them?
Four lessons, with a total of six hours of class time. That's two Lord Of The Rings films. Thats a lot of time.
1 - Key terms - this session will address how to define the one and two marker questions in the most simple and straightforward way possible
2 - Power and profit - this session will explicitly look at how our case studies ensure they maintain ideological power and make profit. Theorists: Hesmondhalgh and Curran & Seaton
3 - Regulation - how newspapers are regulated and the issues this brings up, both in print and digitally. Theorists: Livingstone and Lunt
4 - Context and alternatives - concluding the revision of newspapers, we will finish off analysing the case studies, think about why they are the way they are, and suggest some alternatives to the current model
What else do we need to know?
Here's a checklist of terms you should be able to define and things you should know. It's big, but don't freak out: the answers are all very simple and straightforward.
Key terms
Left wing
Right wing
Centrist
Curran and Seaton
Hesmondhalgh
Livingstone and Lunt
Vertical integration
Horizontal integration
Multimedia integration
Convergence
Digital convergence
Synergy
Conglomerate
Conglomeration
Unique selling point
Regulation
Self-regulation
Advert
Caption
Main Image
Masthead
Sell line
Banner advert
Classified advert
Copy/body copy
Broadsheet
Tabloid
Column
Getter
Edition
Filler
News values
Editorial
Distribution
Folio
Hard news
Soft news
Kill
If it bleeds, it leads
Libel
Reporter
Journalist
Splash
Pug
Key questions
Who owns The Mirror?
Who owns The Times?
Who owns a few other national newspapers?
What are three UK tabloids?
What are thee UK broadsheets?
Who regulates the UK newspaper industry?
Who used to regulate the newspaper industry?
What are some big controversies that have affected the UK newspaper industry?
Tasks
This session, you will construct either digital physical resources that tackle the following headings