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Newspapers: The decline in print media

  Blog tasks: The decline in print media Part 1: Ofcom report into news consumption 2022 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 TikTok’s reach for news has increased from 2020 (1%) to 2022 (7%). Half of its user base (for news) are aged 16-24. Social media is overtaking traditional channels for news among teens. Instagram, TikTok and YouTube are now their top three most used sources for news. Meanwhile many sources have seen decreases since 2021, with reach  of BBC One/Two decreasing to 24% in 2022 (down from 35% in 2021). This suggest that the social media and online platforms especially tiktok is dominant and overpowering newspapers compared to newspapers with the younger generation   internet and social media for news, whereas their older counterparts

Newspaper news story research

 Daily Mail  Love Island's Samie Elishi 'moves on with TOWIE star' after ex Tom Clare was crowned the winner of All tStars with new girlfriend Molly Smith soft news  Immediacy This article explores the drama and gossip of reality tv as Samie moves on with from ex Tom with Harry Lee whilst Tom wins a reality tv spin off with new partner. This articles shows pictures of the old couples and new couples whilst showing what her ex Tom is doing in the new show. This clickbait the reality tv lovers as they may be invested in the drama that is going on and would want to know what is going on. The Guardian Antarctica sea ice reaches alarming low for third year in a row Continuity Hard news  This article explores the third year in Antarctica fell too a record low in February  of 1.78 sq km which scientists believe is a sign of further evidence of the regime scheme  This is a quality article which shows the real life crisis that is happening, this is important news that affecting the

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). total 31 D www-there is plenty to build on here:q2+q4 are in the mid-levels or close to this. Now we need to work on two areas to push into the highs levels consistently.  ebi: question  focus in q3 you have lots of csp knowledge but don't  answer the question which was on industry and audience  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? I was one grade off my target grade (C ) as I got 31 marks which is a D. I was 9 marks off myy target  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: 4/9  Additional points: I need to get into ideology-capitalism 

Media Paper 1 mock exam - Learner response

  1) Type up any  feedback  in full (you do not need to write mark/grade if you do not wish to). WWW : good grasp of of the question- this is your better answer  EBI : a bit more context (historical and political  question etc)of each CSP  would be useful  39/84 D 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 points that you missed by carefully studying the AQA indicative content in the mark scheme: Q1: 3/8  Additional points:  -  The iconic look sported by the model is that of the 1950s film star cf. Grace Kelly  or Marilyn Monroe - the archetypal post-war blonde bombshell beauty, arguably  designed to accommodate the male gaze. -This advert also deploys an old-fashioned direct mode of address using the iconic slogan ‘Avon Calling’ and this rather unsubtle form of gender role interpellation is reinforced by the use of the model’s gaze towards the audience along with the tagline