YUSRA GCSE MEDIA BLOG

  1) What is the Daily Mirror's audience? List the key statistics here. - The Daily Mirror audience is older with almost half the audience aged 65+. In terms of social class, most  are in the C1, C2 DE social classes. They are likely to be in the Struggler, Resigned or Mainstream  psychographic groups.  2) Why do the Mirror stories on the CSP pages appeal to the Daily Mirror audience? - The Daily Mirror in our CSP  offers the audience opportunities to engage with the stories on a much more personal level . The newspaper is almost breaking through the normal codes and conventions of a news story to speak directly to the reader. 3) Why might a reader enjoy the Daily Mirror? Use Blumler & Katz Uses and Gratifications theory to add  detail to your answer. -Surveillance – the main reason we read newspapers is to find out what is going on in the world around     us.   We find out news, different opinions and catch up wi...

      1) What is the main readership demographic for The Times newspaper? Add as much detail as you can. Their main readership demographic is older people as generally newspapers are normally read by older people. People with a high social class might also read the Times and the news in it is mainly targeted to upper class people. The earnings for the Times reader is probably high as their news is targeted to people with high earnings and the Times is also a broad sheet. 2) What aspects of the front page of the Times CSP edition suggest that their readers are likely to be more educated and interested in hard news rather than entertainment? On the front page of the Times (CSP edition) have less entertainment and have more political and world-based news. This contrasts the Daily Mirror as they have football on their front page (CSP edition). 3) Times readers are mostly over 55 years old. Why is this and how is this reflected or challenged by the new stories in the...

     1) What type of news can you typically find in a   tabloid  newspaper? - gossip, celeb news  2)  What type of news can you typically find in a  broadsheet  newspaper? - politics 3) If someone is  left-wing , which political party are they likely to support? Which newspaper would they be likely to read? - labour 4) If someone is  right-wing , which political party are they likely to support? Which newspaper would they be likely to read? - conservative 5) Why has there been a decline in newspaper sales in the last 20 years? - because of the internet and convenience  6) Why is a free press important in a democracy like the UK?

  Language 1) What is the main story on the front cover of the Times CSP edition and why does it appeal to Times readers? The main story on the front cover of the Times (CSP edition) is climate change. This appeals to Times readers as most of their audience are well educated.  2) How is the presentation of this story different to how the Daily Mirror presents it?  The super-rich staffing crisis' is the kicker on the front page of the Times (CSP edition). The Times selected this story as most of their audience is upper class. They also promote their print newspaper by adding free  delivery  for six weeks. 3)  How is the Times front page designed to reflect  broadsheet  newspaper conventions?  The  main story on the inside page of the Times (CSP edition) is about climate change and  delayed flights. This appeals to Times readers as they might be able to relate to the delayed flights. They also might feel sympathy as the...

  1) What type of news can you typically find in a  tabloid  newspaper? Tabloids  are also traditionally associated with  sensational crime stories, gossip columns, celebrity culture, and sports stars . 2)  What type of news can you typically find in a  broadsheet  newspaper?   3) If someone is  left-wing , which political party in the UK are they likely to support? Which newspaper would they be likely to read? 4) If someone is  right-wing , which political party in the UK are they likely to support? Which newspaper would they be likely to read? 5) Why has there been a decline in newspaper sales in the last 25 years? 6) Why is a free press important in a democracy like the UK?

  1) Type up any feedback on your paper  (you don't need to write the mark and grade if you want to keep this  confidential). If you only have marks and a grade on the paper, write a WWW/EBI yourself based on your scores.     3 marks grade U  WWW you start well by making notes from the clip but the you need to continue that and attempt to answer every question. EBI don't leave questions blank: read them carefully and have ago at each question  2) Use  the mark scheme for this Paper 2 mock to read the answers AQA were looking for . First, write down a definition and example of non-diegetic sound (Q1.1 and 1.2).  • all sounds generated within the world of the drama • all sounds made by or heard by the characters 3) Next, identify  three  points you could have made in Q1.3 - camerawork and the extract. Look for the indicative content in the mark scheme - these are the suggested answers from AQA. • Satisfactory analysis of the extr...