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Daily Mirror Newspapers: Audience and Industries Audience 1) What is the Daily Mirror's audience? List the key statistics here. (Text) 2) Why do the Mirror stories on the CSP pages appeal to the Daily Mirror audience? (Text) 3) Why might a reader  enjoy  the Daily Mirror? Use Blumler & Katz Uses and Gratifications theory to add detail to your answer. (Text) 4) Why are print newspapers generally read by older audiences? (Text) 5) How are the CSP pages constructed to appeal to Daily Mirror readers? Think about text and selection of images. (Text) Industries 1) What company owns the Daily Mirror and why are they struggling?  (Text) 2) Who was the Daily Mirror editor between 2018 and 2024 and what was the Partygate scandal that the Daily Mirror exposed?   (Text) 3)  What is the Daily Mirror's circulation? How many papers did the Daily Mirror used to sell back in the 1990s? (Text) 4) How has the Daily Mirror reacted to the decline in print sales and the grow...

The Times Introduction: Blog Tasks 1) What year was  The Times  founded and when did it start using the  Times  name? Founded - 1785 Times Name - 1788 2) What content did John Walter suggest the paper would offer in the first edition? Aimed for reliable + high-quality newspaper for professionals 3) What does the page say about the political views in  The Times ?  4) Who owns  The Times  today and how is editorial integrity protected? News UK & Ireland Ltd Editorial Integrity is protected via standards - The Times taking in complaints from the public seriously. Abiding by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) regulations 5) What did  The Times  introduce in 2010 and why? A Paywall, possibly due to decline in print sales or competition 6) What was  The Times  named in 2018 by the Reuters Institute for Journalism at Oxford University? Britain's Most Trusted National Newspaper 7) What does the section on Editorial...

Video Games ( Introduction ) 1) What were the first videogames like? Games were Two-Dimensional and worked with limited screen pixels to create a game (with technology at the time) + Mostly arcade style. 2) How have videogames changed over time? Videogames have developed in terms of budget, technology and  3) What do the most successful games have in common? Answer this in as much detail as you can. Think about audience pleasures - what do people like about playing videogames? Successful games all feature elements of addictive gameplay - meaningful progression (to let the player feel more accomplished) - immersive worlds like Grand Theft Auto - emotional investment, challenge, reward, and social connection with aesthetically pleasing designs. Going for what people truly enjoy about playing games, makes the player come back for more gameplay 4) What criticisms have been made towards videogames? Addiction being the most common + violence, aggression, social isolation Fortnite ( Game ...

The Times - Audience and Industries  1) What are the main audience demographics for The Times newspaper? Add as much detail as you can. Far older audience, 40+ Male majority yet it appeals to both genders Upper class / high-income readers in general Highly educated / university graduated individuals with degrees Conservatives 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? Less use of images, prioritising heavy amounts of text  - structured professionally. Reflects it's educated newspaper readers through it's formal design + politics + headlines (serious) 3) Times readers are mostly over 55 years old. Why is this and how is this reflected  or  challenged by the design and news stories in the CSP pages we have studied?   Older audiences = catered towards the print newspapers (youth prefers digital + social media sources) Caters towards...

Daily Mirror Case Study: Blog Tasks 1) Write the definition of the following key language for newspaper front pages (you may want to add an example for each from our Daily Mirror CSP): Masthead: newspaper’s title, displayed in a bold, recognizable font + brand identity Pug: small, eye-catching graphic or text box Splash Head: headline of the front page, designed to grab attention Slogan: memorable phrase associated with the newspaper Dateline: publication date and sometimes the location Byline: name of the journalist or writer Standfirst: A short introductory paragraph 2) What is the main story on the CSP edition of the Daily Mirror (see above)? Make sure you learn the headline and what the story is about. 3) What is the 'pug' or smaller celebrity story on the front cover? Why might it appeal to Daily Mirror readers? A small eye-catching piece for viewer's attention - they add some sort of relatability + human-interest angle 4) Why is the choice of news stories, cont...

OSP: Audience & Industries - Blog Tasks Audience 1)  Who are the potential target audiences for Marcus Rashford and Kim Kardashian's online content? Try and cover bot h  demographics and psychographics . Kim Kardashian aims for typically a young female audience where her business should thrive - as she is a major face of beauty products. Some brands: SKIMS, KKW Beauty. + Kim Kardashian's target audience should range from potentially Middle Class to Upper Middle Class as the products promoted by her are heftily and luxuriously  priced (Some even being throwaway objects) 40% of Instagram users are also aged under 23 and to my research: there are 2 billion active users and with Kardashian's massive following of around 350 million, they are far more likely to be around that age demographic. Marcus Rashford's audience is more diverse than Kim Kardashian's as he branches out rather than exclusively being in his football space - He has a male audience of 76.7% on Inst...

Introduction to Newspapers 1) What type of news can you typically find in a  tabloid  newspaper? Gossip, celebrities, sports, crime, drama, entertainment - easier to read 2)  What type of news can you typically find in a  broadsheet  newspaper? serious - politics, businesses, formal tone 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? The Labour Party - The Mirror 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? The Conservative Party - The Daily Telegraph - The Times 5) Why has there been a decline in newspaper sales in the last 25 years? With the rise of the internet in the 2000s, newspapers began to serve less purpose due to the quick access of digital news, streaming, videos & with the younger generation growing up with this technology are less likely to glance at newspap...

December Mock Exam: Learner Response Blog Tasks 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. Feedback: "WWW - This is a solid exam with the potential to go much higher: your opinions on media issues are strong." "EBI - 20-mark essays are the key to a 6+ grade. Paragraph depth, organising your argument and providing examples from the CSPs will help here." 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 made by or heard by the characters (e.g. conversation, footsteps...) 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. 1....

OSP: Language and Representation Blog Tasks Language 1) Make two lists - one of website  conventions  used on Marcus Rashford and Kim Kardashian's official website and one of social media conventions found on their Instagram pages. sites: Rashford - high-quality images of Marcus Rashford in professional campaign settings + costume Kim - promotion of products (e.g. SKIMS) social media conventions: Rashford - Instagram stories / tweets showcasing campaigns and recognitions Kim - moments with family & children + content from events or production 2) How does Marcus Rashford's website and social media promote his brand? Give at least  three  examples of different pages / posts / images from his website or social media. - Convergence on his website which links all of his social pages to the brand - Images of football career and Man Utd reposts - Logo on website and as profile image establishing an identity for his brand 3) How does Kim Kardashian's website and social m...