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  Representation 1) What political party does the  Daily Mirror  support? Labour party . 2) How does the  Daily Mirror  usually represent rich and powerful people? They present rich people as normal British citizens , which builds  personal identity  from the celebrities to the readers , as they  may share   similar  day to day live . 3) How are celebrities usually presented in tabloid newspapers like the Daily Mirror? Look at the 'New Bond stars are revealed' story on the front page of the  Daily Mirror . As a well known person . They named the James Bond franchise as just Bond which displays James Bond is a common name in British society . 4) How are the royal family presented in the double-page spread 'Kate told Harry to make peace... then they all met up for tea'?  The royal family are presented as an ordinary family from Britain  , them drinking tea suggests that they are not very different  to an avera...

  Language 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: title of newspaper  (Daily mirror in red background which makes it a red tabloid ) Pug: title that catches reader's eye( MEASLES EPIDEMIC FEAR in red writing ) Splash Head: lead story (NO MMR JAB NO SCHOOL ) Slogan: sums up newspaper(FIGHTING FOR YOU , red tabloid background ) Dateline: date the newspaper was published Kicker: story at top ( kate's bid to heal hurtful rift between wills and harry ) Byline: name of journalist (Martin Bagot) Standfirst: introduction paragraph (KIDS could be barred from school if they have not had their MMR jabs ) 2) How much does a copy of the Daily Mirror cost? (Note: the current cost is different to the CSP edition - I recommend learning both). 80 pence in 2019. 95 pence in 2022. 3) What are the main stories on the CSP edition of the Daily Mirror (see above)? Ma...

  1) Type up your feedback in  full  (you don't need to write the mark and grade if you want to keep this confidential). WWW-This is a strong assessment : great to see detailed answers . EBI- TV 20 marker is holding you back . 2) On a scale of 1-10 (1 = low, 10 = high), how much revision and preparation did you do for your Media PPE? 4 3) Use  the mark scheme for this assessment  to identify  three  points you could have made in any of the questions in Section A (Television). Look for the indicative content in the mark scheme - these are the suggested answers from AQA. (Note: the mark scheme for Question 5 has changed as the CSPs have been updated since this exam paper was first published). 4) There are three  20-mark   essay  questions in Media Paper 2. What will you do to improve your performance in the 20-mark essays in the March PPEs?   Better structure and timing . 5) Question 5 is a  synoptic  question that...

  1) What type of news can you typically find in a   tabloid  newspaper Soft news 2)  What type of news can you typically find in a   broadsheet  newspaper? Hard news 3) If someone is  left-wing , which political party are they likely to support? Which newspaper would they be likely to read? The labour party . Daily mirror . 4) If someone is  right-wing , which political party are they likely to support? Which newspaper would they be likely to read? Conservative . The times. 5) Why has there been a decline in newspaper sales in the last 20 years? Becuase of tv news , mobile news and moreover the internet and technology . 6) Why is a free press important in a democracy like the UK? Newspapers can right what they want about the government with freedom .