NB: IT IS VERY UNLIKELY THAT THE EXAM BOARD WILL USE THIS STORY AS IT IS FROM MORE THAN 2 YEARS AGO. HOWEVER, I THINK IT WILL BE USEFUL FOR PRACTICE.
TASK 1:
i) Look carefully over the past paper questions for Q1 and 2 of the Media Messages Paper.
ii) Remind yourself of the theorists and consider which ones would be best suited for analysis of the following covers.
iii) Select two covers and write your own version of a Q1 and Q2.
iv) Paste your questions into the comments section.
NB: If you are one of the people that cannot post a comment please email your questions.
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ReplyDeleteQuestion 1, Analyze the representation of Marcus Rashford in both sources. Use Hall’s theory of representation to support your answer. (10)
ReplyDeleteQuestion 2, To what extent do these two sources use media conventions to convey political bias. (15)
In your answer you must:
Outline the conventions utilized using media language.
Analyze the contrasting/ similar political bias of both tabloids.
Made judgments to reach a conclusion on the way media products convey preferred viewpoints and ideologies to their readers.
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ReplyDelete1 Analyse the different social and cultural representations in Sources A (the Guaridan) and B (the Independent).
ReplyDeleteUse Gerbners cultivation theory in your answer.
2 Sources A (the Guaridan) and B (the Independent) cover the same news event from two different broadsheet newspapers.
How far have genre conventions been used to construct a version of reality?
• outline the conventions of the front pages of broadsheet newspapers, including use and style of headlines and images
• analyse the contrasting use of symbolic, technical and written conventions in the sources
• make judgements and reach conclusions on the way in which media conventions construct versions of reality. [15]
(Guardian and Mirror)
ReplyDelete1) Analyse the social and cultural representations in Sources A and B. Apply Barthes’ theory of semiology in your answer.
2) Sources A and B cover the same news event from two different newspapers, one broadsheet and one tabloid. How far have different media conventions been used to construct similar viewpoints in sources A and B? In your answer you must:
-Outline the conventions of the front pages of tabloid and broadsheet newspapers, including use and style of headlines and images
-Analyse the use of symbolic, technical and written conventions in the sources
-Make judgements and reach conclusions on the way in which different media conventions construct viewpoints and ideologies.
Q1- analyse how sources a ( independent) and b (metro) influence the ideologies and values of their audience. Apply Bandura’s media Effects theory in your answer.
ReplyDeleteQ2- Sources A and B cover the same news event from two different newspapers. How does these papers use media conventions to appeal to their audience.
In this question you must:
Outline the use of different tabloid/broadsheet conventions including use of typography and images.
Analyse the use of different conventions to fix a preferred reading.
Make judgements and reach conclusions on the way in which media conventions represent their target demographic and construct stereotypes.
Analyse the different social and cultural representations in sources A and B
ReplyDeleteApply Van Zoonen’s theory of feminism in your answer [10]
Sources A and B cover the same news event from two different newspapers
How far have media conventions been used to construct political bias in the two sources? [15]
In your answer you must:
Outline the conventions of the front pages of newspapers, including use and style of headlines and images
Analyse the contrasting use of symbolic, technical and written conventions in the sources
Make judgements and reach conclusions on the way in which media conventions construct a political bias.
Q1. Analyse the representation of Marcus Rashford in sources A (The Guardian) and B (Daily Mirror). Apply Hall’s theory of representation in your answer. [10]
ReplyDeleteQ2. Source A and Source B cover the same news event from two different newspapers, one broadsheet and one tabloid
How far has the combination of elements of media language influenced meaning in the sources?In your answer you must:
• explain how the combination of elements of media language influences meaning in newspapers
• analyse how media language has been used to construct meaning in the sources
• make judgements and reach conclusions about how far the combination of elements of media language has influenced meaning in the sources.
[15]
Analyse the various social representations in Sources A (The Guardian) and Sources B (Daily Mirror).
ReplyDeleteApply Hall’s theory of representations in your answer.
2. Sources A (The Guardian) and Sources B (Daily Mirror) cover the same news event from two different newspapers, one tabloid and one broadsheet.
How far do the sources challenge or conform to the codes and conventions of tabloid and broadsheet newspapers?
In your answer you must:
· Explain the codes and conventions of tabloid and broadsheet newspapers
· Analyse the use of the codes and conventions in the sources
· Make judgements and reach conclusion about how far the sources challenge and conform to the codes and conventions of tabloid and broadsheet newspapers
Analyse the different representations of source A (Metro) and B (Daily Mirror). Use Halls theory of representation to support your argument.
ReplyDeleteBoth sources cover the same news story on two tabloid newspapers. How has media language been used to construct viewpoints in both source A and B?
In your answer you must:
Outline the use of media language of the tabloid newspapers
Analyse the differences or similarities between Source A and B of how Media language has been used
Make judgements and reach conclusions on the way media language construct viewpoints and ideologies
1. Analyse the different social representations in Source A (The Guardian) and Source B (The i). Apply Gilroy’s theory of representation in your answer.
ReplyDelete2. Sources A and B cover the same news event from two different newspapers, one broadsheet and one tabloid. How far have different media conventions been used to construct similar viewpoints in sources A and B? In your answer you must:
-Outline the conventions of the front pages of tabloid and broadsheet newspapers, including use and style of headlines and images
-Analyse the use of symbolic, technical and written conventions in the sources
-Make judgements and reach conclusions on the way in which different media conventions construct viewpoints and ideologies.
1. Analyse the Ideologies in The Metro and The Guardian.
ReplyDeleteUse Levis-Strauss's Theory on Structuralism in your answer.
2. The Metro and The Guardian cover the same news event from two different newspapers
How far do the sources construct versions of reality?
In your answer you must:
• explain how newsapers, through representation, construct versions of reality
• analyse the representations in the sources
• make judgements and reach conclusions about how far the sources construct versions of
Reality.
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DeleteSources: A-INDERPENDANT, B-DAILY MIRROR
ReplyDeleteQ 1-Analyse the different social and cultural representations in sources A and B
Apply Halls theory of representation to support your answer.
Q 2-Sources A and B both cover the same news event.
How do Newspapers create meaning, viewpoints and ideologies for their readers/audiences.
in your answer you must:
Explain how conventions can influence newspapers.
Analyse the presentation of Markus Rashford
Make judgements and reach conclusions on the way in which opinions and ideologies are constructed for audiences.
Analyse the way footballer Rashford has been represented compared to Boris Johnson in the two broadsheets the independent and the I
ReplyDeleteUse halls representation and audience theories.
Sources C and D are from two different tabloids showing two different stories about a similar event.
How have the conventions represented Rashford different politically in the two covers.
Outline the conventions used in both covers using media language
Analyse the difference of representation
Make judgements and come to a conclusion of the way media conventions have represented him differently
Analyse the media language used in Source A (The Guardian) and Source B (The Independent) in relation to social and cultural contexts. Apply Levi-Strauss’ idea of ‘binary opposition’ in your answer.
ReplyDeleteSource A (The Guardian) and Source B (The Independent) cover the same news event from two different broadsheet newspapers.
How far have media conventions been used to construct versions of reality?
In your answer you must:
• outline the conventions of the front pages of broadsheet newspapers, including use and style of headlines and images
• analyse the contrasting use of symbolic, technical and written conventions in the sources
• make judgements and reach conclusions about how far the sources construct versions of reality.
ReplyDeleteEvaluate the effectiveness of Hall's reception theory when analysing Source A (Guardian) and Source B (Daily Mail).
How far do Source (Guardian) and Source B (i) challenge and conform to the conventional codes and conventions of a broadsheet newspaper?
Using Stuart Hall’s theory analyse the difference in representations between source A(Metro) and Source B(i)
ReplyDeleteSource A(Metro) and Source B(i) cover the same news story in different ways, analyse the difference in the importance of the story through the use of codes and conventions
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