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The Times - Introduction: blog tasks

1) What year was   The Times  founded and when did it start using the   Times   name? The Times is a British daily national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register, adopting its current name on  1 January 1788 . 2) What content did John Walter suggest the paper would offer in the first edition? John Walter thought of comunits thoughts thinking of how to  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? 5) What did  The Times  introduce in 2010 and why? 6) What was  The Times  named in 2018 by the Reuters Institute for Journalism at Oxford University? 7) What does the section on Editorial Standards say about  The Times  and newspaper regulation? 8) What does the section on Ownership say about  The Times  and who is the current editor? 

Blog tasks: Daily Mirror case study

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: the top of a mast Pug: promote exciting news or promotions Splash Head: The lead story on the front cover Slogan: a catchy phrase Dateline:what time it was released  Kicker:start story off Byline: a line at the beginning of a news story, magazine article, or book Stand first:  similar to  kicker   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). currency it cost  90 pence because of the decline of news paper but back in 1990 it cost 1-2 pound 3) What are the main stories on the CSP edition of the Daily Mirror (see above)? Make sure you learn the headline and what the stories are about. the daily mirror writes for the working class  4) Why is the choice of news stories on the  Mirror  CSP front page typical of a tabloid newspaper? 5) Wh

Introduction to Newspapers: blog task

1) What type of news can you typically find in a   tabloid  newspaper? gossip and entertainment some serious news but tends to be taken less seriously as its for the working class  2)  What type of news can you typically find in a broadsheet newspaper? you can find more serious news about the world affairs and whats happening in other country this type of news is meant for a higher more educated audience 3) If someone is left-wing, which political party are they likely to support? Which newspaper would they be likely to read? left wing news is meant for socialist views and talks about freedom and equality and to be freed from the rule of classes and discrimination  4) If someone is right-wing, which political party are they likely to support? Which newspaper would they be likely to read? right wing news is mostly about capitalist views on power and control such as how some people should work for cheap based on there gender or race or how immigrants should be deported back to there coun

LR pp1 and pp2

Paper 1 1) Type up your feedback in full (you don't need to write the mark and grade if you want to keep this confidential). 2) Use the mark scheme for this Paper 1 mock to read the answers AQA were looking for. Look specifically for the indicative content in the mark scheme - these are the suggested answers from AQA. Did you get any key media terminology wrong in this paper? 3) Next, write down three points from the mark scheme you could have made for Q2 - the unseen analysis question. 4) Pick out two points from Q3 on Heat magazine that you could have added to your answer.  5) Finally, focus on Q5 - the 20 mark essay on music video. Write a new essay plan for this question based on the answers in the mark scheme. Aim for an introduction, three main paragraphs and a conclusion.    Paper 2 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- shows potential amazing 1.4 which is top level! if you can match it