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Newspapers: Daily Mirror - Representation and Industry

 Representation 1) What political party does the Daily Mirror support? The Daily Mirror supports the Labour Party and is against the Conservative Party. 2) How does the Daily Mirror usually represent rich and powerful people?  Generally, the newspaper will act as a voice for normal people and go against the rich and powerful (like Conservative politicians or 'greedy bankers'). 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. It appeals to younger audiences and tells news usually about celebrity gossip.  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'?  Also the Royal family is represented as ordinary people ,as they are like any normal family to fix the problem and make peace between Harry and William.  5) Why do you think the Daily Mirror represents the royal f...

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 title block of the newspaper. Pug: something to catch the readers eye.  Splash Head: the lead story.  Slogan: sums up the newspaper  Dateline: the date that the newspaper was published  Kicker: story at the top of the paper to draw interest in content. Byline: gives name of article writer  Standfirst: introductory paragraph usually in bold.  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). 95p in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. 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 main stories are about the vaccination and the royal family (Prince Harry and Kate). The head line is 'fighting ...

Newspapers: Introduction

 1) What type of news can you typically find in a tabloid newspaper? you can find soft news that include and talk about gossip and show biz.  2) What type of news can you typically find in a broadsheet newspaper? Hard news which is about business, politics and international affairs. 3) If someone is left-wing, which political party are they likely to support? Which newspaper would they be likely to read? left wing is a Socialist in favour of social equality and reform and also which goes with the Labour Party and Daily mirror.  4) If someone is right-wing, which political party are they likely to support? Which newspaper would they be likely to read? Right-wing is a Conservative that prefer the traditional way things are and in favour of low taxes and goes with the Conservative Party and the Times generally supports the Conservatives and right-wing causes.  5) Why has there been a decline in newspaper sales in the last 20 years? This is because people ...

December PPE Paper 2: Learner Response

 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 with excellent depth and detail offered throughout. with some minor improvements to your exam technique I think you will do even better in the real exams.  EBI: Question focus is the key aspect to focus on. particularly in the final question. Simple, clear topic sentences that use key words from the question at the start of each paragraph will help with this. 2) On a scale of 1-10 (1 = low, 10 = high), how much revision and preparation did you do for your Media PPE? i revised about 6-7/10 i did flash cards and went throught past papers.  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 C...