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The Times : Blog tasks

  1 ) What year was The Times founded and when did it start using the Times name? The times was founded in 1785. 2) What content did John Walter suggest the paper would offer in the first edition? John walter has said to  “like a well-covered table, it should contain something suited to every palate” including politics. 3) What does the page say about the political views in The Times?   politics and world affairs to business and sport.  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 - Audience and Industries

  Audience 1) What is the Daily Mirror's audience? List the key statistics here. Half the audience aged 65+. They are likely to be in the Struggler, Resigned or Mainstream psychographic groups.  2) Why do the Mirror stories on the CSP pages appeal to the Daily Mirror audience? They have images that attract to the audience 3) Why might a reader  enjoy  the Daily Mirror? Use Blumler & Katz Uses and Gratifications theory to add detail to your answer. Surveillance provides information about the world and entertainment allows audiences to read about others lives   4) Why are print newspapers generally read by older audiences? As news can be found on social media or on google. Older audiences do not want to change old ways.   5) How are the CSP pages constructed to appeal to Daily Mirror readers? Think about text and selection of images. A lot of images stand out which balance with text.  Industries Industries 1) What company owns the Daily Mirror and wh...

Blog Tasks: Daily Mirror case study language and representation

  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 readers eye Splash Head: the lead story  Slogan: sums up the ethos of newspaper  Dateline: date newspaper was published  Byline: gives name pf writer  Standfirst:  introductory paragraph usually in bold 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. the post office scandal and how post office owners had to pay back thousands of it  3) What is the 'pug' or smaller celebrity story on the front cover? Why might it appeal to Daily Mirror readers? the post office scandal and Eddie the eagle Olympics story.  4) Why is the choice of news stories, content and page design on the Mirror CSP front page typical of a tabloid newspaper? beca...

Year 11 paper 1 assessment

    1) Type up your feedback:  2) consider use of typography technical codes (Camera shots, positioning, etc)  3) Link to galaxy as a brand. Consider todorov and equilibrium applies here  a. What Mark and Grade did you get?      19/42 grade 4      b. What targets were you given for the longer written questions?    consider use of typography technical codes (Camera shots, positioning, etc)       2) Look at the  mark scheme for this assessment . For Question 2 (12 mark unseen) use the indicative content in the mark scheme to identify  three  points that you could have referred to in your answer. • Darkness has connotations of dangers to be faced and makes it more dramatic • The use of the spotlight (through the flood lit logos) links to sports matches and connotes drama / excitement but also shines on the main image connoting his power. • The smoke special effect adds to the drama of the si...

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.  bio and pfp  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.  working with a foodbank writng a letter to the prime minister  making books for young kids  3) How does Kim Kardashian's website and social media promote her brand? Give at least three examples of different pages / posts / images from her brand websites or social media.  links to her shop in her io  link to er other soical medias in her  background is her brand  4) How does Marcus Rashford's online presence use the narrative of his childhood upbringing to create a positive brand identity? helping kids to get beter and enjoy reading by publi...

OSP: Audience and Industries blog tasks

  Audience 1) Who are the potential target audiences for Marcus Rashford and Kim Kardashian's online content? Try and cover both  demographics and psychographics the target audience is most likely teenagers and young teenagers since rashford makes books for children and older. 2) Marcus Rashford’s online presence is partly driven by his excellent use of social media. How does he use social media to engage with his fans and make them feel part of his brand? Marcus rashford uses books on his soial media and helps charity to catch eye 3) What is Instagram engagement rate and what engagement rates do Marcus Rashford and Kim Kardashian have? engagement rates is how much time people comment like share or favourtie a post and marcus rashford and kim kardashian have high engagement rates as they have alot of fans. 4) Go to Marcus Rashford and Kim Kardashian's X or Instagram account. Find and screenshot/link  three  posts that show the different aspects of their brand e.g. Re...

December Mock Exam: Learner Response Blog Tasks

Create a blogpost called 'December Mock Exam: Learner Response'. Then work through the following 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/Next Steps yourself based on your scores.  Non-diegetic sound is sound that the characters cannot herr like backgrund music  2) Use the mark scheme for this Paper 2 mock (posted on GC) to read the answers AQA were looking for. First, write down a definition and example of non-diegetic sound (Q1.1 and 1.2).   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.  Close ups are used to show Lyra’s facial expressions and how she feels about Will. 4) Now look at Q1.4 in the mark scheme - pick out  two  points from the m...