newspaper exam format and practice

Question 1

• 10 marks, 15 minutes

• Do this question second

• Based on a theorist, usually a choice

• unseen sources (web or print), analyse both, not a comparison

introduction - explain theory, intorduce argument

paragraph 1 - talk about source A, conform or subvert theory

paragraph 2 - talk about source b - conform or subvert theory

no conclusion, use examples.

Question 2

• 15 marks, 25 minutes

• do first!

• annotate source A and B

• talk about CLIFT, CUPPTUNE, politics and conventions

• need a conclusion

Question 3

• 10 marks

• refer only to Daily Mail and Guardian

• ownership and control/politics

• economic factors (examples)

• how they make their money (print, advertising)

• impact of technological chmage

• producers and their values -> Scott Trust (Guardian) and DMGT (Daily Mail)

• Guardian is not for profit

• Daily Mail is money driven

• Regulation - IPSO

• Competition - online news, social media

• circulation (online and print)

• real life examples

Question 4

• only Daily Mail and Guardian

• always a theory - why is it useful or not useful

• ownership

• 10 marks