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The Times : Audience and Industries

  Audience 1) What is the main readership demographic for The Times newspaper? Add as much detail as you can.          the 37% of it readers is 65+ and the 83% is 35+ 2) What aspects of the front page of the Times CSP edition suggest that their readers are likely to be more educated and interested in hard news rather than entertainment?       there is the image of two leader  facing away from each others, this interested the readers as it something must be going on as they face around from each others. 3) Times readers are mostly over 55 years old. Why is this and how is this reflected  or  challenged by the new stories in the CSP pages we have studied?          Most know the hard news 4) What are the main audience pleasures offered by the Times?  Use Blumler & Katz Uses and Gratifications theory.       5) Why might a reader enjoy this CSP edition of the Times? Use Blumler & Katz Uses and Gratifications theory categories and write as detailed an analysis as you can. Industries

The Times : Language and Representations

  Language 1) What is the main story on the front cover of the Times CSP edition and why does it appeal to Times readers?              The main story is in French translate to 'God and my right' in English and it attract mainly the older audience. 2) List the other news stories and kickers on the front page of the Times CSP edition. Why do you think the Times selected these for the front page?       second story: Despite between UK and France over fishing laws.       kickers : story about super rich ; contrast to kicker in Daily Mirror. To let audience know another events happened instead focusing the climate change for whole time 3) What is the main story on the inside page of the Times CSP edition and how is it constructed to appeal to Times readers?    It mainly focus on the front page slogan and going more details on inside page 4) How are the Times front and inside pages designed to reflect  broadsheet  newspaper conventions?           The Times tend to have a lot formal

The Times - Introduction

Read  the About Us page of the Times website  and answer the following questions:   1) What year was   The Times  founded and when did it start using the   Times   name?             The Times was found in 1785 and started using it in  1788 as the first newspaper in the world to use the Times name. 2) What content did John Walter suggest the paper would offer in the first edition?             Suggests to have something to do with  politics, foreign affairs, matters of trade, legal trials, advertisements. 3) Who owns  The Times  today and how is editorial integrity protected?            The Times is own by news uk -Rupert Mardoch and it embracing strong tradition to stay relevant in digital age. 4) What did  The Times  introduce in 2010 and why?      The Times introduce digital subscriptions in 2010 and to help ensure a sustainable future for journalism. 5) What was  The Times  named in 2018 by the Reuters Institute for Journalism at Oxford University?       The Times  was named Britain’

The Daily Mirror : Audience and Industries

  Audience 1) What is the Daily Mirror's audience? List the key statistics here.                 Targeting ABC1C2 readers and it mainly 65+ ages(44.5%) which is high for Daily Mirror leadership. 2) Why do the Mirror stories on the CSP pages appeal to the Daily Mirror audience?                 Daily Mirror offers audience opportunities to engage with stories and commenting on the stories on media 3) Why might a reader  enjoy  the Daily Mirror? Use Blumler & Katz Uses and Gratifications theory to add detail to your answer.                   Surveillance- the readers of Daily Mirror find interesting news around world it content hard-news as well as soft-news.                  Entertainment- They balanced out the serious news and gossips news this can keep us entertain.                  Personally identity - News can reflect the type of person you are , the reader does not always agree with the view of news                  personally relationship- they increase the news especiall

The Daily Mirror: 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 reader's eye Splash Head: The lead story of the day Slogan: Sums up ethos of newspaper Dateline: Date newspaper was published Kicker: Story at the top of paper to draw interest in context Byline: Naming the environment  editor Standfirst: An introduction of the paragraph(serious) 2) How much does a copy of the Daily Mirror cost? (Note: the current cost is different to the CSP edition - we recommend learning both).             the daily mirror cost 90p in 2021 and it cost £ 1.20 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 story is about the climate change from last 7 years (2014- 2021). 4) Why is the choice of news stories and content on

Introduction to Newspapers

  1) What type of news can you typically find in a   tabloid  newspaper?         Daily news and more gossip informal, a lot of photos, easier to read and tend to have better seller. For Example  The Sun, Daily Mirror 2)  What type of news can you typically find in a  broadsheet  newspaper?         tend to be serious, more of use of language, fewer photos and have smaller font which there were more word. For example, The Time, The Daily Telegraph 3) If someone is  left-wing , which political party are they likely to support? Which newspaper would they be likely to read?        left-wing likely to supports labour political party. they likely to read Daily Mirror news 4) If someone is  right-wing , which political party are they likely to support? Which newspaper would they be likely to read?         right-wing likely to supports conservative party. They likely to read The Times news 5) Why has there been a decline in newspaper sales in the last 20 years?        There been d ecline in ne

December mock exam: Learner Response

  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/EBI yourself based on your scores.         WWW : good effort for this paper. your tv section is promising - good detail on your note table but still need to give more example to support your responses.         EBI : need to work on your approach  to the 20 mark question - as they are too descriptive of the csp but not answering the question 2) Use  the mark scheme for this Paper 2 mock to read the answers AQA were looking for . First, write down a definition and example of non-diegetic sound (Q1.1 and 1.2).          non-diegetic: is the sound that only audience can hear and example of this will be when lyra walk into the house  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 answe