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Daily Mirror - Language and Audience

  Language 1) Write the definition of the following key language for newspaper front pages: Masthead: Title text Pug: Hook's the reader's attention Splash Head: Features the important news Slogan: Sums the ethos of the newspaper Dateline: Date the newspaper was published Kicker: Story above headline to draw attention Byline: Author's name Standfirst: Introductory paragraph (usually in bold) 2) How much does a copy of the Daily Mirror cost  95p 3) What are the main stories on the CSP edition of the Daily Mirror (see above)? Kate and Harry and MMR Vaccine 4) Why is the choice of news story on the CSP front page typical of a tabloid newspaper? Soft news and Gossip 5) What is the balance on the Daily Mirror front page between images, headlines and text? The Daily newspaper is heavily dominated by images rather than text Audience 1) What is the target audience for the Daily Mirror? Socialists - Left-wing 2) Why does the Mirror front page story appeal to the Daily Mirror audience

Introduction to newspapers

  1) What type of news can you typically find in a   tabloid  newspaper? A mixture of hard and soft news is what consists of a tabloid newspaper 2)  What type of news can you typically find in a  broadsheet  newspaper? Formal and predominantly hard news 3) If someone is  left-wing , which political party are they likely to support? Which newspaper would they be likely to read? Labour and socialists 4) If someone is  right-wing , which political party are they likely to support? Which newspaper would they be likely to read? Capitalists and conservatives 5) Why has there been a decline in newspaper sales in the last 20 years? Because of the advancement of new digital media which leads the newspaper sales to decline  6) Why is a free press important in a democracy like the UK? To give an insight and idea of what people may believe which may or not effect the belief of others 

Kim Kardashian Hollywood

  Language 1) What is the objective when playing the Kim Kardashian: Hollywood game? To work your way up the celebrity scale from Z-list to A-list.   As you play you will interact with a range of real and fictional characters in the United States and around many of the world's most glamourous and famous locations. It indicates you're at the highest rank of the Kardashian game 3) How do you download the Kim Kardashian: Hollywood game? You are able to download in the app store for iPhone or Google Play used for Samsung 4) What is the narrative or storyline of Kim Kardashian: Hollywood? Where is it set? It is set in Hollywood and special events are temporary goal arcs that are available only during Weekend Events in the game. 5) What characters can you play as? What characters appear in the game? Progress as Kim Kardashian and her relatives and people around her in real life Audience 1) Who is the intended audience for the Kim Kardashian Hollywood game? Why do you think this? Pred

Introduction to videogames

  1) What were the first videogames like? Videogames were initially focused on mainly males and t he first video game created simply for entertainment was 1958's  Tennis for Two 2) How have videogames changed over time? The rise of artificial intelligence has   fundamentally  transformed the gaming experience for hardcore and casual players 3) What do the most successful games have in common? Answer this in as much detail as you can. Think about audience pleasures - what do people like about playing videogames? Games which have been developed and created for all different types of people and gamers around the world suited to their preferences and certain large target audiences which allow them to be able to influence into playing their games 4) Wha t criticisms have been made towards videogames? Young people feeling attached and excessive time spent on videogames

Reveal CSP

  Media language 1) How many of the 12 magazine cover key conventions feature on this edition of Reveal? List them with specific reference          to the convention on the CSP edition of Reveal.                                                                                                                              Colour scheme, name checks and central image,  Cover Lines, Slogan, Free offer,  Price, Celebrity gossip, Celebrity relationships, masthead 2)  What is the font choice used on the cover and what does this choice connote? Here's  a blog to help you with this  as we haven't been able to complete the Photoshop typography lesson yet due to Covid-19. Sans serif fonts are used to make the magazine feel modern 3) How do the cover lines appeal to the Reveal target audience?     They are bright to appeal to the audience and so that the text stands out 4) What are the connotations of the Reveal colour scheme on this particular front cover?      There are many celebrities c

Tatler CSP

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  1) Look at the  Tatler Media Pack . Go to  page 2 : how does the editor introduce the magazine?  It is introduced as a  magazine targeted at people with rich and luxury lifestyles positivley 2) Now go to  page 4  of the Media Pack. Focus on the print magazine ( NOT  tatler.com - the website). List the key demographic details: age, gender %, ABC1 % (social class), HHI (Household Income), % of those living in London and the South East. What do these demographic details suggest about the average Tatler reader? Average HHI = £261,572 Average age = 41 ABC1 -= 83% Female = 73% Average HHI = £261,572 3) Look at  page 6 . What do Tatler readers think about fashion? How much do they spend? They think highly of fashion and spent a total of £843 million last year 4) Go to  page 10 . What are the special editions of Tatler that run throughout the year? What does this suggest about the Tatler audience? What about the  pyschographic audience group  that best fits Tatler? The special editions inclu

Apple Beats 1 Radio CSP

1)  How have our music listening habits changed since 1960? People have more options to listen to music and more radios to listen from such as from radios to podcasts and streaming services 2) When did Apple Beats 1 Radio launch and what is it? Apple beats radio launched in 2015 and it is a podcast style radio which streams music and is more of a carefree radio show. 3) What is the difference between Beats 1 Radio, iTunes and Apple Music? Beats 1 is a radio and itunes and apple music are strictly music streaming services Beats 1 Radio sometimes has guests and plays music which is trending whereas Itunes and Apple music only play music which you want to play 4) Why was Apple so keen to enter the online music world and compete with Spotify, Deezer and Amazon Music (and others)? So they have more ways to make money and so that they can widen their target audience from them moving radio stations  5) Why did Apple choose the three selected DJs for launch?  For diversity and their knowledge

Radio 1 Launch CSP

1) What radio stations were offered by the BBC before 1967? BBC RadIo Home, BBC Radio Light, BBC Third 2) How was BBC radio reorganised in September 1967? What were the new stations that launched? Pirate Radio stations were emerging 3) What was pirate radio and why was it popular? Pirate radio was the streaming of music on radio stations 24/7 overseas unregulated 4) Why did pirate radio stop broadcasting in 1967? Because of the Marine Broadcasting Bill 5) How did the BBC attract young audiences to Radio 1 after pirate radio stations were closed down? They offered the hosts of pirate radios to work for radio 1 6) What was 'needle time' and why was it a problem for BBC Radio? The fact that music was played nearly 24 hrs a day and it would cause a decrease in vinyl record purchases 7) How did BBC Radio 1 offer different content to previous BBC radio stations? They played music and brought former pirate radio DJs such as Tony Blackburn to monitor 8) Who was the first presenter for