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  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 of newspaper or the head of the magazine Pug:   something to catch the reader's eye Splash Head: the lead story Slogan: something that sums ethos of newspaper Dateline: dates the newspaper was published Byline: gives the home of the journalist/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 main story on the CSP edition of the Daily Mirror was about a newspaper responding to the act of women to act as a mirror on feminine life  3) What is the 'pug' or smaller celebrity story on the front cover? Why might it appeal to Daily Mirror readers? "Exclusive, Post Office Scandal" This might've appealed to the Daily Mirror readers because it ...

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  Introduction to Newspapers: Blog Task Create a new blogpost called 'Introduction to Newspapers' and answer the following questions: 1) What type of news can you typically find in a tabloid newspaper? Soft News 2) What type of news can you typically find in a broadsheet newspaper? Hard News 3) If someone is left-wing, which political party in the UK are they most likely to support? Which newspapers would they be likely to read? In the UK, The Labour Party is most likely to be supported and the newspaper they would likely to read is the Daily Mirror. 4) If someone is right-wing, which political party in the UK are they most likely to support? Which newspaper would they be most likely to read? In the UK, The conservative party is most likely to be supported and the newspaper they likely would read is THE TIMES. 5) Why has there been a decline in newspaper sales in the last 50 years? Over the years, people have adapted from newspapers to laptops and computers due to digitalisatio...

OSP: Audience and Industries blog tasks  Work through the following tasks to complete our OSP work:   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 potential target audiences for Marcus Rashford and Kim Kardashian's online content is young teenagers directly upon boys that idolise Marcus Rashford and boys who supports Manchester United. For Kim Kardashian online content, it's teenage girls who love to feel beautiful and to apply different types of makeup.   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 social media to engage fans and make them feel part of his brand primarily through authentic social activism, direct communication and mobilizing collective action around shared values ...

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. 39/84 Grade 5 WWW - What went well was that I strongly based my points on the question with detailed points and when it came to the higher mark questions and also  Next Steps - To recall key terms regarding media industry and media conventions, and consider the power dynamic established between the two extracts. 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).  Diegetic Sound - all sounds that are created by the audience. An example of non-diegetic sound is any example of dialogue from the extract such as ‘When Lyra says, “So you’re a kitchen boy then?”. 3) Next, identify three points you could have made in Q1.3 - camerawork...

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.  WEBSITE CONVENTIONS Their personal profile picture Branding (IDENTITY) An advertisement for his new book Self promotion to his fans SOCIAL MEDIA CONVENTIONS Verification symbol Background/banner image Replies - audience interactions A personalised bio dedicated to the creator Links to their website Highlights 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.  Book Club - Marcus Rashford Personalised Website to aim his promotion to children reading Political Campaign - Rashford used twitter to challenge pm (Boris Johnson).  Uses quote retweet - encouraging audience - which can push likes + interactions 3) How does Kim Kardashian's website and so...