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This document provides exemplar answers and commentary for a GCE Media Studies exam on three candidate responses - Candidate A at a high level, Candidate B also at a high level, and Candidate C at a low level. It uses these sample answers to demonstrate what constitutes a high or low quality response for this particular exam question in Media Studies.
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