This document provides revision guidance for a media studies exam on the popular press. The exam will take place over two days and consist of four questions testing analysis skills, understanding of institutions and theories, as well as practical skills like designing a newspaper front cover. Students are advised to discuss how different newspapers appeal to audiences and cover key concepts. Revision sessions will be held in April to prepare for the exam on May 17th and 18th.

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2. MEDIA STUDIES EXAM TOPIC 2010! 29 MARCH 2010
The Popular Press
Summary of topic and Important Dates
revision guidance 14th + 15th April #
Easter Revision days for
“To stop being better is to stop being good.” Media Studies $same session
on two di"erent days% from
9#3pm. Feel free to pop in
between other revision
sessions.
19th!23rd April #
Grade specific clinics on the
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exam topic $breakfast A*#B,
lunchtime C%
Booklets 26th April # exam
questions released
17th May 9am # first
• Wiki
part of the exam $one hour
30mins%
This year’s exam topic is the representation, $the way a
Popular Press. This covers all person or group of people is
national tabloid newspapers. created by the media% and 18th May 9am # second
You will need to discuss a range institution $the companies part of the exam $one hour
of newspapers in detail and to behind media texts%. 30mins%
analyse the way they appeal to You will also need to create a
target audiences. pitch for your own newspaper
You should always talk about idea and to design your own
the four key concepts in a newspaper front cover or
Media Studies exam. These are website.
audience, media language,
THE STRUCTURE OF THE EXAM
Your exam is three hours long, and is need to show understanding of institutions and
separated into two hour and a half theories relating to the Popular Press.
sections on two di"erent days. You The second two questions will test your
can look back at what you did on the practical skills. You will need to pitch
first day in the second part of the exam. your own idea for a new newspaper or
You will answer four questions on website. You will also have to design
the exam topic. The first two questions part of this practical idea in the final
will test your analysis skills; you will question.
need to talk about the di"erent ways that di"erent
newspapers appeal to their audiences. You will also
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