This document contains 14 past paper questions from 2009 to 2015 related to media studies. The questions cover a range of topics including: 1) How media products are produced and distributed to audiences in a specific media area. 2) The importance of technological convergence for institutions and audiences in a specific media area. 3) The extent to which media production is dominated by global institutions selling to national audiences. 4) The significance of digital media technology development for institutions and audiences.

1. Section B past paper questions
YEAR QUESTION
Jan 09 Discussthe waysin whichmediaproductsare producedanddistributedtoaudiences,withinamediaarea,whichyouhave studied.
June 09 How importantistechnological convergence forinstitutions andaudienceswithinamediaareayouhave studied?
Jan 10 “Mediaproductionisdominatedbyglobal institutions,whichsell theirproductsandservicestonational audiences.” Towhatextentdoyou
agree withthisstatement?
June 10 What significance doesthe continuingdevelopmentof digital mediatechnologyhave formediainstitutionsandaudiences?
Jan 11 Discussthe issuesraisedbymediaownershipinthe productionandexchangeof mediatextsinyourchosenmediaarea.
June 11 “Successful mediaproductsdependasmuchuponmarketinganddistributiontoa specificaudience astheydoupongoodproduction
practices.”To whatextentwouldyouagree withthisstatement,withinthe mediaareayouhave studied?
Jan 12 To what extentdoesdigitaldistributionaffectthe marketingandconsumptionof mediaproductsinthe mediaareayouhave studied?
June 12 “Cross-mediaconvergence andsynergyare vital processesinthe successfulmarketingof mediaproductstoaudiences.” Towhat extenttoyou
agree withthisstatementinrelationtoyourchosenmediaarea?
Jan 13 What impactdoesmediaownershiphave uponthe range of productsavailabletoaudiencesinthe mediaareayouhave studied?
June 13 Evaluate the role of digital technologiesinthe marketingandconsumptionof productsinthe mediaareayouhave studied.
June 14 The increase inhardware and contentinmediaindustrieshasbeensignificantinrecentyears. Discussthe effectthishashadon institutions
and audiencesinthe mediaareayouhave studied.
June 15 Distributionandownership