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Deadly Israeli airstrikes on Gaza continue with no progress reported during renewed ceasefire talks The guardian Monday 17th March  https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/mar/17/middle-east-houthis-us-yemen-israel-gaza-palestine-latest-live-news-updates?filterKeyEvents=false&page=with%3Ablock-67d80b2f8f08053850a260ff#block-67d80b2f8f08053850a260ff There have been many reports of Palestinians being killed by Israeli forces since the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel. There were nine Palestinians killed in north Gaza by Israeli airstrikes, including four journalists - reported as the deadliest attack on a single site since 19th January. Hamas spokesperson stated  "Hamas has complied fully with the agreement, while the occupation (Israel) didn’t comply with some clauses. It (Israel) seeks to foil the agreement and impose new conditions." This is an example of hard news as it reflects real world events/problems , as well as the politics of two groups. This would appeal ...

1) Keith Perch used to edit the   Leicester Mercury . How many staff did it have at its peak and where does Perch see the paper in 10 years' time? He once employed 130 journalists. In ten years time he thinks if its still in print , it will be weekly, extremely expensive, and have a very small circulation. 2) How does Perch view the phone hacking scandal? He thinks the form of regulation is unacceptable and that actually what people really want to do is "tame" the press 3) What does IPSO stand for and how does it work? Independent Press Standards Organisation 4) What is Perch's view of newspaper ownership? Keith does not believe  that businesses such as Rupert Murdoch’s News  Corporation, which owns The Sun, The Times  and 39% of Sky, should be forced to sell some  of their titles to ensure that no one person or company can control too much of the media  industry and therefore control the agenda. 5) Do you agree with his view that broadcast news should have...

1) What example news story does the Factsheet use to illustrate Galtung and Ruge's News Values? Why is it an appropriate example of a news story likely to gain prominent coverage? Using the  example pictured, Afghanistan, in terms of geographical proximity, is far away from the U.K. but when a young British soldier dies, the story gains cultural proximity as British audiences see the soldier as ‘one of their own’. 2) What is gatekeeping? Gatekeeping is the process of filtering information prior to dissemination. 3) What are the six ways bias can be created in news? Bias through :  selection and omission through placement by headline by photos captions and camera angles through use of names and titles by choice of words 4) How have online sources such as Twitter, bloggers or Wikileaks changed the way news is selected and published? 5) In your opinion, how has the digital age changed Galtung and Ruge’s news values?  It has increased audience engagement and weakened traditio...

1) Look at the headlines from the report on page 6. Pick three that you think are interesting and bullet point them here. Why did you pick those three in particular?   Social media is overtaking traditional channels for news among teens. Social media is overtaking traditional channels for news among teens. Social media is overtaking traditional channels for news among teens. These headlines show the decline in traditional news and how social media has "taken over" 2) Look at the overall summary for adults on pages 7-8. What are the key points on newspapers?  While the reach of print newspapers is decreasing, online newspaper reach remains steady.  The Daily Mail/Mail on Sunday remains the most widely-read print news title overall, whilst The Guardian/Observer and Daily Mail/Mail on Sunday are the most widely-read digital titles. 3) Look at the statistics on page 13. What do you notice about newspapers and how has it changed in recent years? It had significantly decre...

1  ) Type up your  feedback  in full (you do not need to write mark/grade if you do not wish to). WWW : Some media knowledge and contextual background EBI: You need to know the CSP's better More specific references to the content included 2) Did you succeed in meeting or exceeding your target grade for A Level Media in this paper? If not, how many additional marks do you need to achieve your target grade in Paper 2? One grade below target grade. 10 more marks needed to achieve my target These are the grade boundaries we've used, based on real AQA exam grade boundaries (out of 84):   A* = 70; A = 62; B = 51; C = 40; D = 30; E = 20. Now  read through the real AQA mark scheme for Paper 2 .  3) Write a  question-by-question analysis  of your performance. For each question, write how many marks you got from the number available and identify any points that you missed by carefully studying the AQA indicative content in the ...

1) Type up any  feedback  in full (you do not need to write mark/grade if you do not wish to). WWW : This needs to be a vital lesson in the level required for the summer exams. The knowledge and exam technique just isn't these currently - you need to put that right for the summer. EBI : Revise CSP's and terminology Question focus throughout 20 mark essays - these make up almost half the papers marks so need particular focus. Now  re ad through the genuine AQA mark scheme . This is vital as the paper was an official exam paper and therefore the mark scheme tells us a lot about what AQA are expecting us to produce. 2) Write a question-by-question analysis of your performance. For each question, write how many marks you got from the number available and identify any points that you missed by carefully studying the AQA indicative content in the mark scheme: Q1) 3/8   Deeper analysis is needed:  analysis of the product that is detailed and critica...