Dirt Sheet 2

ASSESSMENT Q2 NEWS LIAR

GBHS MEDIA STUDIES A LEVEL Reflection

Name:      Freddie Gore                             Date:

AO1: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the theoretical framework of media and contexts of media and their influence (5)

AO2 Apply knowledge and understanding of the theoretical framework of media to analyse media products (KU) of the theoretical framework of media to:

Analyse media products/ Make judgements and draw conclusions (10)

Question: 2 How does media language incorporate viewpoints and ideologies in these front pages of the Guardian and he Daily Mail. Identify a strength or strengths in your assessment: ·         Talking about targeted audience. ·         How the conventions refer to the front covers. ·         CLIFT analyse was very good. What are the areas you need to improve? ·         Talk about ideologies. ·         Refer to the DM more. What will you do to improve in your next assessment? Any particular areas or study skills? ·         Compare the daily mail more.

Q2 Points that could have been made

·         Differences in colour

·         Ratio of image to text – text heavy Guardian

·         Hard/soft news – Guardian three hard news stories all politics one international story

·         Formal/informal language

·         Guardian left leaning / Daily Mail

·         Close up head shots of DM old and aggressive Jagger, innocent young under SEX PESTS ideology of celebrity gossip and hyperbolic informal language

·         Daily Mail C1 C2 C3/ Guardian A B C

·         Alliteration language, saturated colour schemes

·         Size of fonts and capital letters DM