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 1. Introduction to Newspapers

  Introdcution to Newspapers 1) What type of news can you typically find in a tabloid newspaper? blurs line between information and entertainment so may be centred more on gossip, celebrities or lifestyle issues. 2)  What type of news can you typically find in a broadsheet newspaper? information on topics like business, politics and international affairs. 3) If someone is left-wing, which political party in the UK are they most likely to support? Which newspapers would they be likely to read? The Labour Party 4) If someone is right-wing, which political party in the UK are they most likely to support? Which newspaper would they be most likely to read? Conservative. 5) Why has there been a decline in newspaper sales in the last 50 years? Because of social media. 6) Why is a free press important in a democracy like the UK? Because a democracy is when everyone has a say so it is important when journalists express their views.

  December Mock Exam: Learner Response 1) Type up any feedback on your paper  (you don't need to write the mark and grade if you want to keep this confidential). If you only have marks and a grade on the paper, write a WWW/Next Steps yourself based on your scores. WWW:Able to give definitons and produce well developed answers for 8 and 12 markers. Next Steps:Consider the other side.How does this relate to freedom of speech/expression. 2) Use the mark scheme for this Paper 2 mock (posted on GC) to read the answers AQA were looking for. First, write down a definition and example of non-diegetic sound (Q1.1 and 1.2).  Non-diegetic sound:sound that the audience can hear but the characters cannot. 3) Next, identify three points you could have made in Q1.3 - camerawork and the extract. Look for the indicative content in the mark scheme - these are the suggested answers from AQA. 4) Now look at Q1.4 in the mark scheme - pick out two points from the ...