Cambridge A Level Media Studies 9607 — 2018 Oct/Nov Paper 4 · Variant 0
9607/40/O/N/18 · 10 questions · 500 marks · ≈563 min
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Q1 · How far was research into the conventions of real media texts important to your final…
1 (a) How far was research into the conventions of real media texts important to your final products? [25] (b) Evaluate one of your productions in relation to the concept of audience. [25]
Q2 · ‘Changes in technology have made media regulation impossible.’ Discuss
2 ‘Changes in technology have made media regulation impossible.’ Discuss. [50] OR
Q3 · How does media regulation today compare with that of the past?
3 How does media regulation today compare with that of the past? [50] Global media
Q4 · What kinds of media are increasingly global in terms of production and distribution?
4 What kinds of media are increasingly global in terms of production and distribution? [50] OR
Q5 · ‘With changes in technology, global media have become inevitable.’ Discuss
5 ‘With changes in technology, global media have become inevitable.’ Discuss. [50] Media and collective identity
Q6 · How far do contemporary media offer any variety in their representations of particular…
6 How far do contemporary media offer any variety in their representations of particular social groups? [50] OR
Q7 · Compare and contrast past and present media representations of a particular social group
7 Compare and contrast past and present media representations of a particular social group. [50] Media in the online age
Q8 · ‘Online media may have given everyone a voice but this is just an illusion of democracy.’…
8 ‘Online media may have given everyone a voice but this is just an illusion of democracy.’ Discuss. [50] OR
Q9 · How has the online world changed the media?
9 How has the online world changed the media? [50] Postmodern media
Q10 · To what extent do postmodern texts disrupt ideas about representation?
10 To what extent do postmodern texts disrupt ideas about representation? [50] OR
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