Cambridge A Level Media Studies 9607 — 2025 Oct/Nov Paper 4 · Variant 0
9607/40/O/N/25 · 3 questions · 60 marks · 120 min
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Q1 · To what extent does media regulation protect freedom of expression?
1 To what extent does media regulation protect freedom of expression? [15] Postmodern media
Q2 · ‘The postmodern media text is always about itself or other media texts.’ To what extent…
2 ‘The postmodern media text is always about itself or other media texts.’ To what extent are self-referentiality and intertextuality the defining characteristics of postmodernism? [15] Power and the media
Q3 · Explain why particular social groups may be misrepresented or underrepresented in the…
3 Explain why particular social groups may be misrepresented or underrepresented in the media. [15]
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