Past Exam Questions

On Tuesday I would like you to individually look at the past exam questions for your theme and do a detailed essay plan for at least one fo the past questions.
Post it on your group blog as we will be working on them in lesson on Thursday.

Media Regulation

To what extent are contemporary media regulated adequately?

Why is the regulation of media so complex?

Evaluate arguments for and against stronger regulation of the media.

To what extent can the media be regulated in the digital age?

To what extent is contemporary media regulation more or less effective than in previous times?

Discuss the need for media regulation.

How effectively can contemporary media be regulated?

How far do the changes to the regulation of media reflect broader social changes?

Media and Collective Identity:

Analyse the ways in which the media represent one group of people that you have studied.

“The media do not construct collective identity; they merely reflect it”. Discuss.

With reference to any one group of people that you have studied, discuss how their identity has been ‘mediated’.

“Media representations are complex, not simple and straightforward”. How far do you agree with this statement in relation to the collective group that you have studied.

Analyse the ways in which the media represents groups of people.

What is collective identity and how is it mediated?

Discuss how one or more groups of people are represented through the media?

Explain the role played by the media in the construction of collective identity.


Media in the Online Age:

“This is the age of the prosumer – where the consumer becomes the producer” – Discuss.

Discuss the extent to which the behaviour of media audiences has been transformed by the internet.

“The impact of the internet on the media is exaggerated”. Discuss.

Evaluate the opportunities and the threats offered to media producers by the internet.

“For media audiences, the internet has changed everything”. Discuss.

Explain the extent to which online media exist alongside older methods of distribution in 2010.

“The impact of the internet on the media is revolutionary”. Discuss.

Discuss the extent to which the distribution and consumption of media have been transformed by the internet.

We Media and Democracy

How far can the media in 2010 be considered democratic?

Explore the claim that the ‘new’ media are more democratic than the ‘old’ media.

Assess the claim that the media is becoming more democratic.

What is ‘we media’ and what difference does it make to citizens?

Discuss the meanings of the term ‘we media’.

“We get the media we deserve.” Discuss, in relation to the role of media in a democracy.

Explain how some features of contemporary media are more democratic than others.

As a citizen, to what extent do you feel that the media provide you with a democratic service?