This document provides instructions and questions for analyzing two newspaper front covers (Sources A and B). It outlines three tasks to choose from, with each task containing two alternative questions. Task 1 asks to analyze representations in the sources, applying representation theory. Task 2 asks to evaluate how the sources use media language to convey values. Task 3 asks how media conventions or language have constructed viewpoints/meaning in the sources. The document provides guidance on what to include in the answers.
9. Tasks
• Choose one of the previous examples.
• Answer one of the two proposed questions in each of the following
slides (You will have a choice of two questions in each tasks and you
can choose which one you want to answer)
10. Task 1 (10 marks)
1. Analyse the different social and cultural representations in Sources A and B.
• Apply Van Zoonen’s theory of representation in your answer.
or
1. Analyse the different representations of gender in Sources A and B.
• Apply one appropriate theory of representation in your answer.
Note: Regardless of your choice, in your answer you must refer to the ideology of each
newspaper and explain how this ideology is represented in their front covers.
11. Task 2. Option 1 (15 marks)
Explain how these newspaper front covers represent social, cultural
and political events.
In your answer you must:
• analyse how media representations are constructed in these
newspapers front covers through the selection and combination of
text and image to convey values, attitudes and beliefs.
• make judgements and draw conclusions on the effectiveness of the
representation of national identity through the media form.
12. Task 2. Option 2 (15 marks)
Evaluate how these different newspaper front covers use elements of
media language to convey different values, attitudes and beliefs about
the world.
In your answer you must:
• analyse the ways in which media language has been used to convey
values, attitudes and beliefs about Brexit.
• refer to relevant contexts and academic ideas and provide arguments
in your analysis.
• draw judgements and conclusions in relation to the question.
13. Task 3. Option 1 (15 marks)
2. Sources A and B cover the same news event from two different
tabloid newspapers.
How far have media conventions been used to construct viewpoints in
Sources A and B? In your answer you must:
• outline the conventions of the front pages of tabloid newspapers,
including use and style of headlines and images.
• analyse the contrasting use of symbolic, technical and written
conventions in the sources.
• make judgements and reach conclusions on the way in which media
conventions construct viewpoints and ideologies.
14. Task 3. Option 2 (15 marks)
2. Sources A and B cover the same news event but are from two different
newspapers.
How far has the combination of elements of media language influenced
meaning in the sources?
In your answer you must:
• explain how the combination of elements of media language influences
meaning in newspapers.
• analyse how media language has been used to construct meaning in the
sources.
• make judgements and reach conclusions about how far the combination of
elements of media language has influenced meaning in the sources.
