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Videogames: Introduction

1) What were the first videogames like? Experimental Nature 2) How have videogames changed over time? 3) What do the most successful games have in common? Answer this in as much detail as you can. Think about audience pleasures - what do people like about playing videogames? They have high quality, engaging core mechanics with strong emotional rewards and offering player a sense of achievement. 4) What criticisms have been made towards videogames? Video games can increase aggressive behaviour in children and teenagers leading to mental health issues.   1) At the time of the article, how many Fortnite players were there worldwide? (Bonus question - how many are there now? Try Googling it.) 44.7 million 2) Why is it so popular? What are the audience pleasures of the game? Because it is free to play across all devices and new games updates. 3) Why might some people criticise Fortnite? Because parents have raised concerns that children are becoming more aggressive as it is easily acces...
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Videogames: Index

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Newspapers: The Times - Audience and Industries

  1) What are the main audience demographics for The Times newspaper? Add as much detail as you can. Audience 55+ Social class, 62% from Social AB  2) What aspects of the front page of the Times CSP edition suggest that their readers are likely to be more educated and interested in hard news rather than entertainment? a, Masthead, with a royal crest suggesting establishment, minimalist use of imagery, and, headlines, centered on serious, in-depth topics  r ather than, entertainment, or celebrity gossip .   3) Times readers are mostly over 55 years old. Why is this and how is this reflected  or  challenged by the design and news stories in the CSP pages we have studied?   4) What are the main  audience pleasures  offered by the Times?  Use Blumler & Katz Uses and Gratifications theory. Entertainment, Surveillance  5) Why might a reader enjoy  this  CSP edition of the Times? Use Blumler & Katz Uses and Gratifica...
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The Times - Language and Representations

Language 1) What is the main story on the front cover of the Times CSP edition and why does it appeal to Times readers?  Post office using tax payers for to gain money. 2) How is the presentation of this story different to how the Daily Mirror presents it?  The Times use serif font and focuses on politics but the Daily Mirror uses emotive language focuses on how scandal like this effects society. 3)  How is the Times front page designed to reflect  broadsheet  newspaper conventions? Typography is clean and traditional, smaller images and more texts. 4) How can you tell the inside pages of the Times are a broadsheet newspaper?  Long vertical pages and focuses on international news. 5) What does a close analysis of the news stories in the Times CSP edition suggest about the Times's political beliefs? The Times wants to attract older audience who are interested in politics. Representations 1)  How does the Times represent the Post Office workers and Fujit...
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Newspapers: The Times - Introduction

1) What year was  The Times  founded and when did it start using the  Times  name? on January 1785 , by John Walter and started using the name Times in 1788. 2) What content did John Walter suggest the paper would offer in the first edition?   He suggested It should be  Politics and Foreign Affairs o bservations on the dispositions of domestic and foreign courts. 3) What does the page say about the political views in  The Times ?   The Times  (UK) is generally characterized as a centre-right, conservative publication that often supports the governing party, although it features columnists from across the political spectrum. 4) Who owns  The Times  today and how is editorial integrity protected?  It is Owned by  News UK , which is a subsidiary of  News Corp , the global media conglomerate controlled by the  Rupert Murdoch family . 5) What did  The Times  introduce in 2010 and why? a hard paywall and dig...
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Daily Mirror - Audience and Industries

  Audience 1) What is the Daily Mirror's audience? List the key statistics here. working-class, politically left-leaning (Labour-supporting), and aged over 55, with a significant shift toward digital consumption. 65+ 2) Why do the Mirror stories on the CSP pages appeal to the Daily Mirror audience? To build engagement  ffvfvgergf5ret 3) Why might a reader  enjoy  the Daily Mirror? Use Blumler & Katz Uses and Gratifications theory to add detail to your answer. Information/Surveillance:   Readers use the paper to learn about current events, specifically through a Labour-supporting, anti-Conservative lens, which offers a familiar, reassuring worldview. Entertainment/Diversion:  The paper serves as a form of escapism, providing human interest stories, emotional narratives, and sports news that offer a distraction from everyday life.   4) Why are print newspapers generally read by older audiences?  Older adults grew up with print media as their pri...
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Newspapers: Blog Index

1. Introduction to Newspapers 2. Daily Mirror: CSP - Language and Representation 3.   Daily Mirror - Audience and Industries 4.    The Times - Introduction 5.  The Times - Audience and Industries
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