CSP NEWSPAPERS TIMES

I may spin off further posts, but I intend to build up hub posts on each CSP. On newspapers there will be a post for the Times; Daily Mirror; and the wider industry/key terms. Note that its likely the CSP text will change each year - the newspaper editions will be updated - but the two chosen CSP newspapers are unlikely to change. They have been chosen to reflect a binary opposition of tabloid v quality, left-wing v right-wing, and British v globalised ownership.

BASIC DESCRIPTION:

KEY POINTS/THEMES/ISSUES:







DIGITISATION, DISRUPTION, CONVERGENCE; CIRCULATION DECLINE + AD MIGRATION:








KEY THEORIES TO APPLY: 
CONVERGENCE/DISRUPTION/WEB 2.0:
GLOBALISATION:
CONCENTRATION OF OWNERSHIP:
TABLOIDISATION:







RESOURCES FOR INDEPENDENT READING/RESEARCH:
Slideshare - excellent detailed Ppt from another teacher, includes terms, theories and an example of semiotic analysis of a Times front page.
Campaign (the ad industry mag) study of The Times' -super-brand' marketing and brand construction. An old article (2005) but still useful.





THE CSP TEXT 2019 exam:









THE CSP TEXT 2020 exam:







THE CSP TEXT 2021 exam (tbc):








KEY CONCEPT MEDIA LANGUAGE:









KEY CONCEPT AUDIENCE:









KEY CONCEPT REPRESENTATION:









KEY CONCEPT INDUSTRY:









SAMPLE EXAM-STYLE QUESTIONS:








LESSON MATERIALS: