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MEDIA STUDIES  \nPaper 4 Critical Perspectives  \nMay/June 2018  \nTIME: 2 hours  \nSUITABLE FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED CANDIDATES  \nNo Additional Materials are required.  \nREAD INSTRUCTIONS OVERLEAF  \nDC (JM) 169104  \nThe whole of this paper is © UCLES 2018.  \nREAD THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST  \nAn answer booklet is provided inside this question paper. You should follow the instructions on the front cover of the answer booklet. If you need additional answer paper ask the invigilator for a continuation booklet.  \nAnswer Section AAND ONE question from Section B.  \nThe number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.  \nBLANK PAGE  \nSECTION A: EVALUATION OF PRODUCTION SKILLS  \nDEVELOPMENT  \nIn this section you need to write about your work for the Foundation Portfolio and Advanced Portfolio components. You must answer BOTH 1(a) and 1(b).  \n1 (a) To what extent was your creativity the result of your use of digital technology? [25]  \n(b) Evaluate one of your productions in relation to the concept of media language. [25]  \nSECTION B: CONTEMPORARY MEDIA ISSUES Answer ONE question from Section B.  \nYou should refer to at least TWO different media and support your answer with reference to contemporary examples.  \nCONTEMPORARY MEDIA REGULATION  \n2 How effective are current regulatory practices? [50] OR  \n3 What are the arguments against more regulation of the media? [50]  \nGLOBAL MEDIA  \n4 ‘The global audience for media has removed all local difference.’ Discuss. [50]  \nOR  \n5 What are the arguments against global media? [50]  \nMEDIA AND COLLECTIVE IDENTITY  \n6 ‘It doesn’t matter how the media stereotype social groups, audiences can decide for themselves.’  \nDiscuss. [50]  \nOR  \n7 Analyse the representation of a social group in contemporary media. [50]  \nMEDIA IN THE ONLINE AGE  \n8 To what extent have online media revolutionised consumption? [50]  \nOR  \n9 ‘The online age has transformed media production.’  \nDiscuss. [50]  \nPOSTMODERN MEDIA  \n10 How far do postmodern texts challenge the audience to see things differently? [50]  \nOR  \n11 Postmodernism has been defined as an historical period, a style and as a theoretical approach. What does postmodernism mean to you in relation to the media texts you have studied? [50]  \nBLANK PAGE  \nBLANK PAGE  \nPermission to reproduce items where third-party owned material protected by copyright is included has been sought and cleared where possible. Every reasonable effort has been made by the publisher (UCLES) to trace copyright holders, but if any items requiring clearance have unwittingly been included, the publisher will be pleased to make amends at the earliest possible opportunity.  \nTo avoid the issue of disclosure of answer-related information to candidates, all copyright acknowledgements are reproduced online in the Cambridge International Examinations Copyright Acknowledgements Booklet. This is produced for each series of examinations and is freely available to [download at www.cie.org.uk after](download at www.cie.org.uk after) the live examination series.  \nCambridge International Examinations is part of the Cambridge Assessment Group. Cambridge Assessment is the brand name of University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), which is itself a department of the University of Cambridge.  \n*2564452794* 8","cbCaitX13naqqaLZ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaitX13naqqaLZ","pdf",844671,"English","# Section A: Evaluation of Production Skills\n## Development\n# Section B: Contemporary Media Issues\n## Contemporary Media Regulation\n## Global Media\n## Media and Collective Identity\n## Media in the Online Age\n## Postmodern Media","[{\"question\":\"What questions are required in Section A?\",\"answer\":\"Section A requires answers to both 1(a) and 1(b). 1(a) asks how far creativity resulted from use of digital technology, and 1(b) asks you to evaluate one production in relation to the concept of media language.\"},{\"question\":\"How should candidates answer questions in Section B?\",\"answer\":\"Candidates must answer one question from Section B and refer to at least two different media, supporting the answer with contemporary examples.\"},{\"question\":\"Which topics are covered by the Section B question choices?\",\"answer\":\"Section B includes choices on contemporary media regulation, global media, media and collective identity, media in the online age, and postmodern media.\"}]","9607/42 MEDIA STUDIES - Paper 4 Critical Perspectives - May/June 2018 | PDF"]