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1.Who owns The Guardian and what is the significance of this ownership model?

The Guardian is owned by Scotts Trust Limited and is a non-profit organization which means that all of the money generated from selling the Guardian goes back into producing it.

2.Who is the brand ambassador in the Lucozade advert- why do you think they were selected?

Gareth Bale was the brand ambassador and he was selected because he was a very influential sportsperson who the target audience would know about and look up to.

3.When did Old Spice first come on the market?

1932.

4.When did MTV start?

1981.

5.What are the two key intertextual references in ‘Burn The Witch’?

Trumpton and The Wickerman.

6.What are the two main purposes of the Shelter adverts?

To target possible donators and to target people who would receive the donations.

7.How is BBC Radio 1 funded and what are the implications of this funding model?

By the TV license which means they have no need for adverts as they are not commercially funded and do not need the income from adverts.

8.Who is the current presenter of the Radio 1 breakfast show and how many listeners do they have?

Greg James, 10.56 million.

9.Who created Stranger Things and how can it be consumed?

The Duffer Brothers and it is consumed on Netflix.

10.What genre of music are Massive Attack?

Tripop.

11.When were the two Jungle Book films released?

1967and 2016.

12.Who was the director of the second Jungle Book film?

John Favreau.

13.What is the USP of The Big Issue?

It is only sold by homeless people or people on the verge of homelessness. 

14.What political affiliation does the Daily Mail have?

They are right wing and associated with the conservative party, although they do not always support them.

15.What is Deutschland 83 about?

The divide between east and west Germany during the time of the Berlin wall.

16.Explain the difference in approach between the two exam components of the Alevel.

One exam is Media Messages which focusses on the way that the media portray certain events or people and the other exam is Evolving Media which focusses on the way that media forms have changed and developed over time.