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  Watch the YouTube video outlining the history of the videogames industry from the 1970s to the 2010s. Now answer the following questions: 1) What were the first videogames like? They were designed for rapid code breaking and calculating ballistic trajectories.  2) How have videogames changed over time? As technology has evolved, the video games of greater complexity have become possible to create. Games have been generated with coins and have added colour since the 1980s. 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 all have some end goal to achieve, which keeps players motivated to keep playing until they win something and feel the excitement through the main goal they've achieved, which fits into the diversion audience pleasure as they have something exhilarating to look forward to while they play the video game. Also, most of the games in t...

  Blog tasks: The Times case study - Audience and Industries Audience 1) What are the main audience demographics for The Times newspaper? Add as much detail as you can. The Times target audience is older with over half the audience aged 55+. In terms of social class, they are overwhelmingly in the ABC1 social classes - 62% from social group AB.  This means Times readers are likely to be professionals, managers or company owners. They are likely to be in the succeeder   psychographic group. 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? They have long paragraphs and a lot of writing, meaning it's for people who like to read and they use formal vocabulary such as "exodus" showing they target an educated audience. 3) Times readers are mostly over 55 years old. Why is this and how is this reflected  or  challenged by the design and news storie...

  Blog tasks: 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? It is the Gary Lineker story, which appeals to the conservative supporting audiences as it goes against Gary Lineker's controversial comments about the Bosses. 2) How is the presentation of this story different to how the Daily Mirror presents it?  This presents a view of support for the conservatives, against Lineker but the Mirror shows support for the Labour party, for Gary Lineker and against the bosses. 3)  How is the Times front page designed to reflect  broadsheet  newspaper conventions? It shows many broadsheet conventions such as a higher prices of £2.50, as well as the extremely long texts and paragraphs in the article, which involves more complex details and many quotes of the conservative political supporters. 4) How can you tell the inside pages of the Times are a broadsheet ne...

  The Times - Introduction: blog tasks Read  the About Us page of the Times website  and answer the following questions: 1) What year was  The Times  founded and when did it start using the  Times  name? 1788- 3 years after they launched  2) What content did John Walter suggest the paper would offer in the first edition? In his first edition, John Walter explained that "like a well-covered table, it should contain something suited to every palate" including politics, foreign affairs, matters of trade, legal trials, advertisements and "amusements". 3) What does the page say about the political views in  The Times ?  While their well-connected teams of political reporters provide unique insight into the workings of Westminster and Whitehall, their royal correspondents combine authority with a record of delivering scoops that are followed by media around the world.  4) Who owns  The Times  today and how is editorial integrity...

  Audience 1) What is the Daily Mirror's audience? List the key statistics here. working to middle class members of society (C1, C2, DE), around 55% of their audience is aged over 65 as mostly only the elderly read paper newspapers nowadays, mostly in the mainstream, retired and strugglers psycographic categories. 2) Why do the Mirror stories on the CSP pages appeal to the Daily Mirror audience? because they portray many of the wealthy stars as rivals against the working to middle class as they show off their rich backgrounds as members of the upper class. 3) Why might a reader  enjoy  the Daily Mirror? Use Blumler & Katz Uses and Gratifications theory to add detail to your answer. they provide diversion through the celebrity gossip they provide as a tabloid newspaper. 4) Why are print newspapers generally read by older audiences? Because of modern advances in technology, which younger age groups usually prefer reading the news from as it is free online and more conve...

  Language 1) Write the definition of the following key language for newspaper front pages ( you may want to add an example for each from our Daily Mirror CSP ) : Masthead: name of the paper ( Daily Mirror ) Pug: an advert for other features in the newspaper ( corrie ) Splash Head: the main story on the front page ( Gary Lineker ) Slogan: key phrase used in advertising ( Newspaper of the year ) Dateline: the date the paper was published ( Monday March 13th 2023 ) Byline: the name of the writer of the story ( Nicola Methven ) Standfirst: introductory paragraph of a story ( compromise deal ) 2) What is the main story on the CSP edition of the Daily Mirror (see above)? Make sure you learn the headline and what the story is about. Get in! Get out! = headline Main story= In March 2023, Gary Lineker compared the language used to launch a government asylum seeker policy to 1930s Germany and the Nazis describing the scheme as "immeasurably cruel", resulting in the BBC briefly suspend...

  Introduction to Newspapers: blog task 1) What type of news can you typically find in a  tabloid  newspaper? Soft news- showbiz, celebrity gossip, entertainment and sports etc. 2)  What type of news can you typically find in a  broadsheet  newspaper? Hard news- more serious about politics, business, international affairs etc. 3) If someone is  left-wing , which political party in the UK are they likely to support? Which newspaper would they be likely to read? The Daily Mirror as they are in favor of equality and reform. 4) If someone is  right-wing , which political party in the UK are they likely to support? Which newspaper would they be likely to read? The Times as they prefer the traditional way things are and they're in favor of low taxes as they want less money to be spent on social care, health and education. 5) Why has there been a decline in newspaper sales in the last 25 years? There are many reasons, such as the introduction of the tele...