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GSCE Media Studies Year 1 : Learner Response

1) Are you happy with your End of Year 1 exam results? Yes 2) Why? Explain how you felt the exams went and your reaction to the results. I wouldn't really say I did bad or good , I did pretty average for the first year therefore I don't mind. I could tell while writing the exams that I wouldn't do as good because I spent a lot of time just thinking about what to write , thinking about ideas. 3)What do you feel are your strongest and weakest topic areas from what we've studied so far (e.g Magazines , TV , Advertising etc.) Explain why. My weakest topic was probably Magazine as we did it earlier in the year so I wasn't able to remember as much , Strongest topic was TV because we had just finished it so I was most comfortable doing questions on it. 4)What will you do differently for the next set of mock exams in November/December? I will try and revise exam techniques . 5) What grade do you hope to achieve in GCSE Media Studies this time next year? 7...

Radio : Apple Beats 1 radio CSP case study

Background , industries and the impact of the internet. 1) How have our music listening habits changed since 1960? Before Radio had to be consumed at the time of broadcast ( i.e live only) however now it can be consumed in a variety of way .i.e online , streamed , downloaded , digital , traditional radio frequency : much more choices. 2) When did Apple Beats 1 Radio Launch and what is it? It was launched in 2015 as a free live streaming global 'always on ' radio station. Beats 1 demonstrates emerging , future developments in the media and provides an opportunity to study issues linked to ownership , globalisation and convergence. 3)What is the difference between Beats 1 Radio , iTunes and Apple Music? On iTunes you need to buy songs which you download and keep forever however Apple Music is a subscription-based streaming service so you get access to a catalogue of songs through a monthly subscription fee. 4)Why was Apple so keen to enter the online music world and...