Media Studies A-Level
Media Industries
What Media Industries means in Media Studies A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definitions of Media Industries
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The study of ownership, funding, and regulation, examining how the processes of production, distribution, and circulation are influenced by economic and political factors.
Examination of ownership, funding, and regulation, and how these industrial factors influence the production, distribution, and circulation of media content.
Topics that use Media Industries
- Extended response and synopticity (AQA A-Level)
- Non-exam assessment (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Audiences
- Media Language
- Representation
- Audience Addressing
- Audience Construction and Targeting
- Audience Positioning
- Authorship and Creative Control
- Convergence
Using Media Industries in the exam
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