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2025 OCR GCSE (9–1) Media Studies J200/02 Music and News Question paper and Marking Scheme Attached Oxford Cambridge and RSA Thursday 22 May 2025 – Afternoon GCSE Media Studies J200/02 Music and News Time allowed: 1 hour 15 minutes You must have: • the Insert (inside this document) Please write clearly in black ink. Do not write in the barcodes. Centre number First name(s) Last name INSTRUCTIONS • Use black ink. • Answer all the questions. Candidate number • Write your answer to each question in the space provided. You can use extra paper if you need to, but you must clearly show your candidate number, centre number and the question numbers. INFORMATION • The total mark for this paper is 70. • The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ]. • Quality of extended response will be assessed in questions marked with an asterisk (
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OCR GCSE Media
Studies
2025 OCR GCSE (9–1) Media Studies J200/02 Music and News
Question paper and Marking Scheme Attached
Oxford Cambridge and RSA Thursday 22 May 2025 – Afternoon
GCSE Media Studies
J200/02 Music and News
Time allowed: 1 hour 15 minutes You must have:
- the Insert (inside this document) Please write clearly in black ink. Do not write in the barcodes. Centre number First name(s) Last name Candidate number INSTRUCTIONS
- Use black ink.
- Answer all the questions.
- Write your answer to each question in the space provided. You can use extra paper if you need to, but you must clearly show your candidate number, centre number and the question numbers. INFORMATION
- The total mark for this paper is 70.
- The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].
- Quality of extended response will be assessed in questions marked with an asterisk (*).
- This document has 16 pages. ADVICE
- Read each question carefully before you start your answer. © OCR 2025 [603/2069/2] OCR is an exempt Charity DC (SK) 332642/2 Turn over
3 Explain how music videos use representations to promote their artists. Refer to the pair of music videos you have studied from the list below. 1 Wheatus – Teenage Dirtbag / Avril Lavigne – Sk8er Boi 2 Beyoncé – Brown Skin Girl / The Lathums – I’ll Get By 3 Arlo Parks – Hope / Harry Styles – Adore You 4 Tinie Tempah, Jess Glynne – Not Letting Go / Paloma Faith – Picking Up the Pieces [10] .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... © OCR 2025 Turn over
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5* Refer to Extracts 1 and 2 in the insert. How far does the media language in Extracts 1 and 2 reflect genre conventions? In your answer you must:
- analyse the media language in Extracts 1 and 2 from MOJO and BBC Music magazines
- make judgements and reach conclusions. [15] .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... © OCR 2025
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8 Refer to Extracts 3 , 4 and 5 in the insert. Analyse two ways that the media language creates a less serious tone in Extract 4 compared to the other extracts. .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................................................................... [5] © OCR 2025 Turn over
9 Extracts 3* , 4 and 5 are articles from the online Observer. How far do these representations reflect media contexts? In your answer you must:
- analyse the representations in the extracts
- refer to media contexts
- make judgements and reach conclusions. You will be rewarded for drawing together elements from your full course of study. [15] .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... © OCR 2025
10 Explain how social and/or cultural contexts influenced the media language and representations in newspapers from the 1960s such as The Observer. Refer to examples from the set newspapers you have studied in your answer. [10] .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... © OCR 2025
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Refer to Extracts 1 and 2 to answer Questions 4 and 5 Extract 1 © MOJO magazine front cover, August 2022 issue. Item removed due to third party copyright restrictions. © OCR 2025 J200/02 Jun
Extract 2 © BBC Music Magazine front cover, June 2021 issue. Item removed due to third party copyright restrictions. © OCR 2025 J200/02 Jun25 Turn over