2025 OCR GCSE Media Studies J200/02 Music and News, Exams of Media & Society

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Oxford Cambridge and RSA - 2025

Thursday 22 May 2025 – Afternoon

GCSE Media Studies

J200/02 Music and News

Time allowed: 1 hour 15 minutes

(Verified Question Paper With Mark

Scheme Combined June 2025)

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] DC (SK) 332642/ OCR is an exempt Charity Turn over

© OCR 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] ............................................................................................................................................ .............. ............................................................................................................................................ .............. ............................................................................................................................................ .............. ............................................................................................................................................ .............. ............................................................................................................................................ .............. ............................................................................................................................................ .............. ............................................................................................................................................ .............. ............................................................................................................................................ .............. ............................................................................................................................................ .............. ............................................................................................................................................ .............. ............................................................................................................................................ .............. ............................................................................................................................................ .............. ............................................................................................................................................ .............. ............................................................................................................................................ ..............

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© OCR Turn over 4 Refer to Extracts 1 and 2 in the insert. Analyse two uses of stereotypes or anti-stereotypes in these extracts from MOJO and BBC Music magazines. ............................................................................................................................................ .............. ............................................................................................................................................ .............. ............................................................................................................................................ .............. ............................................................................................................................................ .............. ............................................................................................................................................ .............. ............................................................................................................................................ .............. ............................................................................................................................................ .............. ............................................................................................................................................ .............. ............................................................................................................................................ .............. ............................................................................................................................................ .............. ............................................................................................................................................ .............. ............................................................................................................................................ .............. ............................................................................................................................................ .............. ............................................................................................................................................ .............. .................................................................................................................................. [5]

© OCR 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] ............................................................................................................................................ .............. ............................................................................................................................................ .............. ............................................................................................................................................ .............. ............................................................................................................................................ .............. ............................................................................................................................................ .............. ............................................................................................................................................ .............. ............................................................................................................................................ .............. ............................................................................................................................................ .............. ............................................................................................................................................ .............. ............................................................................................................................................ .............. ............................................................................................................................................ .............. ............................................................................................................................................ .............. ............................................................................................................................................ .............. ............................................................................................................................................ .............. ............................................................................................................................................ ..............

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© OCR Turn over 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 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] ............................................................................................................................................ .............. ............................................................................................................................................ .............. ............................................................................................................................................ .............. ............................................................................................................................................ .............. ............................................................................................................................................ .............. ............................................................................................................................................ .............. ............................................................................................................................................ .............. ............................................................................................................................................ .............. ............................................................................................................................................ .............. ............................................................................................................................................ .............. ............................................................................................................................................ .............. ............................................................................................................................................ .............. ............................................................................................................................................ .............. ............................................................................................................................................

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