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This document contains the OCR GCSE Media Studies J200/02 Music and News – May 2025 exam paper. It is the official paper sat by candidates in the May 2025 exam session. The exam paper includes: Section A (Music): Questions on music videos, representation, audience, and industry. Section B (News): Questions on print and online news, media language, ownership, and regulation. Source-based analysis: Extracts from music and news texts requiring evaluation of style, representation, and audience appeal. Extended response questions: Essays assessing knowledge, understanding, and application of media theory. Assessment objectives (AO1–AO2) tested through knowledge, understanding, and analysis of media products. Why It’s Valuable Authentic: Official OCR exam paper from the May 2025 exam cycle. Exam-focused: Provides the exact questions students faced in the GCSE Media Studies Paper 2. Practical use: Enables students to practice under real exam conditions. Versatile: Useful for teachers, tutors, and independent learners preparing for GCSE Media Studies.

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Oxford Cambridge and RSA

Thursday 22 May 2025 – Afternoon
GCSE Media Studies
J200/02 Music and News
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OCR OXFORD CAMBRIDGE AND RSA GCSE MEDIA STUDIES J200/02
MUSIC AND NEWS QUESTIONS MAY 2025
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• Answer all the questions.
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• 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.

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Section A

Music

1 State which one of the following regulates some newspapers and magazines:
• Ofcom
• IPSO
• BBFC

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2 Explain how two radio stations address the needs of their different audiences.

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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
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