Oxford Cambridge and RSA
Monday 19 May 2025 – Afternoon
A Level Media Studies
H409/01 Media messages
Resource Booklet
Time allowed: 2 hours
* 2 2 9 5 1 7 4 3 4 7 *
INSTRUCTIONS
• Use the sources in this Resource Booklet to answer Questions 1, 2 and 5.
• Do not send this Resource Booklet for marking. Keep it in the centre or recycle it.
INFORMATION
• This document has 8 pages.
© OCR 2025 [603/2339/5] OCR is an exempt Charity
DC (ST) 354679/3 Turn over
for more: tyrionpapers.com
, 2
Source A – The Guardian Twitter feed,12 June 2023
Source A and Source B refer to
the resignation of former UK Prime
Minister Boris Johnson as an MP after
several scandals, including a report
that found he had lied to Parliament.
Rishi Sunak became Prime Minister
after Johnson. Some members of the
Conservative Party blamed Sunak for
Johnson’s resignation.
On the same day as Johnson’s
resignation, the Government released
an ‘honours list’ of people Johnson
had rewarded for supporting him.
Some people felt he should not have
been allowed to do this.
One comment refers to an OBE,
which is a type of award given to
people on the honours list. Another
comment refers to (Richard) Nixon
who was US President in the 1970s
and resigned because of a scandal.
Twitter is the former name of the
social media platform X.
© OCR 2025 H409/01/RB Jun25
for more: tyrionpapers.com
, 3
Source B – The Daily Telegraph Twitter feed,12 June 2023
© Twitter, Tweets from The Daily Telegraph, 12 June 2023. Item removed due to third party copyright restrictions.
© OCR 2025 H409/01/RB Jun25 Turn over
for more: tyrionpapers.com
Monday 19 May 2025 – Afternoon
A Level Media Studies
H409/01 Media messages
Resource Booklet
Time allowed: 2 hours
* 2 2 9 5 1 7 4 3 4 7 *
INSTRUCTIONS
• Use the sources in this Resource Booklet to answer Questions 1, 2 and 5.
• Do not send this Resource Booklet for marking. Keep it in the centre or recycle it.
INFORMATION
• This document has 8 pages.
© OCR 2025 [603/2339/5] OCR is an exempt Charity
DC (ST) 354679/3 Turn over
for more: tyrionpapers.com
, 2
Source A – The Guardian Twitter feed,12 June 2023
Source A and Source B refer to
the resignation of former UK Prime
Minister Boris Johnson as an MP after
several scandals, including a report
that found he had lied to Parliament.
Rishi Sunak became Prime Minister
after Johnson. Some members of the
Conservative Party blamed Sunak for
Johnson’s resignation.
On the same day as Johnson’s
resignation, the Government released
an ‘honours list’ of people Johnson
had rewarded for supporting him.
Some people felt he should not have
been allowed to do this.
One comment refers to an OBE,
which is a type of award given to
people on the honours list. Another
comment refers to (Richard) Nixon
who was US President in the 1970s
and resigned because of a scandal.
Twitter is the former name of the
social media platform X.
© OCR 2025 H409/01/RB Jun25
for more: tyrionpapers.com
, 3
Source B – The Daily Telegraph Twitter feed,12 June 2023
© Twitter, Tweets from The Daily Telegraph, 12 June 2023. Item removed due to third party copyright restrictions.
© OCR 2025 H409/01/RB Jun25 Turn over
for more: tyrionpapers.com
