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UK GCSE 2010 : Journalism - * Revised Vocational , Unit 1: The Journalism Industry and Skills for Journalism

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Sp N ec e ifi w ca tio n Centre Number 71 Candidate Number General Certificate of Secondary Education 2010 Unit 1: The Journalism Industry and Skills for Journalism GJR11 Journalism in the Media and Communications Industry (JMC) [GJR11] WEDNESDAY 19 MAY, MORNING TIME 1 hour 30 minutes. INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES Write your Centre Number and Candidate Number in the spaces provided at the top of this page. Write your answers in the spaces provided in this question paper. Answer all six questions. Spend 35 minutes on Section A, 27 minutes on Section B and 28 minutes on Section C. INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES 110159 The total mark for this paper is 80. Section A carries 30 marks. Section B carries 25 marks. Section C carries 25 marks. Figures in brackets printed down the right-hand side of the page indicate the marks awarded to each question or part of question. Quality of written communication will be assessed in questions 2(a), 2(b), 4, 5 and 6. 6615.04R For Examiner s use only Question Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total Marks Marks Section A Examiner Only Marks Remark Spend 35 minutes answering this section. Answer both questions. 1 Spend 5 minutes on this question. Below is an outline of a typical homepage of an online broadsheet newspaper. From the content below select four examples of what you would NOT expect to see on the homepage of a broadsheet newspaper. Breaking news Top Ten Belly Busters Careers in Focus Financial news Reader s Poll News Archive Horoscopes Celebrity Scandal 6615.04R 2 [Turn over Examiner Only Marks Remark example 1 _____________________________________________________ [1] Reason _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ [1] example 2 _____________________________________________________ [1] Reason _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ [1] example 3 _____________________________________________________ [1] Reason _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ [1] example 4 _____________________________________________________ [1] Reason _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ [1] [8 marks] 6615.04R 3 [Turn over 2 Spend 10 minutes studying both articles carefully then complete the tasks on the following page. Article A is from a broadsheet newspaper. Article B is from a red top tabloid. Both cover the same story: Prince William sleeping rough to raise awareness of homelessness. Article A a broadsheet newspaper PRINCE WILLIAM SWAPS PALACES FOR CARDBOARD BOX ON THE STREET Prince William spent a night sleeping rough in London to experience being homeless, it emerged today. The prince bedded down in a sleeping bag next to wheelie bins by Blackfriars Bridge last week in an event organised by homeless charity Centrepoint. Its chief executive Seyi Obakin slept next to the Prince and said the hairiest moment came when they were almost run over by a road sweeper. earlier in the year, Mr Obakin challenged the prince to experience being homeless for a single night after William, in a speech to mark Centrepoint s 40th anniversary, had urged the organisation to increase its efforts to end youth homelessness. The pair bedded down on cardboard boxes in an alleyway just after midnight last Wednesday and slept until 6am. In 2005 the prince, 27, chose Centrepoint as the organisation to receive his patronage. His strong interest in its work was inspired by visits he made to its centres with his mother, who also served as its patron. Press Association adapted from Prince William swaps palaces for a cardboard box on the street by Tony Jones, The Scotsman, 23 December 2009 Article B a red top tabloid PRINCE WILLIAM SECRETLY SPENT NIGHT SLEEPING ROUGH IN LONDON TO EXPERIENCE BEING HOMELESS Prince William spent a night sleeping rough in London to experience being homeless, it emerged today. The royal bedded down in a sleeping bag next to a group of wheelie bins around Blackfriars Bridge in the capital last week in an event organised by the homeless charity Centrepoint. The organisation s chief executive Seyi Centrepoint Obakin slept next to the prince on their secretary Jamie lowther-Pinkerton, makeshift bed. and bedded down on cardboard boxes Scary experience in an alleyway just after midnight last Writing on the Centrepoint website he Wednesday. added: For me, it was a scary experience. Prince in hooded top Out of my comfortable bed. Out there in In a grainy photograph released by the the elements. Out there on an extremely homeless charity, the Prince, dressed in cold night, with temperatures down to 4. jeans, trainers, a hooded top and a hat, And it was the same for Prince William. can be seen next to Mr Obakin with their But he was determined to do it as bedding. (Centrepoint) patron in order to raise The chief executive wrote on his charity s awareness of the problem and to be able website: We took as much precaution as to understand a little better what rough possible but there was no shielding from sleepers go through. the bitter cold or the fear of being accosted Centrepoint s chief executive challenged by drug dealers, pimps or those out to give the Prince to experience being homeless homeless people a good kicking . for one night and Mr Obakin said he did not A St James s Palace spokesman said the think the royal would pick up the gauntlet. three got little sleep and dozed for short The pair were joined by William s private periods during their time in the alleyway. Adapted from: Prince William secretly spent night sleeping rough in London to experience being homeless by Rachael Wheeler, The Daily Mirror, 22 December 2009. 6615.04R 4 [Turn over (a) Spend 9 minutes on this part of the question. Examiner Only Marks Remark Outline briefly how the type of information presented in each of the articles matches the different styles of the two newspapers. _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ [10] (b) Spend 11 minutes answering this question. Consider how the story is approached by the two different types of newspaper. Do this by commenting on the language used in each article. _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ [12] Section A [30 marks] 6615.04R 5 [Turn over Section B Examiner Only Marks Remark Spend 27 minutes answering this section. Answer both questions 3 Spend 13 minutes on this question. Assess the news value of the five breaking stories below. Decide which three stories have the best news value for the lunchtime news bulletin for a regional TV station in Northern Ireland. Give reasons to support each of your choices. Below are the notes you have made about each story. Use these notes as the basis for your decisions. PRIMARK S BELFAST BRANCH SEES STRONG SALES GROWTH The popularity of discount clothing chain Primark shows no sign of weakening after its sales grew strongly in the last four months of 2009. The chain s owner, ABF said sales at Primark Belfast rose 19% in the , 16 weeks to 2 January. It said like-for-like sales growth had been very good but did not give a figure for it. BBC News at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8458646.stm POLISH DOG CAUSES CONFUSION Staff at the RSPCA centre in Oldham, Greater Manchester, originally thought Cent the collie was deaf. But when they looked into his history they realised he came from a Polish family and so did not speak English. So staff brushed up on Polish commands and, four months on, they say Cent is now bilingual and ready for a new home. BBC News at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/8458184.stm NORTHERN IRELAND HOSPITAL INFECTIONS FALL BY UP TO 40% Hospital infections have fallen dramatically in the past 18 months, NI Health Minister has said. MRSA rates have dropped by 30% to the lowest level since reporting began in 2001, Michael McGimpsey told a Stormont debate on hospital hygiene. Mr McGimpsey said rates were at the lowest level since monitoring began in 2005 , falling by a remarkable 40%. BBC News at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8453888.stm 6615.04R 6 [Turn over BANKS COULD PAY SPECIAL TAX FOR GOVERNMENT BAIL OUT Examiner Only Marks Remark Britain s banks could still be hit by a special tax to pay for the bail out that brought them back from the brink. The British Government insists they will not follow Barack Obama s lead after the U.S. unveiled plans for a charge this week. British banking bosses this morning suggested that talks about taxation along the same lines as the US are still ongoing. Mail Online at http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1243856/Fury-1bn-bonuses-bailed-bank-Goldman-Sachs-UK-staff.html VOMITING BUG CLOSES THREE WARDS AT ULSTER HOSPITAL Three wards at the Ulster Hospital in Dundonald have been closed after an outbreak of a vomiting and diarrhoea bug amongst patients. The South Eastern Health Trust has asked visitors to wash their hands before and after visiting. People have also been advised to avoid bringing young children to the hospital. BBC News at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8457397.stm Story 1 ________________________________________________________ [1] Reasons ________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ [3] Story 2 ________________________________________________________ [1] Reasons ________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ [3] Story 3 ________________________________________________________ [1] Reasons ________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ [3] 6615.04R 7 [Turn over 4 Spend 14 minutes on this question. Examiner Only Marks Remark You are working for Believe a PR company. One of your celebrity footballers, Roy Kennedy, has been fined for a speeding offence close to a primary school. Write a press release on behalf of the footballer apologising for his behaviour. At a meeting with Roy you made the following notes: Roy was rushing to hospital to be in time for the birth of his first child He has pledged 10,000 to Children s Road Safety Campaign Plans to visit the local primary schools to say sorry and sign autographs I can t apologise enough. All I could think about was my wife Paula giving birth without me beside her. I knew she would never forgive me! Press release: _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ [13] Section B [25 marks] 6615.04R 8 [Turn over Section C Examiner Only Marks Remark Spend 28 minutes answering this section. Answer both questions 5 Spend 5 minutes on this question. As a sub-editor of a national online broadsheet newspaper, you have put the following headline on a story filed by the paper s reporter on sporting issues. MORE SPORTS WOMEN ON THE BENCH DUE TO INJURY The picture below is to be included as part of the article. Write a 15 25 word caption for the picture Tom Smart, Deseret News Photo by Tom Smart/Deseret News/AP _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ [5] 6615.04R 9 [Turn over 6 Spend 23 minutes on this question. Examiner Only Marks Remark Running Today is a specialist running magazine aimed at all of those interested in competitive running. The magazine has hired you to write a 200 word feature on two highly talented local runners. Top 1500 metre running rivals Ben Brown and Patrick McGurk are in direct competition for the single 1500 metre slot available in the Olympic team. Next month their critical showdown will take place at Mallusk. Afterwards the selectors will decide which one of these runners will go to the Olympics. Below is the research material you have gathered on these runners. Develop your article based on what you consider to be the significant information. Ben Brown, 20 Patrick McGurk, 23 Newtownabbey Running Club info download Newry Athletic Club newsletter Holds NI Districts record 1500m european School Boy title 2007, 2008 Studying BA Sports Science Ben s personal best in 3.42 mins. Information found on Wow Running Blog. I am three years younger than Patrick and to be honest studying Sports Science has improved my times greatly. Face-to-face interview with coach: Ben s uncle, running coach, Vic Cross, veteran marathon runner is responsible for his motivation. Ben is a dream runner, a real natural from eight years old. Quote from phone call to Ben: My girlfriend, Claire, is very understanding she s also a runner! 3rd in Belfast City Marathon 2009 Student Games record 2006-2008 estate Agent in his father s firm Information taken from Facebook page. Ben has been bothered greatly with a knee injury so it s hard to know how Mallusk will go. Face-to-face interview with coach: Simon Gibbs, Bronze Commonwealth winner in the 1500 m, 1985 has worked with Patrick for the past two years. Paddy has been dedicated to achieving a place on the Olympics Squad. Paddy has vowed to beat Sebastian Coe s 1984 record of 3.32 mins. Quote from phone call to Patrick: I m still single, it s difficult to have time for a girlfriend and a training schedule! CCEA CCEA 6615.04R 10 [Turn over 200 word feature: Examiner Only Marks Remark _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ 6615.04R 11 [Turn over _________________________________________________________________ Examiner Only Marks Remark _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ [20] Section C [25 marks] ___________________________________________ THIS IS THE END OF THE QUESTION PAPER ___________________________________________ 6615.04R 12 [Turn over 6615.04R 13 [Turn over 6615.04R 14 [Turn over 6615.04R 15 [Turn over Permission to reproduce all copyright material has been applied for. In some cases, efforts to contact copyright holders may have been unsuccessful and CCeA will be happy to rectify any omissions of acknowledgement in future if notified. 110159

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