LR

1) Type up your feedback in full (you do not need to write mark/grade if you do not wish to).

32/48 C+
WWW: Clear focus on the question, showing critical autonomy
EBI: provide detailed, developed examples of how dominant ideologies are promoted in both traditional and new media.
2) Read through the mark scheme. Of the six different statements, write which you think is currently your strongest and which is weakest. Explain WHY and, for the weakest, what you are going to do to improve in that area.

I showed good critical autonomy and stayed focused on the question, however I need to talk about more theories and link them back to examples. I will revise my theorists and my new and digital examples

3) Read through the exemplar A grade essay. What does this essay offer that yours does not? Identify THREE things you can take from this essay to improve your own responses in future.

• ALLEN de button 'conform accommodate and react'
• Explicit references to news stories
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4) Write ONE new paragraph for your January assessment essay. Ideally, this should be a section you did not cover in your original essay. This paragraph needs to be comprehensive and meet the criteria for Level 4 of the mark scheme.Although the internet has provided basis for a mass of information to be distributed globally, the potential for inaccuracy may occur . This could be done by both professional journalists and amateur bloggers. For example the IBTtimes published a story which stated the Iranian minister for ICT, had announced plans to remove public internet access in Iran and replace it with a state controlled national portal. This information was incorrect and was later removed which proves that even professionals can make mistakes on the internet, making it harder to know who to trust. Wikipedia is likely to be the most unreliable source as it is edited by ordinary people who do not usually know the facts behind a story making it a hard source to trust; despite this people still rely on it as a major source of information. Moreover, the hate and harassment on social media has also had a major impact through its increase. some may argue that this is one of new an digital media biggest downfall as it dis empowers its users and marginalises individuals opinions. Furthermore, it does not end there as some people generate inaccurate, biased information and also come up with crazy conspiracy theorys, which may damage and control user beliefs.