2026 AQA A-level MEDIA STUDIES 7572/2 Paper 2 Media Two - Question Paper + Mark Scheme

2026 AQA A-level MEDIA STUDIES 7572/2 Paper 2 Media Two - Question Paper + Mark Scheme

Analyse Figure 1 using the following structuralist ideas:
• deconstruction
• cultural codes. 

Theories of the regulation and control of media industries suggest that there is a
conflict between protecting the public interest and the needs of media companies.
How valid do you find this argument in explaining the regulation of the media?
You should refer to both of your television Close Study Products in your answer:
Capital and Deutschland 83
OR
The Responder and Lupin
OR
No Offence and The Killing

Media products represent social and cultural contexts to convey values and beliefs.
To what extent does an analysis of the video game Close Study Products The Sims
FreePlay and Horizon Forbidden West support this view? 

If magazines are to survive, producers must target specialised audiences.
To what extent do you agree with this statement?
Refer to the Close Study Products GQ and The Gentlewoman to support your
answer.