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2. The GUMG uncovered the following (all correct)

  • majority of sample who had not directly experienced the strike interpreted it as violent and illegitimate
  • sample quickly recognised the ideological messages contained in photos that the strike was violent and miners were to blame
  • people sympathetic to miners cause were weakened in their support by what they saw on the news
  • however, some members of the audience rejected the ideological message although these tended to be in the minority

3. The 5 common sense ideas conveyed by tabloids according to Curran (all correct)

  • Happiness is about possessions and money
  • You must look like the models in magazines
  • Being a celebrity is really important
  • Most asylum seekers are just illegal immigrants
  • Black people are potential criminals

4. What did the GUMG study?

  • Miner's strike
  • Immigrants
  • Afro Caribbean males

5. Who found that varied audience groups do have a very clear understanding of the intended ideological message found in media content and a section of that audience often accurately reproduce it in terms of their own attitudes?

  • Philo
  • GUMG
  • Curran

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