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Contexts of the media

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How do social, cultural, historical and political contexts shape media products?

The contexts of the media: how social, cultural, historical and political (including economic) contexts shape the production of media products and how audiences interpret them, and how to use context to deepen analysis across all four frameworks.
A focused answer to AQA GCSE Media Studies on the contexts of the media, covering how social, cultural, historical and political contexts shape media products and audience interpretation, and how to use context across the four frameworks.
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