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(a) Institutional factors affect the making of media texts. These factors
include:
• who owns the media company
• the need to make a profit
• the effect of budget and resources on the text
• the use of stars
• the effect of advertisers and advertising
• the effect of the law on the text
• and other institutional factors.
How has at least one institutional factor affected the text you have studied? (6)
b) Representations are made by including particular elements in the text.
Identify at least one representation in the media text you have studied and describe in detail how it has been made. (8)
