media

Question 1

newspapers

Answer 1

• older people are more likely to read newspapers, many of which support conservative e.g telegraph
• shown through in 2019 67% of those over 70 voted conservative
• newspapers are in decline, but daily mail still gets 12mil clicks a day

Question 2

Social media

Answer 2

• younger voters are more likely to use social media
• labour had 883k followers and conservatives had 502k
• in 2017 56% of 18-19 year olds voted labour
• in 2017 conservatives spent less on facebook ads but still won

Question 3

-live debates

Answer 3

-In the debates before the 2010 general election Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg had performed best but Liberal Democrats share of the vote at the election increased by only 1%, but was watched by 8.8 million
-may and corbyn did not show up for the first debate in 2017, yet still got the most votes
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Question 4

news

Answer 4

• BBC must remain unbiased legally

- other channels such as channel 4 and stv have similar standards