In 2013-14, the examination will take the following format. There will be questions on each of the 5 topics we have studied throughout the year, that is:

• de Gaulle and the media
• Bourdieu and the media, with particular reference to Sur la télévision
• the written news media and the internet in France, with particular reference to Poulet's La Fin des journaux
• Sarkozy and the media
• France's outward-facing media since 2002 (with particular reference to the launch of France 24)

There will be a choice of 2 questions for each topic.

Students doing a 3-hour exam will be required to answer 3 questions on 3 topics.

Students doing a 2-hour exam will be required to answer 2 questions on 2 topics. THESE MUST NOT DUPLICATE MATERIAL OR TOPICS COVERED IN THEIR ASSESSED ESSAYS.

A sample paper which follows the rubric and syllabus for 2011-12 can be found HERE . (Note the last question is not relevant to this year's syllabus)

As the final topic above is new for 2013-14, students may find it useful to reflect on these sample questions