OCR A Level Media Studies Paper 1 2025 Question Paper

Download the official OCR A-Level Media Studies H409/01 Media Messages June 2025 question paper PDF — the authentic OCR examination paper used for the 2025 A-Level Media Studies assessment. This paper contains all official exam questions from Section A and Section B covering online news, media language, representation, audience theory, music videos, magazines, and media industries.

The June 2025 OCR H409/01 paper includes analytical questions on political contexts in online news, values and beliefs in left-wing and right-wing broadsheet reporting, social contexts influencing The Guardian and the Daily Mail, and audience interpretation theories from Bandura and Shirky. The paper also examines representation in magazines and intertextuality in music videos using OCR set products including Radiohead, David Guetta, Corinne Bailey Rae, Lil Nas X, Emeli Sandé, and Sufjan Stevens.
Ideal for timed exam practice, classroom mock assessments, revision sessions, and independent learning. Pair this question paper with the official OCR H409/01 June 2025 mark scheme for examiner-standard self-marking, AO1/AO2 improvement, and accurate essay-practice revision. Fully optimised for mobile and desktop viewing with instant PDF download access from markscheme.net.

This document is designed for OCR A-Level Media Studies students preparing for the 2026 examination series, including Year 13 students, resit candidates, independent learners, and home-schooled learners following the OCR Media Messages (H409/01) specification. It is especially useful for students revising media language, audience theory, political contexts, representation, music video analysis, and online news media.

It is also highly valuable for Media Studies teachers, private tutors, sixth-form colleges, revision-course providers, and parents supporting exam preparation. The paper can be used for timed mock exams, examiner-standard essay practice, classroom assessment, retrieval activities, AO-focused revision, and identifying weaknesses in contextual analysis and theory application before the OCR A-Level Media Studies exams.