Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Newspapers - The Times and The Mirror

SECTION B: Newspaper

 

Tabloid vs. Broadsheet

 

Each of these newspaper types are different, the tabloid has the most popular newspaper and they tend to have red mastheads and write short stories but have a higher ratio of pictures to text. The middle market is in the middle in between tabloids and broadsheets. Broadsheets have a higher ratio text to images.

Older people are more likely to read a broadsheet newspaper. They are interested in the stories whereas, the younger generation prefers more pictures rather than a lot of reading through the text.

 

 TABLOID: THE SUN & THE MIRROR

BROADHSEET: THE GUARDIAN & THE TIMES

 

THE TIMES

 

1. Who owns News Corp?

    A. Walt Disney

 

2.What other companies belong to News Corp?

    A. News Corp owns US papers such as; New York Post and The Wall Street Journal.

 3. Do News Corp own any other newspapers?

A.    New Corp owns some national and local newspapers in Australia.

 

4. What ways can audiences access this newspaper?

A. Online and in- store

 

5. Visit the website of some of the newspapers News Corp owns and read some of their articles. What political agenda do they hold?

 

A.     They hold a right-wing side, as they support conservatives and Brexit. Evidence can be found in their newspapers about Brexit, where they boost about Boris Johnson.

 

8. Who is the intended readership (audience) for The Times. You must consider the demographic profile and the psychographic profile.

A. The Times’s target audience is middle-class people aged over 35 who support conservatives.

 

 

THE MIRROR

 

1.     Who owns Reach Plc?

A.The CEO is Jim Mullen.

 

2. What other newspapers do Reach Plc own?

A. The Reach plc known as trinity mirror and other newspapers such as; Manchester evening news and daily record.

 

 3. What ways can audiences access this newspaper?

A. Online and in store

 

4. Visit the website of some of the newspapers Reach Plc owns and read some of their articles. What political agenda do they hold?

A. The Mirror is left-wing and support labour. This evidence is shown as issues of The Mirror as they don’t support Brexit.

 

6. Who is the intended readership (audience) for The Daily Mirror. You must consider the demographic profile and the psychographic profile.

A. The Daily Mirror’s audience is over 35 and working-class labour supporters (left-wing).


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