daily mirror

Question 1

What are the readership and online viewership figures for the Daily Mirror?

Answer 1

832,000
25.49m

Question 2

How have newspapers used technology convergence?

Answer 2

The Daily Mirror has diversified into online news. Going online helps to appeal to a digital audience and helps to tackle their falling print circulation.

Question 3

List ways The Daily Mirror appeals to their target audience

Answer 3

Headlines; images; political viewpoints; sensationalised news; games; dating services

Question 4

List ways newspapers are funded

Answer 4

Cover price; advertisements; subscriptions; dating service; betting services

Question 5

What is the Leveson Inquiry?

Answer 5

An inquiry into the culture, practices and ethics of the British press following the News International phone hacking scandal

Question 6

tabloid newspapers:

Answer 6

• developed in the late 19th century and became very popular with audiences within the the early 20th century.
• they have soft news and focus on entertainment, gossip and humour.
• smaller in size, high ratio of images to text and have simple, informal language.
  typically appeal to working/lower class readers.

Question 7

broadsheet/ national newspapers:

Answer 7

-developed in the 18th century.
-large in size.
-serious and hard news.
-well educated people understand this
newspaper.
-high ration of text compared to images.
-formal language.
-typically appeal to middle class audiences