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Media - Newspapers Flashcards

1
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Name 6 Tabloids

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The Sun - red top
The Star - red top
The Mirror - red top
The Daily Mail - mid range
Express - mid range
Metro

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Name 5 Broadsheets

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Telegraph
The Guardian
The Times
I (short read)
Financial Times

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Features of a tabloid

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Soft news stories
Image led
Cheaper
More subjective
Less sophisticated register and less formal language

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Features of a broadsheet

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Hard news stories
Text led
More expensive
More objective
More sophisticated register and formal language
Stories and news have to be verified

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Red top meaning

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More entertainment focused (e.g celebrities, gossip, scandal)

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Mid range meaning

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Between a broadsheet and a tabloid (more writing than tabloids but too subjective for a broadsheet)

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Media plurality meaning

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Any person in Britain can purchase and read a newspaper of any political persuasion.

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The Daily Telegraph?

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Right wing, Broadsheet, ABC1 older audience

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Daily express?

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Right wing, Tabloid, ABC1 older audience

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Daily Mail?

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Extreme right wing, tabloid, ABC1 older (mainly female) audience

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The Times

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Slightly right wing, broadsheet, ABC1 older + well-educated audience

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i

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Centrist, broadsheet, ABC1 younger audience

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Financial Times

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Centrist, broadsheet, AB (tends to be men)

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The Guardian

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Left wing, broadsheet, ABC1 (more males)

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Metro

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Centrist (can’t afford to take sides), tabloid, C2DE (groups who use public transport)

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Daily Mirror

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Left wing, tabloid, C2DE

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The Sun

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Right wing, tabloid, C2DE (tends to be males)

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The Star

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Mocks all politicians, tabloid, C2DE

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What is the masthead

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The logo at the top

20
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What is the headline?

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Tells audience what’s in the article

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Caption

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Brief explanation below an image to anchor its meaning

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Stand first

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Introductory paragraph introducing the main points of the story

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Trail

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Start of story on front page, that continues inside (so more space on front page for adverts etc)

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Anchorage

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Use of captions will anchor images and construct messages for the readers

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Splash

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Main story on the front page (usually hard news but soft news can dominate)

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Secondary story

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Less important than the splash but still makes the front page

27
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By line

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Name of journalist (only used if their well-known)

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Plug

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Advert for other items (inside the newspaper) placed on the front page

29
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Conglomerate

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Company than owns lots of other companies

30
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Infotainment

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Mixture of information and entertainment

31
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Who owns The Guardian?

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The Scott Trust

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Who owns The Guardian?

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The Scott Trust

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Who owns The Sun?

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The News Cooperation / Murdock family

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Who regulates the newspaper industry?

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IPSO

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Why are newspapers moving to online?

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For technological convergence and to maintain the requirements of the modern audience.

36
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How do newspapers make profit?

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Advertising

37
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What do advert companies prefer with newspapers?

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They prefer online as can target the audience and reach a wider audience. They also prefer Broadsheets (ABC1 audiences so more disposable income).

38
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Which set text tried a paywall?

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The Sun tried a paywall - not successful - but are now a global success.

39
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Why did IPSO form?

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Following the Leveson Inquiry (journalist hacked many people’s phones), and so now regulates newspapers and magazines in Britain.

40
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What do IPSO do?

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Provide advice to editors and journalists.
Monitors standards.
Responds to complaints about publications that break the Editors Code of Practice.

41
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What are some things included in the Editors Code of Practice?

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Accuracy - The Press can’t publish inaccurate, misleading or distorted information.
Harassment- journalists mustn’t engage in intimidation or harassment.
Reporting suicide - must avoid excessive details of method used.
Children - all pupils should be free to complete their time at school without unnecessary intrusion.

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