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Newpapers Flashcards

1
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What are the two types of tabloids?

A

red tops and middle markets

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2
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Name 3 red tops

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The Sun, The Daily Mirror, The Daily Star

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3
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What do red tops mainly report on other than news?

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celebrity gossip and scandals

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4
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what type of language do red tops have?

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simpler language and more pictures than other papers

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5
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what name are broadsheets given?

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qualities

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6
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name 3 broadsheets

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The telegraph, the times, the guardian

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7
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broadsheets are more e— than redtops

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expensive

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8
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broadsheets have a lower c—

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circulation

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9
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what class do broadsheets target to?

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higher classes

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10
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what do sunday editions of newspapers include?

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supplements

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11
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name 2 middle markets

A

daily mail, daily express

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12
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which company is the sun owned by?

A

News UK

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13
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Which company is News UK a subsidiary of?

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News Corp

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14
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Who owns News Corp?

A

Rupert Mordoch

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15
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How many days a week was The Sun originally published?

A

6

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16
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what is the sun’s average daily print circulation?

A

1.3M

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17
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What is the sun’s average daily readership?

A

2.3M

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18
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what kind of newspaper is the sun?

A

Tabloid red top

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19
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What is the sun’s political allegiance?

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conservative

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20
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what was the sun’s original political stance towards?

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labour

21
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does the sun support the EU?

A

No

22
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what is the sun’s majority readers’ gender?

A

male

23
Q

what is the sun’s majority of readers class?

A

C2DE

24
Q

What is the sun’s majority readers age?

A

35-64 years old

25
Q

what organisation regulates newspapers?

A

IPSO

26
Q

name 2 ways readers can digitally access the sun newspapers

A

they can read news from the print newspapers for free on the website
they can sign up to a digital edition of the print newspaper

27
Q

How much does the digital edition of the sun newspaper cost?

A

£4.99 a week

28
Q

How does the sun engage beyond its target audience?

A

The Sun supplies free content to Apple
News. The click-throughs from the UK’s most
popular news app supply 23% of The Sun’s page
views.

29
Q

which 5 social medias can you follow the sun on?

A

Facebook, Twitter, TikTok,
Snapchat and Instagram.

30
Q

why is the sun known as ‘‘the peoples newspaper’?

A

Using words
in bold, lots of visuals and smaller chunks of
text means they are purposefully making their
product accessible to everyone and especially
appealing to members of our society who have
weaker literacy skills or just want an easy read

31
Q

what is sun hols?

A

a scheme on the sun where you collect tokens for a holiday

32
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what is an advertorial?

A

content written by journalists,
which although looking like editorial copy is
actually an advert that has been paid for by the
brand

33
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what kind of newspaper is the guardian?

A

quality

34
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what is the guardian’s political stance?

A

leaning towards left

35
Q

what is the guardian’s average daily print circulation?

A

105,000

36
Q

what is the guardian reader’s average age?

A

54

37
Q

what percentage of the guardian’s readers are male?

A

54%

38
Q

how many newstand sales does the guardian have?

A

53,902

39
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how many subscriptions does the guardian have?

A

51,232

40
Q

what percentage of the guardian’s demographic is ABC1?

A

86%

41
Q

What was the guardian’s original format?

A

tabloid

42
Q

why is it beneficial that the guardian isn’t owned by a group of shareholders?

A

they believe that they can hold true to their core
journalistic principles.

43
Q

how many of the sun’s online readers are under 34?

A

60%

44
Q

what are editors expected to follow?

A

Editors’ Code of Practice.

45
Q

when did the hillsborough disaster take place?

A

April 15, 1989

46
Q

what fatalities occured during the hillsborough disaster?

A

96 dead and 766 injured

47
Q

what was the headline of the sun’s initial reporting on the hillsborough disaster?

A

'’the truth’’

48
Q

what happened to the sun sales in liverpool after the disaster?

A

they dropped and nobody bought the sun anymore

49
Q

what is the sun known as in liverpool now?

A

the scum

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