Newpapers Flashcards

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What are the two types of tabloids?

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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

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daily mail, daily express

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12
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which company is the sun owned by?

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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?

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Rupert Mordoch

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

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

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1.3M

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17
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What is the sun’s average daily readership?

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2.3M

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18
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what kind of newspaper is the sun?

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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?

21
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does the sun support the EU?

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

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what is the sun’s majority of readers class?

24
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What is the sun’s majority readers age?

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35-64 years old

25
what organisation regulates newspapers?
IPSO
26
name 2 ways readers can digitally access the sun newspapers
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
How much does the digital edition of the sun newspaper cost?
£4.99 a week
28
How does the sun engage beyond its target audience?
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
which 5 social medias can you follow the sun on?
Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram.
30
why is the sun known as ''the peoples newspaper'?
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
what is sun hols?
a scheme on the sun where you collect tokens for a holiday
32
what is an advertorial?
content written by journalists, which although looking like editorial copy is actually an advert that has been paid for by the brand
33
what kind of newspaper is the guardian?
quality
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what is the guardian's political stance?
leaning towards left
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what is the guardian's average daily print circulation?
105,000
36
what is the guardian reader's average age?
54
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what percentage of the guardian's readers are male?
54%
38
how many newstand sales does the guardian have?
53,902
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how many subscriptions does the guardian have?
51,232
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what percentage of the guardian's demographic is ABC1?
86%
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What was the guardian's original format?
tabloid
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why is it beneficial that the guardian isn't owned by a group of shareholders?
they believe that they can hold true to their core journalistic principles.
43
how many of the sun's online readers are under 34?
60%
44
what are editors expected to follow?
Editors’ Code of Practice.
45
when did the hillsborough disaster take place?
April 15, 1989
46
what fatalities occured during the hillsborough disaster?
96 dead and 766 injured
47
what was the headline of the sun's initial reporting on the hillsborough disaster?
''the truth''
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what happened to the sun sales in liverpool after the disaster?
they dropped and nobody bought the sun anymore
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what is the sun known as in liverpool now?
the scum