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Newspapers Flashcards

1
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What type of newspaper is the Daily Mirror?

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Tabloid

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What political viewpoint does the Daily Mirror support?

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Left wing (Labour)

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3
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Who ran the inquiry into the lockdown parties?

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Sue Gray in Jan 2022

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4
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What is ‘Partygate’ an intertextual reference to?

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Watergate in the US 1970s, lead to Nixon resigning, has connotations of political scandal and distrust, corruption

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What is the Daily Mirror’s target audience?

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Over 35, C2DE, working class labour supporters

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What is the slogan of the DM paper?

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‘Heart of Britain’

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What is the key quote from the headline of the DM?

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‘Zero Shame’

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What is the strapline of the DM?

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‘Gray report fallout’

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What method do the subheadings use to emphasise the severity of the situation on the DM?

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Numbers and evidence against BJ but also the elipsis after the evidence ‘300 pictures handed over… and still’

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10
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Example of emotive language used against BJ on the DM?

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‘shameless’ (front page), ‘lying bombast’ (double page spread), ‘stain on our nation’ (double page spread). ‘a mockery’ (double page spread)

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What is the mode of address in the DM?

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Colloquial and direct

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What is the caption of the main image on the front cover of the DM?

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‘I’M NOT GOING’

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How is ideology of ‘populism’ used in the DM?

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Creating binary oppositions between the public and Boris Johnson

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Why do they use direct quotes from members of the general public?

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Increase emotional engagement by personalising the story rather than making it seem a distant, very political story.

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What is the anchor for Keir Starmer’s article?

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‘he should do the decent thing and resign’, shows someone who knows politics well even agrees

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16
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What company is the DM owned by?

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Reach PLC

17
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DM website name?

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Mirror Online

18
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How is Reach PLC integrated?

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Horizontally

19
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How many monthly views does the DM website roughly get?

A

Around 22 million

20
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What type of newspaper is The Times?

A

Broadsheet

21
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What company owns The Times and who owns that company?

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Times Newspapers, News UK, News Corp, Rupert Murdoch

22
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What is the political viewpoint of The Times?

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Mainly neutral but support right wing in key events like elections

23
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Target audience of The Times?

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ABC1, right-wing, with cultural capital, well-educated

24
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Who are the pull quotes from on the front cover of The Times?

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Sue Gray, in white on black background to show importance and emphasis, anchors image of BJ

25
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What is at the bottom of the front cover of The Times?

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‘In The News’ section, which shows global aspect and news is accounted for too.

26
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Mode of address in The Times?

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Formal and compact, with no subheadings, showing the readers high literacy level

27
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What is the headline on The Times?

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‘Police investigate PM’s four
lockdown parties’

28
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What is the subheading of The Times?

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‘Gray criticises leadership and
drinking culture’.

29
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What is the representation of BJ?

A

A lot less explicitly negative, more subtle but still clearly against BJ

30
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How is News Corp integrated?

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Horizontally and Vertically, huge conglomerate, with rightwing views

31
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Is circulation falling for The Times?

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No, circulation is remaining steady, print version is more popular than online

32
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Why does The Times website have a paywall?

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Appealing to the more upper class readers who have disposable income, connotations of quality. Also owned by large conglomerate so can afford risks

33
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What is the plug on The Times front cover?

A

‘How to be fit?’, softer news, lifestyle supplement ‘Times2’. Brighter and more colourful part of page, breaking up very serious news.

A-level Media Studies Eduqas (14 decks)

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