Newspapers Flashcards
Tabloid - Layout
3
More images than copy
Bold, sans serif headlines
Red masthead - ‘Red Tops’
Tabloid - Content
3
Small, summarised articles
Soft news
Sensationalism
Tabloid - Adverts
2
Lottery tickets or gambling
Aimed at those who need/want to make money
Tabloid - Images
4
Mostly photojournalist photography
Often women, body emphasised
Photoshopped
Some paparazzi photography
Tabloid - Language
4
Informal
Sensationalised
References to popular culture
Use of puns and hyperbole
Tabloid - Audience
D-E socioeconomic class
Mid-Market Tabloid - Layout
2
More equal image to copy ratio
Large headlines, serif fonts
Mid-Market Tabloid - Content
2
Often right wing political views
Hard and soft news
Mid-Market Tabloid - Logo
2
Often patriotic
Black and white/Lack of colour
Mid-Market Tabloid - Language
More formal language
Mid-Market Tabloid - Audience
C1-C2 socioeconomic classes
Broadsheet - Layout
3
More copy than images
Simple, formal headlines
Several articles on the front page
Broadsheet - Content
2
Hard news
Long articles in columns
Broadsheet - Adverts
2
Try to sell the reader something
High quality products
Broadsheet - Images
4
Smaller
Posed photography
Less photoshop
Professional
Broadsheet - Language
4
Formal, professional language
Technical terminology
Higher reading age
Fact-driven
What is an echo chamber?
The repetition of the same opinions as the reader, allowing them to think they are right
What uses and gratifications do newspapers aim to satisfy?
2
Surveillance - the need to know what is going on around you
Personal identity - the need to find people like you
What are the five parts of the Young and Rubicam model?
5
Mainstreamers - Interested in popular things
Aspirers - Ambitious, looking to get better
Succeeders - Have achieved, comfortable in their position
Reformers - Want to make things better
Individuals - Makes own decisions, away from the mainstream
What are the stages of the socio economic model?
6
A - Lawyers, doctors, scientists
B - Well paid professionals
C1 - White collar workers
C2 - Skilled workers (electricians, plumbers, etc.)
D - Semi and unskilled workers (labourers, drivers, etc.)
E - Students, unemployed, pensioners
What is a standfirst?
The first, bold paragraph of an article, summarising the main points
What is copy?
The text on a newspaper
What is a by-line?
The author of the article
Political Stance - The Daily Telegraph
Conservative
Centre-Right
Political Stance - The Times
Conservative
Centre-Right
Political Stance - The Guardian
Labour/Green/Liberal Democrats
Centre-Left
Political Stance - Daily Mail
Conservative
Right
Political Stance - The Sun
Conservative/SNP (In Scotland)
Right
Political Stance - Daily Express
UKIP
Right
Political Stance - The Mirror
Labour
Centre-Left
What was the Leveson Enquiry? (2)
In 2011 the News of the World was shut down after allegations of phone hacking and police bribery
The enquiry highlighted the need for improved, external regulation to ensure private information is not unfairly exposed
What is IPSO? (2)
An external body that responds to public complaints of biased reporting
Newspapers are still self-regulated by editors but also by IPSO
