political newspapers and sources Flashcards
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what are broadsheets newspapers like/who do they appeal to?
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- newspapers who write in depth for an audience interested in serious news rather than things such as gossip.
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guardian newspaper
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- left wing (endorsed labour in 2015 and lib dem in 2010)
- most associated with liberal middle-class britain
- known for good investigative journalism (won a prize for public service reporting in 2014)
- one of the more trustworthy papers, wears any bias’ on its sleeve.
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The telegraph newspaper
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- politically right-wing (consistenty endorses the conservatives)
- normally broadsheet format
- has been accused of playing to the stereotypes of its advertisers
- reporting is generally well-regulated
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The Times newspaper
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- centre right newspaper
- one of the oldest newspapers in Britain- good for learning about contemporary opinions in history
-has been accused of drifting more right wing - more reliable newspaper
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The financial times
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- Centrist newspaper
- broadsheet
- focuses on economic and business issues- through their impact on the stock market
- very reliable
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The independent
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- small circulation
- centre left, typically against conservatives
- is going out of fashion
- wanted to be free of political bias, but this was soon dropped and we seen to be promoting opinions over content .
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The i newspaper
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- centre left
- ‘sister paper’ of the independent
- written for an educated audience
- similarly reliable to the independant (not very)
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The Daily Mail newspaper
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- massive circulation
- very right wing
- not very trusted by those that dont read it
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The Express
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- Right wing
- over half wanted to leave the EU
- eurosceptic
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The Mirror
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- Left wing
- most popular left wing tabloid
- was initially launched as a paper for women in 1903 but was not very successful
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The Sun
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- Populist (with ‘common people’, against elitist views)
- shows the mainstream public opinion
