Relationship between political parties and the media

Question 1

What areas of media have a strong political slant?

Answer 1

-Newspapers

Question 2

What is the political stance of the sun?

Answer 2

-Conservative

Question 3

What is the political stance of the Daily express?

Answer 3

Conservative

Question 4

What is the political stance of the Daily mirror?

Answer 4

Labour/lib-dem

Question 5

What is the political stance of The Guardian?

Answer 5

Labour/lib-dem

Question 6

What is the political stance of the Daily mail?

Answer 6

conservative

Question 7

What is the political stance of the Sunday people?

Answer 7

Labour/Lib Dem

Question 8

What is the political stance of the Daily telegraph?

Answer 8

conservative

Question 9

What is the political stance of the Observer?

Answer 9

Labour/lib-dem

Question 10

What is the political stance of the Times?

Answer 10

Conservative

Question 11

What is the political stance of the Daily mirror?

Answer 11

Labour/libdem

Question 12

What was the headline of the Sun paper in 1992 when John Major won?

Answer 12

‘It’s the sun wot won it’

Question 13

In 1997 when the Sun switched to support Blair how many votes was it seen to have generated for Labour?

Answer 13

525,000

Question 14

How can the media be viewed to just reinforce voters opinion rather than influence them?

Answer 14

-Targeted ads online
-people will only read what they want to read
-Individuals follow on social media who they are most likely to already support