The Daily Mail - audience Flashcards
What are the two different types of news and what news does the Daily Mail include?
Hard news- reporting on current affairs, economics, politics and wars
Soft news: reporting on stories related to entertainment, sport celebrity gossip and scandals. The Daily Mail has a mixture of both, but often has far more soft news
When was the Daily Mail founded?
1896
Who founded the Daily Mail?
Alfred Harmsworth
What are some of the ideological viewpoints of the Daily Mail?
They are largely right wing, so are anti-immigration and anti-EU, often backing up the Conservative party
Is the Daily Mail a reliable newspaper?
No- often uses sensationalism- IPSO have twice adjudicated it as inaccurate
Who did the paper first appeal to and why?
The Elemental Education Act (1870) introduced compulsory education aged between 5-13, creating a new literate lower-middle class
How did the Daily Mail appeal to its initial audience?
It initially appealed to the lower-middle market through a low cover price, competitions, prizes and promotion
Which gender is the Daily Mail predominantly aimed at?
Females
What is the class of those buying the Daily Mail?
ABC1(C2)
What is the age of the majority of Daily Mail readers?
65+
What is the circulation and readership of the print Daily Mail?
Circulation: 1.4 m
Readership: 3 million
What are some examples of the topics of articles in the Daily Mail?
-those concerning women (health, family, fashion and celebrity gossip)
-Royal Family coverage
-Outspoken columnists (such as Richard Littlejohn)
-attacking Labour, the EU and immigration
-‘patients betrayed’ ideology of the NHS
-critical of the BBC
What is the mode of address of the Daily Mail?
-outspoken
-hyperbolic
-express the frustrations of the reader
-Sensationalism
-simple language- few complex sentences
-numerous images
What are the three different techniques of persuasion used by the Daily Mail?
Practical persuasion
Emotional persuasion
Associations
What are some of the Practical techniques of persuasion used by the Daily Mail?
-Bribery: rewards, coupons, incentives
-newness
-longevity: remind consumers of their childhood/ create nostalgia
-ease of use: simple solutions to complex problems
-inexpensive
-luxury: abundant content
What are some of the emotional techniques of persuasion used?
-exaggeration or hyperbole
-repetition
-comforting the reader
-fear: war or financial instability
-humour: satire
What are some techniques of association used by the Daily Mail?
celebrity endorsement and experts, e.g. Boris Johnson
What is an example of a headline that shows their anti-EU stance?
‘Take a bow, Britain!’ was published the day after the Brexit referendum was announced as a leave result
The caption to the photo read ‘the quiet people of Britain rose up against an arrogant, out-of-touch political class and a contemptuous Brussel’s elite’
What are some examples that show the Daily Mail’s anti Labour and pro-conservative ideologies?
‘Corbyn’s plan to bankrupt Britain’
‘Today, you MUST brave the deluge to go to the polling station and back BORIS’
What is an example of a headline showing the NHS in tatters?
‘Winter crisis cripples NHS’
An example of a headline created by an outspoken columnist?
Putin’s interview… was straight out of Hitler’s playbook
This was written by Boris Johnson in February 2024
What is an example of the Daily Mail using hyperbolic language?
‘an electrifying human drama and a seismic election creating shockwaves both sides of the Atlantic… Trumpquake’
Published the day after Trump won the election
What’s an example of a advert directly appealing to women?
‘The definitive guide to anti-ageing treatments. What works, what hurts… and what’s a waste of money!’
What made way for ensuring one single style and tone across the paper?
Because advertisements took up a fair bit of space, due to demand for more space for the same amount of pay (due to declining readership) the news that arrived had to be internally edited to fit space available using the inverted triangle method