The Daily Mirror - Prince Philip - C1 Flashcards
What date was the set edition published?
18th January 2019
How much does the issue cost?
75p
What TV show is advertised on the front cover?
Call the Midwife
What is the Daily Mirror’s slogan?
Fighting for you
What is the headline?
Phillip, 97, cheats death in crash
What images are used on the front cover to represent the royal family?
- Close up shot of Prince Phillip which stereotypes him as a weak and old - suggests the ideology that he shouldn’t be driving through the image but implies it - open to audience interpretation
- Image of Queen as she is even more of an icon - star theory
- these are both repeated on page 2,3,4+5 which keep the reader emotionally enaged
- image of overturned car is dramatic and looks worrying
How is sensationalised language used on the front cover?
- “smash horror”
- “royal wreck”
- “frightening”
- “panic”
- “cheats death”
- “shock”
- “shaken”
How many pages are there on the crash?
5 including the front cover
When was the Daily Mirror founded?
1903
Who owns the Daily Mirror?
It is owned by parent company Reach plc. Reach PLC is the largest national and regional multimedia content publisher in the UK. The group publish more than 150 newspaper titles across the UK and Ireland
What is the Daily Mirror’s political stance?
Left wing as demonstrated in the slightly negative representation of the royal family
Who is the Daily Mirror’s target audience?
- predominantly working-class readership
- left-wing
- male
- 35-70
What type of newspaper is The Daily Mirror?
tabloid
What was the print circulation of The Daily Mirror in 2019?
Owned by the Reach PLC group, the Daily Mirror was once the most popular tabloid in the UK. However, it has had the largest year on year fall in sales of any national print newspaper in recent years. It had a circulation of 508,705 a month in 2019.
Who regulates the Daily Mirror?
The Daily Mirror is part of Independent Press Standards Organisation (Ipso) - an independent body which is not backed by the Government and is fully funded by the industry itself. This is a regulatory body that maintains press standards but is anti-Leveson in its approach.