The Times Flashcards
Who owns the Times and what is the newspaper’s political leaning?
News UK owns the Times, and is a right leaning newspaper
News Uk is a vertically and horizontally integrated conglomerate, how is this positive in terms of industry?
This means they have a large amount of power, meaning they can bend the rules through this power.
What is IPSO?
IPSO is a regulatory body, which regulates the Mirror and The Times. IPSO was formed after the leveson inquiry, IPSO is anti-leveson as it is not government funded but is funded by the newspaper companies. This could be criticized as IPSO may be biased because of this.
Why did companies such as The Times diversify?
Since 2000, the physical sales of newspapers has gone down by half as audiences demand/engagement with physical news decreased. As a result of this Newspaper companies, began to diversify moving onto social media/websites etc.
How can News UK and other conglomerate News organizations be seen as hypocritical politically?
News UK owns multiple news companies, while they own companies such as The Times which is right leaning, they also own companies that are left leaning. This shows how the conglomerate is more interested in money/profit than politics
How does the Times link to Curran and Seaton?
Times is apart of a horizontally and vertically integrated company and large conglomerate (News UK), meaning/ensuring they have a large amount of power. Being in this organization can limit and inhibit creativity, as Rupert Murdoch is also accused of controlling stories
How does the Times link to Livingstone and Lunt?
There is an underlying issue of protecting citizens from harmful material while ensuring choice and press freedom. The increasing power of companies like News UK, and their expansion into digital media has placed traditional forms of media regulation at risk
How does the Times link to Hesmondhalgh?
News UK is vertically and horizontally integrated maximizing their audiences (as their in control of majority of market) and minimizing risk (have control of production, distribution and circulation meaning there is no outside interference)
What are valuable binary opposition’s within the front cover?
- Sue Gray v Boris
- Lock downs v Parties
- Party gate story v how to be fit story
How does the use of media lang show the bias to one side of the binary opp Sue Gray v Boris by the magazine?
- The use of the close up on Boris, looking tired, guilty paired with the anchorage with the text that Grays findings are unreleased, conveying idea of Boris as not yet guilty
- This links to the construction of the idea of The Times leaning towards right wing bias
How does the use of media lang show the bias to one side of the binary opp ‘Partygate’ v ‘How to be fit’ by the magazine?
- The use of the layout of the page, with the smaller focus on Partygate in comparison to The Mirror, links to constructing idea of The Times as unbiased paper, leaning towards not focusing on one story as there is a lack of positioning
How is the unbiased political leaning of The Times evident?
“Police investigate PM’S four lockdown parties”, links to how there is a lack of emotive language, conveys idea of statistical language not emotive to positioning audiences to a political standpoint
How is the times attempting not to create a binary opposition?
What political contexts can be connected to the Times? How can that add to the notion of propaganda?
- COVID 19, critisms of the conservative government/BJs handling of COVID, Partygate
What does the acronym “PM” evoke?
- Evokes idea of Boris Johnsons serious role as Prime minister, his role and duties to his countries emphasising the negative aspect of his behaviour
What message is being communicated by word “Police”?
There is a serious effect created, emphasises idea of his behaviour being illegal, emphasising negative connotations
What representation is constructed of the public in airlines article?
- Use of media language “face” idea of struggling of public, sympathetic stance
Are stereotypes reinforced or reconstructed of BJ in the Times article?
- reconstructs stereotypes surrounding Boris as sneaky and powerful, instead constructing him as more weak and vulnerable or guilty through the use of the image
“rise in social media, means traditional news outlets are losing power to shape public opinion” negatives or positives?
Negatives - Idea that social media does not require qualifications for producers to post products on their websites, this mass amateurisation leads to fake news
Positives - Allows for smaller businesses to join the industry, meaning the industry which is owned by a few conglomerates cannot shape mass public opinion
