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Representations

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• What stories are present? Trump on the US government shutting down and this is celebrating other cultures and countries, The Me too campaign which is very relevant in todays society and giving women the power and Theresa may and how she is going to help better the UK  • What issues are present? Sexism and how women are treated different and the Scott trust think everyone should be treated equally and reflect the other cultures and celebrate peoples identity  • Who is present? Who is absent?  Present  - Different identities  - Black and white people - The image of a woman this is a counter-type  Absent - Old people  - no arabs or asians   • How have they been represented? The have been represented as a counter-type, as women big in power and having control, There is a stereotype of a woman ho...

Media language

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Layout - Lots of text but the images are big. Grabs the readers attention, when you pick it up the first thing you see is the picture- Makes you wan to read the article and it is symmetrical, Ordered; makes it more formal the use of the Z technique Typography Bold and elegant masthead - using the phone Serif It is blocky and slightly rounded, reflects the newspaper and their ABC1 readership target audiences, Bright colours used in the skybox to make it sound out. Simple Font to ease the reader into reading it Language Formal language. Direct dress to make the reader feel inclusive and involved with newspaper Images She looks strong and she has not been sexualised as she is covered up showing a strong independent woman - The other images help to further promote and sell the magazine to people - to much 4editing in the images to show the real life that they are talking about Graphics and colour Black masthead, purple being used as it is a neutral colour; it reflects t...

How do newspapers reflect ownership

Audiences might consume newspapers and media to be informed on what is happening in the world, this is one reason why they might consume media. Finally they would consume the media to be entertained as the news can be seen as funny and some of the articles could be funny and relate to entertainment such as music. The Scott trust owns the guardian and observer It is not owned by and individual  The scott trust values The Scott Trust exists to: • Ensure the editorial independence of Newspapers • Appoint their editors • Ensure the newspapers continue their liberal traditions and do not affiliate to any political party • Promote the cause of freedom of the press = ANYONE must be free to set up a newspaper and newspapers must not be censored or controlled by the government. This allows for democratic freedom of speech and expression. • Liberal values as they are owned by the Scott Trust whose job it is to ensure that newspapers are independent and liberal • T...

Uses and gratifications theory of the Gaurdian

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The Guardian and observer audience

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Refer to the extract analyse the use of media language to create meaning to appeal to its audience in the online observer home page. Pick 2 examples [5] The online extract uses media language to appeal to its audiences through the colour connoted in the lifestyle like are in pink as to attract a female audience and another way this is done is through blue reflects the equal

Newspaper industry issues

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1) The daily mirror  2)The indépendant and now it is no longer printed  3) It will get lower and lower increasing the competition between all of the different newspapers meaning that they he a higher chance of getting axed  1. What are online newspaper paywalls ? Are they effective ?  A newspaper paywall for example is get 10 issues and then have to start paying they are effective as they lure people in  2. How are newspapers currently funded ? (think about advertising space, cover price of a newspaper & paywalls ) Newspapers are funded through advertisements and subscriptions  3. What are the roles of the IPSO and IMPRESS ? Why do they exist? When have they been important? They help to regulate the newspapers they exist because of the levison enquiry. impress is an independent press regulator for the UK unlike ipso impress follows every single requirement of the lesion enquiry.  4. Why is the circu...

Regulation and Politics

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The Guardian & Observer The guardian is a daily newspaper published by the guardian group and owned by the Scott trust The observer is the Sunday newspaper published by the guardian group but is released on a Sunday focusing on long term journalism this dated back to 1791 The Guardian and Observer follow 5 principles Develop idea that help to improve the world, not just critique it.  Collaborate with readers and others to have great impact  Diversify, to have richer reporting from a representative newsroom  Be meaningful in all our work  Report fairly on people as well as power and finding things out. This underpins all of the above  Does the newspaper industry regulation  Freedom of the press = Freedom of the press is the right to circulate opinions in print without censorship by the government

News Genre conventions

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Lesson 1 What is the ‘News’?   Tabloid = informal,colloquial  language Humour, puns, alliteration in headlines Colourful, large bold font Large images Stories related to celebrities and popular culture Negative storylines. clear bias targets a more down market audience Broadsheet = Formal, mature language quality press and about double the size of a tabloid Longer, more serious and complex headlines Black and white. smaller font Smaler images. more focus on text Political stories and higher culture Some negative storylines. bias to clear targets a more upmarket audience Masthead Where the name of the reporter is included at the beginning of the article. Caption Picture story that can exist on its own or on a front page leading to a story inside Headline Usually at top left and right hand corners of page displaying   promotions, special of...