News Assessment

Different pespectives of newspapers

In The Times newspaper the seemed to lack the more in detail information as shown when it did not say 'How did it happen?' and 'Why did it happen?'. I think this may of happened due to the paper being targeted at A, B and C1 target audience and they do not like the gossip like the Daily Mirror's target audience of C2, D and E who are more interested in the gossip side of the story

Online news

Pros of online news:

• Easily accessible
• Everyone can use it
• Unlimited space
• Very organised layout
• Regular Updates (Immediacy)
• Free of charge
• Participatory media
• Access immediately

Cons of online news

• May be more difficult for the older generation
• Stories could come and go
• It is not accessible if you have no Wi-Fi or battery
• Fake news
• Could be hacked
• You may lose connection to the app
• May cause long term harm to your eyes
• Adverts and pop ups

Bias in newspapers

1. Bias through pictures/ graphics- camera angles/ captions.
2. Word choice and tone in the body of the text.
3. Choice of journalist and sources- Who is writing, what is their beliefs, and who have they got their information from?
4. Where is the article placed in the paper? Is it prominent or hidden? Is it front page or far back?
5. Bias through omission or selection- whether an article is even published or not.
6. Bias headlines.
7. Bias by use of names and tittles.
8. Bias through stats and crowd counts.

Print vs Online: Screen Cast

Broadsheet

 

News and online media

Compariosn

Tabloid:

- Read by mainly those in categories C2, D and E.

- Large bold writing (normally the headlines).

- Humorous and metaphorical titles.

- Lots of colour compared to the black and white theme of broadsheets.

- Large images which take up most of the page.

- Advertisements (Cheap holidays etc).

- Known as 'Red Tops' as they literally have a red banner on the name.

- Mainly 'soft news' (reality, sport, celebrities). 

- The Sun, Daily Star, Daily Mail, Daily Mirror, Daily Express. 

Broadsheet:

- Read by mainly those in categories A, B and C.

- Formal, high level language. 

- Lots of writing, long articles (main part of the page).

- Less images (small images just to help with the story).

- Colour is very dull (normally just black and white with colour from small picture).

- Serious news, also known as 'hard news' (politics, education, economy). 

- The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Times and Financial Times. 

Newspaper