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Newspapers: The Times - Language and Representations

  Language 1) What is the main story on the front cover of the Times CSP edition and why does it appeal to Times readers? The  2) How is the presentation of this story different to how the Daily Mirror presents it?  3)  How is the Times front page designed to reflect broadsheet newspaper conventions? 4) How can you tell the inside pages of the Times are a broadsheet newspaper?  By the page numbers presented on the corners of the newspapers 5) What does a close analysis of the news stories in the Times CSP edition suggest about the Times's political beliefs? Representations 1)  How does the Times represent the Post Office workers and Fujitsu in the CSP pages? 2) What representation of the Conservative Party can be found in the CSP pages of the Times? 3) Consider the subheading about Vennells "Vennells faces call..." - How does this newspaper present her involvement in this story?  4) What representation of Fujitsu can be found in the CSP pages...

Introduction to Newspapers

1) What type of news can you typically find in a tabloid newspaper? The type of news that is brought in a tabloid newspaper is entertainment,gossip,showbiz and sport. 2)  What type of news can you typically find in a broadsheet newspaper? They tend to be more serious, have smaller fonts, more advanced use of language and less photography (although they have included more over the last 20 years to be more popular). They tend to have lower circulation figures than tabloids. Examples include the  Times  and the  Daily Telegraph . 3) If someone is left-wing, which political party in the UK are they most likely to support? Which newspapers would they be likely to read? A left-wing person in the UK is most likely to support the Labour party 4) If someone is right-wing, which political party in the UK are they most likely to support? Which newspaper would they be most likely to read? A person with right-wing, conservative, or populist views in ...