Newspaper essay

 

‘Different newspapers address their audiences differently.’

How far is this true of The Times and the Daily Mirror (Close Study Products)?

I agree to this statement to a quiet large extent I can prove this quote true with a variety of points. First of all, In most broadsheet newspaper they tend to use serif and quiet elaborated sentences to show how posh and old the newspaper is and they often tend to use vocabulary that stereotyped "rich people" should comprehend. But on the other hand, tabloid newspapers tend to include more images than words, and when words are used, they are usually words that most infants will be able to comprehend due to tabloid newspapers target audiences are the lower class which are stereotyped to be dumb and only know a short range of vocabulary. Furthermore, there is a huge difference in both of the newspapers which helps reinforce my point. An example to be used here could be how there isn’t a single tabloid that does not include celebrity gossip or even gossip for a reality show. But for broadsheet newspapers they often avoid all the celebrity gossip and focus more on reality, major disasters, politics and the royal family and when they do gossip about celebrities, its usually something regarding money which could relate to their target audience. Tabloids also tend to show pity. This is communicated to the audience through coupons and low price tips since once again their target audience are people who would have a hard time buying things or people who want to take care of themselves for a low price.

december work again

1) Type up your feedback in full - WWW & EBI. You do not have to write your mark and grade if you don't want to.

2) Write a definition for a preferred reading to make sure you know this terminology. The original blogpost for Reception theory may help with this.

Preffered reading is what the supplier of the product wants you to think of it.

3) Write a list of any narrative theories that you DIDN'T use for your answer to question 1.2. How could you have used these in the Doctor Who clip in the exam? 

Todorov's equilibrium  - when we meet the Doctor can be classed as disequilibrium.

4) Write three ways in which a modern audience might respond differently to Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child compared to an audience at the time.

Technical shots

Representation of Doctor

Gender stereotypes

5) Write a plan for question 2 in the assessment - the 20-mark essay on Doctor Who as a franchise. Use the mark scheme to help you and aim to plan an introduction, conclusion and at least three detailed paragraphs.

Paragraph 1 : Introduction and answer to question.

Paragraph 2 : BBC, license fee, remit/Ofcom, appeal to all audiences.

Paragraph 3 : Merchandise, BBC worldwide.

Paragraph 4 : Doctor Who + British culture, longest running TV drama, loved by audiences

Paragraph 5 : Conclusion and ending to question

6) What topics do you need to revise for future Paper 2 exams? List at least three topics, theories or CSPs.

i need to work on my revision techniques

language and audiance

Language

1) What is the main story on the front cover of the Times CSP edition (26 April 2019) and why does it appeal to Times readers?
Its about the free school taxes, this may appeal to their target audience since most of their current readers are in their 60s or above. This type of audience might specifically pay attention to this since this may have some relation with their grand children which is stereotyped that they have a really clos attachment to their grand children
2) List the other news stories and kickers on the front page of the Times CSP edition. Why do you think the Times selected these for the front page?
It is also about the royal family which the stereotyped elderly British men and women are known to like an often show interest to this. they probably put this as their front page to draw their attention based of stereotyping.
3) What are the main stories on the inside pages of the Times CSP edition and how are they constructed to appeal to Times readers? 

The main stories are typically political, royal or based on big events this will surely appeal to their intrests since this is what you would expect from a broadsheet news paper. its also stereotyped that these readers enjoy politics and royal talk over the usual celebrity gossip which you cna find in tabloid papers like the daily mirror

Audiance

1) What is the main readership demographic for The Times newspaper? Add as much detail as you can.

37% = 65+

83% = 35+

2) What aspects of the front page of the Times CSP edition suggest that their readers are likely to be more educated and interested in hard news rather than entertainment?

There is a lot more  writing than what there was in the Daily Mirror. They talk about things like politics, economics and the royal family-which is hard news. They think that more educate people understand issues such as tax and the economy.

3) Times readers are mostly over 55 years old. Why is this and how is this reflected by the new stories and kickers in the CSP pages we have studied?

Most of the Times readers are over 55 years old because the older generation are used to reading news on paper instead of on social media or on their phones. Generally the older generation understand tax and economy more comfortably which reflect the news articles.

 

4) What is the main audience pleasure offered by the Times? Use Blumler & Katz Uses and Gratifications theory.

• Surveillance
• Personal identity
• Personal relationships
• Diversion
• 
  

5) Why might a reader enjoy this CSP edition of the Times? Use Blumler & Katz Uses and Gratifications theory categories.

Readers may enjoy this CSP edition of the Times because it contains a lot of hard news about the royal family, who are an inspiration to others. Furthermore, they might read this CSP edition because its content is aimed at conservative supporters.

the times intro complete

 1) What year was The Times founded and when did it start using the Times name?

The Times was founded on the first of January back in 1785. At the time it was called "the daily universal register' but by 1788 their name was changed t the name that we all know it as, the times.

2) What content did John Walter suggest the paper would offer in the first edition?

He suggested that it would mostly highlight key events and focus more on things to do with crime. But then after he spent his time in prison. he decided that it should be based more on serious news like the royals.

3) What does the page say about the political views in The Times? 

The page shows that it's a very political newspaper due to the fact that it is a broadsheet newspaper .It supports the conservative party as well as the labour party. this can be useful in situations like political debates

4) What did The Times introduce in 2010 and why?

In 2010, the times introduced that they would no longer support a certain political party but they will state facts about all parties during debates even if they will bring down some parties. This would mean that even though they had previously teamed with some parties, they would not think  twice before posting negative claims towards them.

5) What was The Times named in 2018 by the Reuters Institute for Journalism at Oxford University?

Its name was the Sunday times because for a period of time, it was only sold on Sunday.

6) What does the section on Editorial Standards say about The Times and newspaper regulation?

It shows that it is a national broadsheet newspaper that has all social, cultural and political so that it can relate with a variety of readers. However in the daily mirror they have a different more narrowed target audience who either have a different or no political viewpoint.

7) What does the section on Editorial Standards say about The Times and newspaper regulation?

The section on Editorial Standards says they take complaints about editorial content seriously. They commit to abiding by the Ipso rules and regulations and the Editors' code of practice that Ipso enforces.

8) What does the section on Ownership say about The Times and who is the current editor?

The times is published by Times Newspapers Limited, part of News UK & Ireland. News UK & Ireland is part of News Corp, a global diversified media business focused on creating and distributing content that educates, informs and inspires their customers. Their current editor is John Witherow.