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.