Newspapers



 Exam areas                                                                                       Friday 25 April 2025

Paper 1 Section A:
two set texts
media language and representation
contexts
codes and conventions

Paper 1 Section B:
Sun: paper and website
Industry
Audiences

Types of Newspapers























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 Newspaper                                                                                       Tuesday 29th April 2025

Do now

1- tabloid, middle market, broadsheet 
2- tabloid 
3- broadsheet 
4- part of an article from inside the paper to grab readers attention the first paragraph of the main article

5- a quote from someone who in included in the paper quote from main article made larger to pull in audience





There is an editorial process where articles are carefully checked before publication to ensure they conform to standards and are accurate. However, their political stance (left or right wing) can affect how they report events and issues are represented.
























The sun case study





























































































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Case Study: The Sun                                                                                  Friday 2 May 2025

Do now

1- surprise, negativity, balance 
2- right wing
3- males 35-64 and C2DE
4- the people's paper
5- imperatives 

The Guardian



































































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Homework-05/05/25

Masthead: the daily mirror suggests that the newspaper would be made daily but also it reflects what goes on in the world behind closed doors somethings that some people don't realise what is actually happening.

Headline: 'what have they done again' suggests that Donald Trump has made a mistake or made a decision that not many people would like again and that not may people agree with what has happened and that maybe some people don't want him to be the president as in some people's eyes he doesn't make good choices about things.

Image: the image is Donald Trump pointing towards the camera suggesting that the people reading the paper had made the choice that he has gone with and it wasn't only him that made the decision but there were more people involved in making the decision of what ha happened again.


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Do now

1- something being represented in the wrong way when an individual or group are represented falsely or negatively (often repeatedly) 
2- left wing 
3- ABC1 54 male and female, well educated, affluent (wealthy), digitally-savvy, liberal
4- News provider of the year 
5-  not owned by a group of shareholders owned by non-profit trust so isn't motivated by sales


  • Politicians are often portrayed as inept and useless in both left/right wing press, and in both tabloids and broadsheets.
  • By exposing their weaknesses and mocking their decision this portrayal of the most powerful people in the country could offer audiences a sense superiority.
  • Politicians pretend to be intelligent and well-meaning but by satirising them, newspaper bring them down to the level of the general public.


Industry

A media institution is an established and regulated organisation that owns, and produces many different media products, systems and texts. Media institutions tend to be large global corporations such as broadcasting companies, newspaper and magazine publishers.

Conglomerates: a conglomerate is, by definition, a large company that consists of divisions of seemingly unrelated businesses.
Media conglomerates: companies that own large numbers of companies in various mass media such as television, radio publishing, movies and the internet.

Newspaper ownership: newspaper industry is massively powerful. Newspapers, even today,  are read by large numbers of people in the UK.
in Britain, a small number of newspaper publishers control the majority of the industry.

Gatekeepers: the people who decide which stories to include in the newspapers, editors have to filter the large number of stories written and select those to feature. The type of paper and it's audience will also influence the decisions.

News values: a set of factors that help to determine whether or not an event is considered newsworthy


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Homework-12/05/25


Explore how The Guardian front page uses media language to communicate meanings:

a) Layout & design              [5]

The layout and design of the page creates meaning by having the picture large on the page to draw the audiences attention to it and to make a judgment about what the newspaper or main article will be about. 

b) Images                             [5]

The image is there to create meaning by having Boris in casual clothes running with his dog which isn't something members of parliament are usually seen doing which could make people think that Boris doesn't take his job as seriously as the rest of parliament do.



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