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  Blog tasks: 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? It is the Gary Lineker story, which appeals to the conservative supporting audiences as it goes against Gary Lineker's controversial comments about the Bosses. 2) How is the presentation of this story different to how the Daily Mirror presents it?  This presents a view of support for the conservatives, against Lineker but the Mirror shows support for the Labour party, for Gary Lineker and against the bosses. 3)  How is the Times front page designed to reflect  broadsheet  newspaper conventions? It shows many broadsheet conventions such as a higher prices of £2.50, as well as the extremely long texts and paragraphs in the article, which involves more complex details and many quotes of the conservative political supporters. 4) How can you tell the inside pages of the Times are a broadsheet ne...

  The Times - Introduction: blog tasks Read  the About Us page of the Times website  and answer the following questions: 1) What year was  The Times  founded and when did it start using the  Times  name? 1788- 3 years after they launched  2) What content did John Walter suggest the paper would offer in the first edition? In his first edition, John Walter explained that "like a well-covered table, it should contain something suited to every palate" including politics, foreign affairs, matters of trade, legal trials, advertisements and "amusements". 3) What does the page say about the political views in  The Times ?  While their well-connected teams of political reporters provide unique insight into the workings of Westminster and Whitehall, their royal correspondents combine authority with a record of delivering scoops that are followed by media around the world.  4) Who owns  The Times  today and how is editorial integrity...

  Audience 1) What is the Daily Mirror's audience? List the key statistics here. working to middle class members of society (C1, C2, DE), around 55% of their audience is aged over 65 as mostly only the elderly read paper newspapers nowadays, mostly in the mainstream, retired and strugglers psycographic categories. 2) Why do the Mirror stories on the CSP pages appeal to the Daily Mirror audience? because they portray many of the wealthy stars as rivals against the working to middle class as they show off their rich backgrounds as members of the upper class. 3) Why might a reader  enjoy  the Daily Mirror? Use Blumler & Katz Uses and Gratifications theory to add detail to your answer. they provide diversion through the celebrity gossip they provide as a tabloid newspaper. 4) Why are print newspapers generally read by older audiences? Because of modern advances in technology, which younger age groups usually prefer reading the news from as it is free online and more conve...

  Language 1) Write the definition of the following key language for newspaper front pages ( you may want to add an example for each from our Daily Mirror CSP ) : Masthead: name of the paper ( Daily Mirror ) Pug: an advert for other features in the newspaper ( corrie ) Splash Head: the main story on the front page ( Gary Lineker ) Slogan: key phrase used in advertising ( Newspaper of the year ) Dateline: the date the paper was published ( Monday March 13th 2023 ) Byline: the name of the writer of the story ( Nicola Methven ) Standfirst: introductory paragraph of a story ( compromise deal ) 2) What is the main story on the CSP edition of the Daily Mirror (see above)? Make sure you learn the headline and what the story is about. Get in! Get out! = headline Main story= In March 2023, Gary Lineker compared the language used to launch a government asylum seeker policy to 1930s Germany and the Nazis describing the scheme as "immeasurably cruel", resulting in the BBC briefly suspend...