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The Times - Language and Representations

  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...

Introduction to The Times

  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...

Daily Mirror- audience and industries

  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...

Daily Mirror- language and representations

  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...

Introduction to Newspapers

  Introduction to Newspapers: blog task 1) What type of news can you typically find in a  tabloid  newspaper? Soft news- showbiz, celebrity gossip, entertainment and sports etc. 2)  What type of news can you typically find in a  broadsheet  newspaper? Hard news- more serious about politics, business, international affairs etc. 3) If someone is  left-wing , which political party in the UK are they likely to support? Which newspaper would they be likely to read? The Daily Mirror as they are in favor of equality and reform. 4) If someone is  right-wing , which political party in the UK are they likely to support? Which newspaper would they be likely to read? The Times as they prefer the traditional way things are and they're in favor of low taxes as they want less money to be spent on social care, health and education. 5) Why has there been a decline in newspaper sales in the last 25 years? There are many reasons, such as the introduction of the tele...

December mock exam: Learner Response

  December mock exam: Learner Response blog task  1) Type up any feedback on your paper  (you don't need to write the mark and grade if you want to keep this confidential). If you only have marks and a grade on the paper, write a WWW/EBI yourself based on your scores. WWW- another superb exam: well done! Your revision and preparation really comes through in a fantastically consistent set of answers EBI- the challenge now is pushing into the top level of the mark scheme for the 20 mark essays. Slightly more examples from the CSPs, can help with this. See mark scheme for more. MARK- 62/84 GRADE- 8 2) Use  the mark scheme for this Paper 2 mock to read the answers AQA were looking for . First, write down a definition and example of non-diegetic sound (Q1.1 and 1.2).  Definition- sound that is playing in the world of the drama- both the audience and the characters can hear this. Example- when the plate clatters on the table  3) Next, identify  three...

OSP: Audience and Industries blog tasks

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  OSP: Audience and Industries blog tasks Work through the following tasks to complete our OSP work: Audience 1) Who are the potential target audiences for Marcus Rashford and Kim Kardashian's online content? Try and cover both  demographics and psychographics . Marcus Rashford - demographics: teenage boys and young adults of all social classes, for inspiration to success                               - psychographics: reformers that support his political campaigns and are also inspired by his                                                                success. Kim K - demographics: teenage girls and young adults as well as middle aged women also mainly of the middle to                    ...