Newspaper Definitions

Semiotic analysis of Newspapers

News Values

C- Continuity / Currency - Stories that already joined the news that continue the news

U- Unambiguous - easy to understand

P- Personalisation - include human interest

P- Proximity - Stories that are closer to home

T- Threshold - the bigger the impact and reach of the story

U- Unexpectedness - an event that is a shock or out ordinary

N- Negativity - bad news is more interesting

E- Elite Person / Persons - stories about important people / places

News Representation

The sun is very rarely known for putting serious hard news on the front cover of the newspaper, but because the events of the London riots had got out of control, most newspapers in the UK had this on the front to make people aware of what they were causing to the public.

newspaper article review

In this newspaper article review i talk through the guardian and what news is trending at the moment nationally and locally.

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Newspaper Conventions

Newspapers

Newspapers

There will be 4 questions on newspapers around LIAR

3 X 10 marks and 1 X 15 marks ( 45 marks)

Types of newspaper
Broadsheets
Tabloid
Mid market tabloids



Hard news - politics and serious events
Soft news- Celebrity and game shows


Mid-Market tabloids
Daily mail likes the royal family but dont have a soft spot for Meghan Markle

The text on daily mail is very fancy and the value is high and traditional 



Typography - Dramatic headlines in large font

SOFT NEWS

CELEBRITY GOSSIP

SPORT

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

FASHION NEWS

ART AND CULTURE

HUMAN INTEREST

HARD NEWS

POLITICS

BUSINESS AND THE ECONOMY

INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY

SCIENCE

WAR AND CONFLICT

HEALTH

EDUCATION

Newspaper research

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