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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? The main story on the front cover of the Times CSP edition is about how the BBC talks about Lineker badly and the idea that he was kicked out of the BBC due to him being biased about his post. The front cover appeals to the Times reader as it also involves politics and business about the BBC workers and their British heritage and tradition. Also, because of the target audience of the Times where there's more old generation they're more used to broadsheet newspapers. 2) How is the presentation of this story different to how the Daily Mirror presents it?  Their language is more complex and have informations about politics and business, focusing on the right-wing. While the Daily Mirror focus more on the idea of gossip and have more images, they're leaning on the left-wing. 3)  How is the Times front page designed to reflect broadsheet newspaper ...

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? The Times founded in 1785, they started using the Times name in 1788.  2) What content did John Walter suggest the paper would offer in the first edition? John Walter suggest the paper would offer foreign affairs, matters of trade, legal trials, advertisement, and "amusements". 3) What does the page say about the political views in  The Times ?  The page says about the political views in The Times that they censure or applaud either political party and to cover contending issues with respectful "fair argument". 4) Who owns  The Times  today and how is editorial integrity protected? Rupert Murdoch bought The Times in 1981. Editorial integrity is protected by providing an excellent contrast with the Daily Mirror.  5) What did  The Times  introduce i...

DAILY MIRROR - AUDIENCE AND INDUSTRIES

  Audience 1) What is the Daily Mirror's audience? List the key statistics here. The Daily Mirror's audience are: Older with almost half the audience aged 65+.  Social class - mostly C1, C2 and DE Likely to be in the Struggler, Resigned, or Mainstream psychographic groups.  2) Why do the Mirror stories on the CSP pages appeal to the Daily Mirror audience? The Mirror stories on the CSP pages appeal to the Daily Mirror Audience due to the stories being about gossips and most audience are able to relate to them. 3) Why might a reader enjoy the Daily Mirror? Use Blumler & Katz Uses and Gratifications theory to add detail to your answer. A reader might enjoy the Daily Mirror as the surveillance allows audiences to be informed about what is happening around them. They are able to find out news about different opinions, scandals and gossips. The readers are entertained by reading other peoples opinions and completing crosswords to be entertained. In addition, it sh...