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Robert Miller Talk 

question 1 and 2 :
Q1) How does media language convey values attitudes and beliefs about the world 
daily mail 
bully newspaper 
readers have similar opinion 
go top to bottom of paper and analyse 
look at font - connotations eg DM - tradition, old fashioned, elaborate, serif
coat of arms in DM connotes support of royal family. 
text anchors photo images?
photos link to social context
look at language what does it connote?
guardian 
not emotive and dramatic, more subtle
the image shows innocence and youth, it is persuasive because of the high angle and sweet smile the little girl portrays it, conveys their ideas and beliefs of migrants are welcoming and 
news at the top are much more soft than headline- more intellecutal soft news - conforms to conventions 
masthead - serif but modern and easy to read. 
the guardian is more no nonsense 
lots of text so conforms to broadsheet conventions - text 
against david cameron
headlines more subtle with formal language and not as in your face. 
DFS advert not that normal 
direct mode of address
subjective - opinionated
objective - neutral 
guardian targets more socially aware demographic 
supports minority groups 
migrant - more liberal   


Q2) Social representations in the DM and the Guardian using a theorist 

Question 3 and 4 
3)THE GUARDIAN AND DAILY MAIL
dealing circulation, online newspapers and technology - daily mail and the guardian (the guardians online platform is was more commercially successful than in print.) print version is niche media. Range of media overpower news. Tik Tok and twitter -people rely on them for news.
THE GUARDIAN
how do the guardian get their money. 
guardian they have no money but DM do 
unique funding structure - funded through reader and subscription
the phone hacking scandal - Murdoch
panama papers
windrush 
corupt politions 
Edward snowdon 
the pegasis project
noel clark
Donald trump allegation 
 
THE DAILY MAIL
young target audience 
chance to interact with younger demographic through website (social media)
printed - one way communication technology 
social media - can copy and past stories (create dialogue) ability to communicate  
6th and 7th most visited news website in uk
not up to 900000 circulation figures DM
the guardian most recent figure Was 105000
financially a golf between printed and online newspapers. 


the guardian reclining in circulatiotion figures. But well at online 
guardian owned by Scotts trust 
DMGT buy out other companies (commercialise) 
Scott trust can't do that 
POST COVID ECONOMIS DECLINE -online news less risk 
ONLINE NEWSPAPER OFTEN FREE (the times/ Sunday times have a paywall) and ease of access 
IMMEDIACY - print cannot compete 
MANY ALTERNATE NEWS PLATFORMS - eg twitter tik  Tok sky and bcc news apps 24 hour tv and radio news and alone news platforms for example buzz feed 
DECLINE IN ADVERTISING REVENUE - primary source of revenue 
LESS ENVIROMENTAL ISSUES - online news 

OWNERSHIP 
daily mail owner connected to royal family 
DMGT have incredibly wealthy owners whereas the guardian don't 
newspaper that is nt driven by profit 
guardian are combative 
can't think of a single institution the guardian haven't taken on
they don't feel like they have an owner 
we don't answer to advertisers \
guardian have limited resources
 
question 4)
"Evaluate the usefulness of... (choice of two theorists)
then try refer the theory to daily mail or guardian 
Gerbner cultivation theory
about passive audiences  
repeated representations reinforces and circulated as common sense happens more in printed newspapers little rely opinions and beliefs are cultivated by the newspaper - more passive audiences 
for example Daily Mail news values on Harry an Meghan the migrant crisis and Brexit could lead to the cultivation of a similar worldview and passive consumption 
the guardian reader tends to be more active but still reactionary up to 

CLAY SHIRKY 
AUDIENCE 
the idea the internet and digital technology have had profound effect on the reactions between the media and individuals
the idea that conceptualisation of audience members as passive consumers of mass media content is no longer tenable in the age of the internet was media consumers have now become producers who speak back to the media in various ways, as well as creating and sharing content with one another. 
in other words we are now more likely to use the internet and other technologies to respond to texts, including creating our own. 
active audiences. 

exam

question 1 
10 marks 
15 minutes 
Do question 1 second 
will be unseen (could be broadsheet, tabloid, online, front cover.)
Required to use theorists 
analyse source A and B 
EG "analyse the different representations of ethnicity in source A and source B apply on e apporiate theory of representation in your response."
introduction:
explain the theory
-introduce the argument 
para 1
talk about source a 
verify if it conforms or subverts the theory 
para 2 
talk about source b
verify if it conforms or subverts the theory 
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Question 2 
annotate source a and b 
explain how the combinations of media language construct meaning in newspaper 
talk about CLIFT (colour, layout, image, font, text/writing), CUPPTUNE, CONFORM/SUBVERT CONVENTIONS, POLITICS
need a conclusion 
15 marks - 25 mins
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question 3 & 4
could be about politics, ownership, how they make their money, technology, audience.
audience (who are they m or f , agehow they are being targeted -advertising language front cover- what pleasures 
do audience get out of it - why do they get enjoyment out of it. 
how can they share the technology 
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question 4 
Theory
"evaluate the usefulness of one of the following theories in understanding the ext3ent to which media ownership influences the content of news stories"
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the guardian 

published in 1821 

trying to be new and slick 

owned by the Scotts trust

the daily mail 

established in 1896 (traditional) 

loves tradition loves royal family and doesn't like anyone who goes against royal family 

hard stance on immigration 

don't support gay marriage 

traditionalists 
women and men shouldn't be equal 

not moral/ can get facts wrong 

the mail on Sunday is their sister paper 

company they are owned by is called the daily mail and general trust (DMGT)

Geordie Grieg - editor

TA older, white lower middle class demographic C1C2D(E)

average reader is 50  

news and representations

DRCAGES
DISABILITY 
REGIONAL IDENTITY 
CLASS 
AGE 
GENDER 
ETHNICITY 
SEXUALITY 
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/15usbxpXCJ44C5ANvWp7L95EP0VdbZIHlEzV1xGKJGc0/edit?usp=sharing
in these articles Donald Trump Is being represented as a let down to his country in different ways. The metro can include a classic crude headline with a pun involved 'trump the the grump' entertaining the sore loss of the president. You can see that in this front page the choices of colour are interesting as trump has more subdues lighting Biden is seen with lively and bright lighting, this teasing picture of Joe Biden really spotlights trump out to be bad loser. In other ways the independent represents trump in ignorant and unknowledgeable way as he is seen taking up the whole front page with a picture of him scolding and mocking was, almost he is implying it is useless. It can represent him as ridiculous because of his previous statements at covid.  In the Daily Mirror it is evident trump is being displayed as dispirited. You can observe this is different in the way he is not acting in a reckless or unprofessional way repressing him as professional and accepting. You can gather from this that The Daily Mirror is neutral in their political stance and aren't biased towards Biden or trump. In the times you can observe trump being represented in a favourable light as the headline sways his way. However if you look deeper into it it conveys the unprofessional acts trump has done. This could depict the Times wants anyone who favours trump to sway to the other way by using a neutral headline. 


I believe the sun and mirror represent BoJo differently 

newspapers key terms

BAR CODE - used to scan the newspaper when purchasing
MAST HEAD -name of paper 
HEADLINE -a phrase that summarises the main point of the article, usually in a large font to catch readers attention
STRAPLINE - a subsidiary heading or caption in a newspaper
ADVERTS 
COLUMNS 
CAPTION - brief text underneath an image describing it
DATE - usually on every page 
TARGET AUDIENCE - people who the newspaper aims to sell to
CENTRE SPREAD- photo bleeds across a double page 
GUTTER - all the space around the page (dead space)
MAIN IMAGE - dominant picture, usually taking up most of the front page 
PAGE NUMBERS 
PULL QUOTE- quote pulled out of text
EDITION - special edition, first/second edition
STAND FIRST - block of text normally introducing the story, usually bold or in a different font.
BYLINE - the line above the story, which gives the authors name and sometimes their job and location
BODY TEXT -written material that makes up main part of article 
STAND ALONE- picture on he front page with a story inside the paper
LEAD STORY - main story on the front page
PRICE 
PAGE FURNITURE - everything else on the page except pictures or text or stories 
SKYLINE - information panel on the front page which tells the reader about other stories in the paper 
SUB HEADING 
CLASSIFIED ADVERT - advertisement that only uses words and not a picture 
FOLIO - top label for page - eg social media, politics.

applying CUPPTUNE

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This headline uses the news values of negativity this is because of the pessimistic use of the idiomatic phrase 'toxic shock' and the topic of 'recession' being discussed. This then conveys how this is 'bad news', and can interest readers as it will affect them however with negative repercussions. 
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This front page from the Mirror depicts the news values of once again negativity and personalisation. The negativity from the innocent picture of a youthful girl who sadly perished in the terrorist attack (she could have been saved). It can explore the news value personalisation from the touching fact any parents may think that this could have been my child.
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this article has applied the news values of  continuity and elite persons. I can tell this by the topic of migrants being an on going topic which have been talked about for years in headlines and articles. The talk of the prime minister can indicate the news values of elite persons - as he is a very important figure.

news 

important term - Gatekeeping 
a term applied to editing and filtering process of letting information 'pass through' to the receiver (audience) and other information remains barred 
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News Values - CUPPTUNE
continuity/currency (long running story - constant)
unexpectedness (an event that shocks and is out of the ordinary)
proximity (stories that are closer to home and are more likely to be included
personalisation (stories that include human interest - that could have been me)
threshold (the bigger the impact and reach of the story)
unambiguous (The facts are there - easy for papers to report on)
negativity (bad news is more interesting - 'if it bleeds, it leads')
elite persons/place (stories about important people and powerful nations)

tabloid vs broadsheets 

tabloid:
lots of colour (red) use this as a eye-catching colour- connotations of drama 
Eye catching
high image to to text ratio 
larger images 
puns/humour/cheesy language used in headline
large font in headlines, bold, underlined, capitals
lots more adverts - type of adverts pitched at the right audience 
games and crosswords, phone ins, competitors, vouchers 
soft news (celeb, gossip, tv, royals, etc)
news that causes panic/drama
sanserif writing (no flicks bits and blocky NOT fancy)
informal tone used 
Low register language 
concise, short articles 
audience- C2 D E 

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broadsheet:
more black and white with less colour 
colour for meaning - political 
muted darker colours 
higher text to image ratio
serif font 
more formal language - 'high register' 
more statistics and text boxes as well as quantitive data
'hard hitting news' - politics, business, investigative journalism 
less sport and celeb gossip
multiple stories on a page 
columns 
audience - ABC1 (demographic) 

The exam 

45 marks (20% of exam) 

Newspapers and Online, Social and participatory media are examined

three 10 mark and one 15 mark

unseen source  

newspapers

the guardian (Left)

the times (neutral)

the sun (neutral)

the daily mail (right

the Sunday times (neutral)

the telegraph (right)

the star (neutral)

the Essex chronicle 

racing post 

the metro (neutral)

the financial times 

the mirror (left)

the daily express (right)

observer (left)

I (left)

 

Broadsheet (blue)

tabloid (pink)

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News Stories

Rishi Sunak 

Ukraine vs Russia 

cost of living crisis (energy bills) 

shooting in London 

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