Newspaper
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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
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.
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.
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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