Comparing a Tabloid and a Broadsheet On September 11th 2002 almost all newspapers around the world wrote
articles concerning the attacks on the World Trade Centre, which had
occurred in the previous year, and were known to be planned by the
infamous Osama bin Laden. I have compared two newspapers written on
September 11th a year later. A tabloid paper, and a broadsheet. The
tabloid article appeared in "The Daily Mirror" and was written by Tony
Parsons, and the broadsheet article appeared in "The Guardian" and was
written by Mark Hertsgaard.
The tabloid article commemorates September 11th 2001 and analyses the
effects of the attacks on the victims involved in the incident. The
broadsheet focuses more on America's foreign policy and the way the
American citizens are treated by their own media who are said to give
a very biased view of the news from around the world to its public.
In this essay I will examine the similarities and differences between
the articles and how they were written by observing the different
methods of persuasion and the style of writing used.
The Daily Mirror articles target audience is aimed at slightly less
literate readers as it has very short sentences using simple
vocabulary. This type of newspaper could be read by younger or less
literate readers as it uses large pictures and small paragraphs. In
total there are thirty-six paragraphs but the article only covers just
over half a page. The article doesn't go into too much depth in its
analysis of the event, but instead it is very concise and extremely
rhetorical which is typical of a broads...
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... for readers who are fairly literate. This is typical of a
broadsheet newspaper. The article also has no pictures, which makes it
dull. It is not very eye-catching and this is also typical of a
broadsheet. In the middle of the article a sentence is highlighted in
large bold lettering which says " September 11 is also the date of the
US-backed coup against a democratic Chile". This is eye-catching and
shows the reader facts about America's foreign policy, which is
designed to make you want to read the article. At the end of the
article there is information written about Mark Hertsgaard. It
includes books that he has written and his occupation. I think this is
important because it illustrates that a professional journalist and
author wrote the article about this subject and that he can be trusted
to make his assumptions.
middle of paper ... ... Everyone in America knows what happened on September 11, 2001. It was the biggest terrorist attack on America since Pearl Harbor. The acts were carried out by a group of Muslim extremists.
I am going to record the number of letters in each of the first 100
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398).It is also stated that news divisions reduced their costs, and raised the entertainment factor of the broadcasts put on air. (p. 400). Secondly, the media determines its sources for stories by putting the best journalists on the case and assign them to areas where news worthy stories just emanates. (p.400). Third, the media decides how to present the news by taking the most controversial or relevant events and compressing them into 30 second sound-bites. (p.402). finally, the authors also explain how the media affects the general public. The authors’ state “The effect of one news story on public opinion may be trivial but the cumulative effect of dozens of news stories may be important. This shows a direct correlation between public opinions and what the media may find “relevant”. (Edwards, Wattenberg, Lineberry, 2015, p.
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The introduction of the internet to modern society has brought about a new age of information relation. Since there is no longer a need to wait until the next print day, news from all over the world is available at a person’s fingertips within hours or even minutes of the event. With this advent of such easily accessible information, new problems for the news media have also arisen. Aside from potentially losing good economic standing because newspapers are no longer being purchased in the quantities they used to be, the credibility of the information itself is also put into question. No one would argue that credibility of news sources is unimportant, but there is a discrepancy in what takes precedence; economy and speed or getting the information out correctly at the first publishing by taking the time to make sure all facts are checked. The importance of having a system of checks on all information submitted is paramount. People trust what they read and believe it to be so without always questioning. If all information were to not be checked thoroughly, there would be instances where people read an article only for information included to be wrong and they go on believing such information. This can be very dangerous as misinformed people make misinformed decisions. With an increase in errors being made by citizen bloggers and even major publications, many are worried that journalistic ethics and credibility in the news media are being sacrificed in order to maintain swiftness in the news circuit and to retain personal profits. Though getting information to the masses quickly is a major part of the media’s importance, this should not mean that the credibility of that information being presented should be sacrificed for it...
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News stories are covered several times and most of us do not even realize it. Although more recently many people get news in more similar mediums such as on the Internet because of the decline of newspapers. “Since 1940, the total number of daily newspapers has dropped more than 21 percent” (McIntosh and Pavlik, 119). Many times we do not realize the same story we read online was covered on our local news station and in our local newspaper, even further than that this same story is being covered in many different news stations, newspapers, and news sites all over the country and even the world. So what makes these stories different? Each time you read a news story from a different source something different happens to it. The different views and frames used by the source gives the reader a different take every time. I saw that first hand in my two stories. In my project I compared the same story of Mya Lyons, a nine year old girl who was stabbed to death.
Comparing Two Newspaper Articles I'll be comparing the front page story of two newspapers. One is from a tabloid newspaper, as the other is from a broadsheet. I'll put across the. the diverse techniques that tabloids and broadsheets portray in their front page story. Newspaper media is designated to notify, and aim an.
Comparing two newspaper articles, one from a tabloid and one from a broadsheet will convey the different techniques that tabloids and broadsheets use to present stories. Media in general, aim to inform and interest the audience which consist of many different types. Diverse emotions and ideas are created by the media; foremost tabloids. Tabloids are papers like ‘The Sun’, ‘The Mirror’, ‘The Daily Mail’, ‘The Express’ and ‘The Star’. In contrast to these are broadsheets like ‘The Times’, ‘The Guardian’ and ‘The Daily Telegraph’. Broadsheets are often known as the ‘quality press’ being more informing and formal in the manner they convey information and news stories.
of the rumors and truths the general population heard via the latest news report. Social media
Newspapers have allowed for such a freedom in our everyday lives, and most have not even realized this fact. They have provided us with an outlet to speak our mind about politics, societal issues, public differences, and religion and cultures. Searching online to find such knowledge can be extremely challenging; moreover, newspapers always seem to be a place to find valid information. Newspapers have started to come off the printer more slowly over the past decade. More people are turning to electronic ways to find information rather than going to the direct source where that electronic media got their information. Most reliable information comes from newspapers where high up and educated citizens or leaders speak their mind on certain and important topics. The reason newspapers should stay a part of today’s society is because they offer a way for people to speak freely about what they please and get their voice heard, they are always credible, and they help us hear the problems of the world openly from different perspectives.
In conclusion, the two articles are similar in what the report. However, both of the newspapers are different because of their approaches to news presentations; their ideologies; and their audiences groups. The broadsheets tend to be very factual and usually have an suggestive angel, and the tabloids are extremely sensationalised and bias.