Tabloid Newspaper Representation

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Comparison of the Representation of Celebrities in Two Tabloid Newspapers

I have studied two articles about Victoria Beckham and her lifestyle, one of which is in the Daily Mirror and the other is in the Daily Star. The article in the Daily Mirror is about Victoria Beckham having to rush Romeo to the hospital 'after suffering frightening convulsions.' The article is on page 11 that shows that the article is quite important to the paper as it is near the beginning of the paper. The article takes up about half of the page leaving the other half covering advertising and short news reports. The news report is about "Footie girls go missing", this is about two girls who have gone missing in Nottingham. …show more content…

Although the initial first impression is dismissed and the article becomes very negative as the rest of the headline is "Who does she think she is …." This is also bold but the text is much smaller and is used to question Victoria's actions. The ellipses are very important and used to show a continuous of the headline, they are also included to allow the reader to make their own judgement.

The Daily Mirror has used large pictures to break up the text and make it more appealing to the readers. This is usual of a tabloid paper as the socio economic groups that tabloid papers are targeted at are E D and C and therefore this structure of a page appeals to them and is more inviting to read. There are 2 pictures included in this article, one is of David Beckham, the caption besides the picture states, "FATHER: Beckham" The picture is not framed and overlaps the headline to involve him in the article even though he is not involved in the story. The picture is a medium close-up, head and shoulder shot and is positioned to the right of the article making him appear he is looking over the main body of the text. The Daily Mirror have chosen …show more content…

However is later states that 'minders were in panic' suggesting that Victoria can't be there for her children and has to have people to help her as her lifestyle is too busy. Again this is dismisses as the parents 'rushed to the hospital'. Information and facts about fits are included as the editor can argue that this article is in the public's interest and not invasion of celebrity lifestyle. This article would entertain the reader, as it is celebrities' mis-fortune. The overall article is balanced and the language used isn't negative portrayal of Victoria although negative ideas are only suggested and the majority of the language is positive towards Victoria.

In contrast the other article is very negative portrayal of Victoria. The language is more informal and laid back and isn't very informative, a lot of the article is based on the editors and reporters opinion. "As if that wasn't rude enough" and "who does she think she is" are the reporter's opinions and using language like this is sarcastic and negative. Alliteration is used to refer to David

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