Information Controls by Newspapers

Information Controls by Newspapers

All newspapers have different ways of passing on the news to their

readers. This often depends on the audience the newspaper is

targeting. The four newspapers that I will be writing about all target

various readers. I will be looking at which pieces of information

newspapers would use when reporting about the invasion of the Central

European state of Bernia by Cara. 'The Planet' is a tabloid newspaper

that backs the government. It is happy with the way things are and has

a large circulation of readers, most of which are working-class

people. 'The Reporter' is also a tabloid newspaper, which supports the

Labour Party and also the trade union movement. This newspaper targets

similar readers to that of 'The Planet' but has a smaller circulation.

'The Enquirer' is critical towards the two main parties and is known

for it's in-depth political and international reporting. This

newspaper is a broadsheet whose readers are mainly middle-class. The

final newspaper, 'The Daily Recorder' is a strongly patriotic

pro-government broadsheet. It believes in family values and in a

British Identity.

As newspaper A, 'The Planet', supports the government it would be very

careful about the information it dispensed. It would not want people

to know that there had been 150 civilian deaths because they had been

caused in retaliation against the arrival of British troops. The

reason it would not want people to know this is 'The Planet' backed

the move by the government to send troops to Bernia. Printing this

could stop other troops from wanting to go to Bernia. To help emphasis

the fact that the troops were really needed they would talk about how

Bernian refugees were fleeing to escape rumours of ethnic cleansing.

'The Planet' would also avoid printing the fact that there were 150 UK

casualties as this like the civilian deaths would lower the moral

troops. This newspaper would probably show the photograph of the man

who had been killed in hand-to-hand fighting in Bernia just to show

how out of control the civil war was becoming.