NEWSPAPER COMPARISON

NEWSPAPER ANALYSIS VIDEO



FIRST EXAM

 
my mark; 45/80

 

NEWSPAPER DATA HOMEWORK

 

NEWSPAPER BIAS

 

NEWSPAPER ANALYSIS

HOW TO SPOT BIAS IN NEWSPAPERS

1. Bias through pictures and graphics- camera angles and captions.
2. Bias through word choice and tone in the body of the text.
3. Bias through choice of journalist and sources- who is writing and what are their beliefs, who they have got their sources of information from.
4. Bias through where is the article in the paper? is it prominent or hidden? is it on the front page or back page?
5. Bias through omission or selection- whether an article is even published.
6. Bias through headline.
7. Bias through use of names and titles- ('terrorists' or 'freedom fighter') 'ex-con' or 'someone who served a long time ago.
8. Bias through statistics and crowd count- ('a hundred injured in an aircraft' or 'only minor injuries in air crash')



ARTICLE ANALYSIS

GILETTE

NEWSPAPERS

newspapers around since mid 1600's- basic (local).
until 20th century, newspapers were the primary source of news.
unlike news broadcasting, newspapers do not have to be impartial- allowed to be politically bias.
largely self regulating- IPSO (independent press complaints commission).
leveson inquiry 2011- in response to allegations of phone hacking at the news of the world was carried. it suggested a code of conduct and a tighter controls be imposed- nothing much has happened about this.

popular: (tabloid)

the sun, the sun on sunday,

daily mirror, daily mirror on sunday, 

daily people, daily star and daily star on sunday.

mid-market:

daily mail, 

the mail,

metro,

daily express, sunday express and evening standard.

quality: (broadsheets)

the daily telegraph, Sunday telegraph,

the times,Sunday times,
the observer,
the guardian,
the independent,
I, and FT.

things that you'll likely see on a broadsheet; large title, one picture, subtitle, lots of text, brief explanation of what's inside below or above the title, lacks colour, formal language, intellectual (A, B, C1).
things that you'll likely see on a tabloid; lots of colour, plenty of images, many titles, adverts, minimal text, reality based, purpose is to entertain not inform (C2, D, E).

GATEKEEPING: a term which is applied to editing, and filtering process where decisions are made to let some information 'passed through' to the receiver (audience) and other information remained barred.

CURRAN AND SEATON

Media and Power addresses three key questions about the relationship between media and society. How much power do the media have? Who really controls the media? What is the relationship between media and power in society? In this major new book, James Curran reviews the different answers which have been given, before advancing original interpretations in a series of ground- breaking essays.
The book also provides a guided tour of major debates in media studies. What part did the media play in the making of modern society? How did ‘new media’ change society in the past? Will radical media research recover from its mid-life crisis? What are the limitations of the US-based model of ‘communications research’? Is globalization disempowering national electorates or bringing into being a new, progressive global politics? Is public service television the dying product of the nation in an age of globalization? What can be learned from the ‘third way’ tradition of European media policy?
Curran’s response to these questions provides both a clear introduction to media research and an innovative analysis of media power, and is written by one of the field’s leading scholars. 

NEWSPAPER CODES AND CONVENTIONS

Codes and conventions 

Skyline - An information panel on the front page that tells the reader about the other stories inside.

Main Image - The dominant picture often filling most of the front cover.

Lead story - Main story using a splash.

Headline - A phrase that summarizes the main point of the article, usually a large print in a different style to catch the attention of the reader.

Page numbers - A system of organisation within the magazine, which helps you find what you want to read.

Caption - Brief text under an image that describes the photo or graphic.

Audience - People who the newspaper aim to sell too.

Folio - Top label for the whole page.

Gutter - The margins in-between pages.

Pull quote - Something taken from within an article.

Classified Ad - Advertisement that only displays text.

Page furniture - Everything on the page except pictures or texts.

Byline - The line above the story which gives the authors name. 

SUPERMINTS

I was given the target audience of middle aged business men and the product had to cater to what we believed they would want. I was in a group with Holly, Jennifer, Jack and myself. the final name of the brand we decided on was 'SUPERMINTS' which suggests that not only are these mints but they're super, whether you gain superpowers, gain a super fresh breath or look super good, the name allows the audience to have their own deception of what the super part gains you. as this wasn't your typical audience for sweets we had to adapt the flavours, name and the packaging to suit the needs of a business man. to begin with we had to come up with a packaging size that would be suitable for a busy man in a suit, there after, we had to think about the flavours available and we decided on different flavours of 'old skool' sweets from their child hood such as humbug, lemon sherbet, classic mint and finally the mystery flavour is one of three options; Mojito, Fruity Cider or Beer. within the group the work was divided into different sections for each person as we all felt comfortable in different roles; Jack did the majority of the acting and found the music for the advert. Jennifer did a lot of editing, gave multiple ideas and making sure that everything we did was tracked on the blog. Holly made sure that everything was running smoothly, did some editing, and was the camera lady. I made the logo, helped holly with the camera shots and angles, I also helped with the majority of the editing, and along with holly made sure that everything was how we planned. overall jack did the acting, Jennifer did some editing and blogging, holly did all the camera angles and shots, and I did the designing and the editing.

NEWSPAPERS LANGUAGE

NEWSPAPERS SEMIOTIVC ANALYSIS

 

NEWSPAPER VOCAB