Angus Sparrow
John Hanbury Angus Sparrow (1906-1992) grew up in England within a wealthy family. He was a student at Oxford University increasing his status within society and further progressing his literature skills. During his lifetime he was known for writing a few different books, regularly writing for “The Times”, enjoying the life of the All Souls and spent a small time serving the country during the war (Lowe, J. 1992.) This article was written at the end of the 60’s era so whilst reading the newspaper would still have been popular the intended audience may have been shrinking due to the increase in popularity of the Radio and Television and the rise of the BBC. As it was published in “The Times” the audience was presumably those interested in current
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(Howell and Prevenier 2001). This looks at the importance of who, where and when the source was written. This is therefore a strength as the author of the source is the Warden of All Souls College, Oxford which is an academic institution and therefore is likely to be well educated and informed on the topic they are writing about. The article was also published in London in 1970 and therefore was published at a time of parliamentary debates in the city the debates took place. This therefore, makes the source more reliable. However the source also has weaknesses. As this article is from a newspaper it may not be an accurate representation of what was happening at the time as it may be bias. As newspapers have full control over the news that reaches the public, they may be more of a filter of ideas on the topic rather than informing the public impartially of what is actually happening (Stephen Vella, 2009). Another weakness of this article being from a newspaper is that during the 1960’s and 70’s when it was published, the press was concentrated. This means that as there is a smaller number of National Newspapers being published there is also a smaller range of opinions being conveyed to the public. This therefore means that the opinions of the public at the time may be a representation of what they were being told instead of what was actually happening (Murdoch and Goulding
(Howell and Prevenier 2001). This looks at the importance of who, where and when the source was written. This is therefore a strength as the author of the source is the Warden of All Souls College, Oxford which is an academic institution and therefore is likely to be well educated and informed on the topic they are writing about. The article was also published in London in 1970 and therefore was published at a time of parliamentary debates in the city the debates took place. This therefore, makes the source more reliable. However the source also has weaknesses. As this article is from a newspaper it may not be an accurate representation of what was happening at the time as it may be bias. As newspapers have full control over the news that reaches the public, they may be more of a filter of ideas on the topic rather than informing the public impartially of what is actually happening (Stephen Vella, 2009). Another weakness of this article being from a newspaper is that during the 1960’s and 70’s when it was published, the press was concentrated. This means that as there is a smaller number of National Newspapers being published there is also a smaller range of opinions being conveyed to the public. This therefore means that the opinions of the public at the time may be a representation of what they were being told instead of what was actually happening (Murdoch and Goulding