Media Assignment- comparing Tabloid and Broadsheet Styles
Media Assignment- comparing Tabloid and Broadsheet Styles
The differences between British newspapers are numerous. The two DIFFERENT types are: Tabloid (commonly known as “red-tops”) and Broadsheet. I have selected a copy of the Daily Mirror and a copy of The Times to analyse.
Both newspapers are the same size. The times belies its moniker of “broadsheet” as it has down-sized its format in recent years to become more reader-friendly to younger generations to to appeal to new readers who would perhaps read the Tabloids.
Both newspapers are quotidian publications, with masses of readers buying a daily copy and both newspapers containING national news (as opposed to local news) and international news. That is where the similarities end...
The two papers' target audiences are different therefore their journalists use different writing styles and vocabulary. The topics written about can be treated with humour, scandal or with a more matter-of-fact serious tone.
The priorities of the subjects written about are usually different, like celebrities versus world politics.
The two biggest differences are: the visual content and the way the pages are presented, and the written language and vocabulary. To explain further and give examples, I am going to focus on one story, covered by both newspapers. The story I am going to examine is about a coach crash in the French Alps that happened on Wednesday 17th April this year.
At first glance, the differences are already obvious. The story dominates the cover page of the tabloid paper, with a photo of the coach still ablaze, covering well over half the page. Huge white lettering declaring “inferno” is slapped across the top of the photo, which is a sure-fire way to catch the attention of a potential readers. Above the photo, the phrase,”Exclusive: Brit Hols Hell” is written in bold red capitals. At the bottom of the photo, there are two red arrow bullet points with descriptive sub-headings “One dies, 4 hurt as
The differences between British newspapers are numerous. The two DIFFERENT types are: Tabloid (commonly known as “red-tops”) and Broadsheet. I have selected a copy of the Daily Mirror and a copy of The Times to analyse.
Both newspapers are the same size. The times belies its moniker of “broadsheet” as it has down-sized its format in recent years to become more reader-friendly to younger generations to to appeal to new readers who would perhaps read the Tabloids.
Both newspapers are quotidian publications, with masses of readers buying a daily copy and both newspapers containING national news (as opposed to local news) and international news. That is where the similarities end...
The two papers' target audiences are different therefore their journalists use different writing styles and vocabulary. The topics written about can be treated with humour, scandal or with a more matter-of-fact serious tone.
The priorities of the subjects written about are usually different, like celebrities versus world politics.
The two biggest differences are: the visual content and the way the pages are presented, and the written language and vocabulary. To explain further and give examples, I am going to focus on one story, covered by both newspapers. The story I am going to examine is about a coach crash in the French Alps that happened on Wednesday 17th April this year.
At first glance, the differences are already obvious. The story dominates the cover page of the tabloid paper, with a photo of the coach still ablaze, covering well over half the page. Huge white lettering declaring “inferno” is slapped across the top of the photo, which is a sure-fire way to catch the attention of a potential readers. Above the photo, the phrase,”Exclusive: Brit Hols Hell” is written in bold red capitals. At the bottom of the photo, there are two red arrow bullet points with descriptive sub-headings “One dies, 4 hurt as