Newspapers
Tabloid Newspapers
- The Sun
- Dairy Mirror
- Daily Mail
Broadsheet
Newspapers
- Independent
- The Daily Telegraph
- The Sunday Telegraph
Similarities between Tabloids
Bold writing, Free prizes advertised (shows it's targeted
towards lower demographics), lots of images, eye-catching, the price displayed
(cheap), all contain the colour red which has connotations of anger as it’s as
if the newspaper is forcing the story on the consumer, Celebrities links, Humour, Social Media links, short text, clear bias, informal, simple language.
Similarities between Broadsheets
Simple
bold Serif font title placed at the top of the newspaper, Columns with smaller
text and more of it, Formal, harder language, Advertising aimed toward higher
demographics.
Tabloid
Informal, use of puns, alliteration, exaggeration for effect, slang, colloquial language, short and snappy sentences, heightened language, brand names, adjectives often carry sexual overtones.
Broadsheet
More formal, metaphors rather than puns, rhetorical questions, more complex sentences, puns sometimes used - although more subtle, statistics, descriptions of peoples trends to relate to personality or position in society, Politician's comments often included.
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