Online News (Catch Up Work) Pros Easily accessible from anywhere Less paper used/Better for the environment Updated & Immediate It's interactive/You can participate Cons Devices can be unreliable More targeted ads Online Newspaper -a stand-alone publication or an online version of a printed periodical. Blame for recent decline in print newspapers Recession meant that people didn't have as much disposable income to buy daily newspapers. People now want news on the go and so are turning to technology to get their news from things like news websites and social media. People also now want their news quicker and daily print newspapers often contain news which is already old in comparison to what's available on the internet. Advertisers can now advertise online for free on things like Gumtree. Because of this, many advertisers are now using online ads instead of newspaper ads which is causing a decrease in advertising revenue for newspaper companies. T...
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Political Positions of Newspapers (Catch Up Work) Socialist/Left Wing Rights for workers and minorities are key. It is believed that the rich benefit from exploiting the poor and that the system should end with a revolution. Liberal/Left of Centre Pretty 'middle of the road'. They tend to offer the most unbiased, objective perspective. It is believed that it is important to represent people from all minority groups and countries. Conservative/Right of Centre Uphold traditional values about Britishness, class, gender, etc: anti Labour and Lib Dems. They don't like Britain being part of the EU, wary of immigration and pro-capitalist. Nationalist/Right Wing Incredibly Patriotic. They dislike change and are highly supportive of traditional values; anti-abortion, anti-same-sex marriage and heavily opposed to immigration. They believe Britain should be Britain for white British people. Metro - '' Workhouses' For Teenage Mothers ' - Liberal The Su...
How different newspaers represent people, events & ideas-Catch Up Work Representation- how the media portray and represent something or someone in a particular way. The 'construction' of media texts. Representation & Reception Theory-Stuart Hall People represent media texts in different ways, depending on their cultural background, economic standards and personal experiences. Dominant -the hegemonic (ruling or dominant in a political or social context): people share the code and preferred reading. Negotiated -they accept what the text is saying and adapt it according to their social background. Oppositional- they understand but reject the meaning. Representation in Newspapers There are 3 steps in the journey between the real world the reality presented by newspapers. Selection > Omissions > Construction News Values Bias ...
News Values-Catch Up Work Galtung & Ruge 1973 Immediacy -Has it happened recently? Familiarity -Is it culturally close to us in Britain? Amplitude -Is it a big event that affects large numbers? Frequency -Does that event happen often? Unambiguity -Is it clear or definite? Predictability -Did we expect it to happen? Surprise -Is it a rare or unexpected event? Continuity -Has it previously been defined as news? Elite Nations/People -Big countries or celebrities? Personalisation -Is it a human interest story? Negativity -Is it bad news? Balance -a fun story to balance bad news Examples of headlines: Negativity - 'Elderly woman's home burnt to a crisp' Familiarity - 'Windsor Castle broken into' Immediacy - 'Heatwave in Mid September' Continuity - 'Madeline Spotted?' Amplification - 'Train derailed, Killed 50' Unambiguity - 'Boris' Brexit Bites Back' Uniquenes s - 'Cheese string injures 70 year old' Simp...
Structure of a News Story-Catch Up Work Headline All stories have a headline, which gives the reader an idea of what the article is about. Tabloid headlines often use puns or other techniques such as alliteration, to captivate their audience. Introduction The contents tell the reader in detail what the article is about. If the introduction is not interesting, most people will not continue reading the article. The first paragraph is often known as the stand-first and is printed in bold font. Elaboration The next few paragraphs tell the reader more about the story that is outlined in the introduction. They inform readers about the following: What Why When Where Who Quotes Almost all news stories use comments from those involved or from voyeurs (onlookers). It makes the article more objective by keeping a balanced viewpoint. Alternatively, they can make the article more subjective by sensationalising the reaction of the public and can indicate bias. Projection Many...
Semiotics-The Study of Signs-Catch Up Work Semiotics -how meaning is constructed through language and codes. Roland Barthes argued that all elements of media text are codes (signs) that need to be read. These can be understood as the things they are and the responses they create. Polysemic -Multiple Meanings
