The Paradise Papers story coverage
- Write up a description of the main differences between the two front pages from The Guardian and The Daily Mail, looking at both conventions and how the stories have been presented to the reader.
- Write a paragraph outlining why you think the Guardian created a series of news articles looking at the same issue and how that may reflect the newspapers political ideology and news values.
- Look at the Mirror. The Daily Telegraph, Daily Express and the Independent online newspaper and consider what you learn about these two publications from their versions of the story and the front page conventions.
- Look at the online versions of these stories via Mail Online and The Guardian website. Compare and contrast their coverage. Use the sites to find out as much as you can about the story, so you fully understand it. What other media elements do the two websites provide readers (e.g.: audio or video clips, hyperlinks to other sites or connected stories).
- Look at social media sites and explain how you think they encourage readers to interact with the story.
On Monday 6th November, the min headlines covered leaked document revealing the financial details of the super rich. It outlined how many were allowed to keep money outside of the uk in order to avoid paying tax.
The Daily Mail
Media Audience used in The Daily Mail
- Being a controversial topic between capitalist and socialist views the subject is purely aimed at a older uneducated audience. This is portrayed with colloquialism language used (Slang/Simplified english) to appeal to this audience. Examples of this is the language used, 'dragged' and 'row' making it a forced situation
- Audience positioning is used within the news headline front page coverage so as the target audience read this a particular biased opinion is adopted. Those who support the monarchy like this capitalist paper depict the queen as a victim so will make the audience feel sympathy towards the queens current situation.
- As a tabloid during down text by simplifying language in the headline text and content to attract a whole wide target audience.
Media language
- Ideology is used with the words dragged making it sound forced.
- A biased opinion is used. Being a capitalist paper they are in favour of the political power, representation and reputation
- 'Dragged' makes it sound like she was forced (ideology)
- Being a controversial subject aimed mainly towards a less educated older audience colloquialism is used (slangy/simplified english) to appeal to this target audience.
Between the two front pages their s a distinct difference in the language used to portray the queens image. The Guardian (on the left) being a left wing news media coverage have a critical outline upon the image of the monarchy.
However The Daily Mail has a right wing coverage supporting the monarch, portraying the queen as a victim being forced into it.
the Guardian
Audience
- Their target audience are the left wing socialists, these would be attracted by stories that shows negative right wing views on capitalism
- They will also be attracted to economical and political stories
Media language
