Newspapers Overview


·       Circulation – a count of how many copies of a particular publication are distributed

·       Readership – an estimate of how many readers a publication has

·       Left wing – ideas such as freedom, internationalism, socialism, equality, and progress; has an interest in the wellbeing of society.

·       Right wing – ideas such as hierarchy, nationalism, capitalism, and tradition.

·       Tabloid – image led popular newspapers, focus more on celebrity gossip and scandal than politics

·       Broadsheet – “quality” newspapers, more complex language with in depth-analysis

 

Answer the following questions using the material sent to you.

 

1.       By what percentage has circulation for the Sunday Mirror decreased?

 

 

2.       Which UK paper had the highest circulation figures as of 2019?

The Sun

 

3.       Which paper had the highest circulation figures- The Times or The Mirror?

The Mirror

 

4.       Which paper is more left wing, The Mirror or The Times?

 

5.       What is one of the ten most recognisably left wing views?

Pro internationalism/ immigration, higher minimal wage

 

6.       What is one of the ten most recognisably right wing views?

Anti – immigration, capitalist,

 

7.       Most Mirror readers make up which age group?

65+

 

8.       Most Mirror readers make up which socio demographic group?

ABC1C2 Adults

 

9.       Most Times readers make up which age group?

65+

 

10.   Most Times readers make up which socio demographic group?

ABC1C2 Adults

 

11.   Which news values do you think were met by the Brexit story? Explain your answer.

 


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