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Newspapers and Political Bias - Revision

1. Consider what would some examples be of more liberal values/opinions? Why would someone vote labour? Someone that votes labour would agree with the Labour party's manifesto and would have more socialist views than someone that votes conservative. 2. Consider what some examples of more conservative values/opinions would be? Why would someone vote Conservative? Conservative values would be about making the economy as strong as possible and supporting people to make as much money as they can. Someone would vote conservative if they are able to look after themselves and not have to rely on other people. 3. Where do the other parties fit on the left - right continuum? Labour, Green Party, Social Democrats, Conservative, UKIP, BNP 4. Why would a group of people change their stance in terms of key issues? 5. Why would an organisation support a certain political party through its media products? It would support a political party because the owner of the paper w...

A Comparison of Two National Newspapers

Newspaper Layouts: Broadsheet Layout (The Guardian) - The Guardian has adapted the format of the traditional broadsheet and adapted it to cope with print costs. The size of the paper has decreased to nearly half the size of a traditional tabloid . It has adopted a new format called the ' Berliner ' through a process called ' tabloidisation '. Tabloid Layout (The Daily Mail) - This is the traditional  tabloid layout. It is half the size of the traditional  broadsheet layout and contains 'soft' news rather then 'hard'.  Tabloids and broadsheets both follow similar codes and conventions . The both have mastheads , headlines, and images as well as copy. The broadsheet has more plugs than the tabloid and the broadsheet has an advert. The main noticeable difference is the size of the newspapers.The content is also different, which you can see from the headlines on the front of the papers. Broadsheets ...