WEEK 2 Catchup (What you need to have on your blog so far to answer Task 1)

First you need to: Define the Target Audience for each paper using appropriate subject terminology. 

Discuss with help from this post First part of Task 1 Times and Sun Newspaper Task

 

1. Choose a news story and find the story in both a tabloid and broadsheet newspaper

 

2. Compare

• the language used – formal/informal, simple/sophisticated etc
• Sentence structure
• Amount of text
• Size of headline
• Font
• Type, quantity and size of image(s) used
• Which demographic (age, gender, socio-economic status) do you believe each article is targeted at, why?
• Compare the data sets from the Times and The Sun

Data on The Times

Data on The Sun

Then Explain how and why the content has been selected and constructed, what codes and conventions and mode of address have been used to appeal to each target audience

 

Discuss with help from this post 2nd part of Task 1 (Week 2) Codes and Conventions and Semiotics

 

3. Codes and Conventions of a Newspaper

• Take pictures of the newspaper front pages and articles

• Use the headings from the power point "Newspaper Conventions" to help you.

 

4. Semiotics
Add some terminology on semiotics

• Signifier/Signified

• Denotation/Connotation

• Icon, Index, Symbol etc