Newspapers Research Project

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PAPERS

AND PURPOSESBrandon Keane , CIWT 8th October 2010 Issue 1 Research Project

Inside:

A look at British press!

Oshin is elected to House Council

PHIL COX DROPS MEDIA STUDIES;

CLASS MATES STUNNED(Left): Phil

three months

ago on his

way to prom

Phillip Cox shocked teachers and pupils at Fairfax School

this week when he dropped Media Studies shortly before

being due to give an address to the class on a film trailer.

On Friday October 8th Philip Cox,

seventeen year old student at Fairfax

Sixth Form went to see Mr Richard

Cornell, Head of the Sixth Form, to

discuss his continuation of a MediaContinued on Page 33

(Above): Brandon in Tanzania this July

With AS Levels now well underway the

Fairfax Media Studies class was set the

task of presenting back to the class

about newspapers. Under the dubious

title of Papers and Purposes, one

such student set to work.

Brandon Keane, a sixteen year old

student from Fairfax Sixth Form who was

voted Mad Scientist in 2009, set about

the task with dedication, and set about

making a ridiculous newspaper-esque

front page for his presentation.

I just wanted it to stand out a little bit,

LOOKING AT

NEWSPAPERSBrandon said, when we caught up with

him today, I mean, I quickly realised I had

some space to fill and so began to think to

myself; how can I get the names of other

people into my first slide? The obvious

one was Phil, as I had a prom photo of

him in the limo. The next was Oshinselection, so I put there too. I couldve

talked about Timmys Hair and Beauty

section inside (complete with a top ten

comb list), or Mr Lees countdown of the

best British Films (all of them 007 related),

but I couldnt find space on the page.

Continued on Page 12

Studies as an AS Level. What was

actually said during the meeting remains

unknown and those present remain tight-

lipped about the entire affair, but what we

do know is that Phil has not been seen in


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And Now Onto The Actual Work

Summary

Within the research project, we have been asked to look at the

following:

What is a NewspaperDifferent Types of Newspaper

Who Owns What and How does that Affect Content

Political Alignment of the Newspaper


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What is a Newspaper

Urm

Some paperWith news written on it?

More seriously, newspapers are a way of accessing information,

whether that information is hard news, stock information, celebritygossip, weather or horoscopes.

Dictionary.com gives the definition as:

noun1. a publication issued at regular and usually close intervals, esp. daily or weekly, and

commonly containing news, comment, features, and advertising.

2. a business organization publishing such a publication.

3. a single issue or copy of such a publication.

4. newsprint.


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Different Types of Newspaper

Within Britain we have two main types of newspaper: broadsheets

and tabloids. There are also mid market newspapers, which lie

somewhere in the middle.

Owners and Political Allegiances

All newspapers are owned by someone, be it an individual or a

group, and most have a prevalent political view. This is important to

remember as it will affect how and what a newspaper publishes.

For example, they are not likely to print a huge article on somethingtheir owner has done wrong, or if they support the Conservatives

they might put a negative slant on the Labour Party Conference.


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Broadsheets

Summary

Also known as the quality press, broadsheets are less widely circulated than

tabloids, and are considered more intellectual.

Demographic

Traditionally the broadsheet papers were aimed at managers and people with

professions (such as doctors, lawyers etc)

Content

Matching this intellectual target demographic, the broadsheets present hard

news, focusing on the big stories with a mix of reporting, comment and opinion(although this opinion is unlikely to be anything but professional)

Layout

Broadsheets are very much text orientated compared to tabloids and

traditionally have fewer pictures.


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Broadsheets: The Modern World

Changing Broadsheets

In recent years the introduction of things such as rolling news

television and internet news sites the circulation of newspapers hasdecreased, and newspapers have had to adapt to survive.

One change is that the broadsheets have begun to try and juggle

the hard news with reader entertainment in an attempt to hold

readers.


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The Daily Telegraph

Owned by the Barclay Brothers

Had a circulation of 673 010 in 2010

Traditionally the paper is aligned to

the political centre-right and supportsthe Conservative Party

Read traditionally by the middle

classes, the Daily Telegraph has, in the

past, had trouble with an ageingaudience that made it unpopular with

advertisers


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The Times

Owned by News International


Traditionally the paper is aligned to

the political centre-right, although it(somewhat strenuously) supported

New Labour. As Milliband has said that

he wants to move away from New

Labour, it remains to be seen how this

will affect the Times

Once considered an elitist

newspaper, it is now seen as more

down market and populist


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The Financial Times

Owned by Pearson


The Financial Times has never been a

paper that focuses or headlines withpolitical stories, and is centrally aligned

Its main spheres of influence within

the news world are (perhaps slightly

obviously) finance, as well as the artsand excellence editorial sections


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The Guardian

Owned by the Guardian Media Group


The Guardian traditionally holds

political views found centre-left on thepolitical spectrum, and is the solidly

Liberal newspaper of the UK

The Guardian is often popular with

advertises because it is read mainly bystudents and young professionals


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The Independent

Owned by Independent News andMedia


The Independent is, as the namesuggests, independent of any political

party and is politically central

The Independent is commonly held to

be a newspaper that will stick to itsguns as it was the only quality to firmly

and consistently oppose the Iraq War


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Tabloids

Summary

Also known as the gutter press, tabloids have a much larger circulation than

the broadsheets, but are considered less intellectual.

Demographic

Traditionally the tabloid papers are aimed at the working classes

Content

Unlike broadsheets, tabloids focus more on sensationalist or celebrity news

and entertainment, as well as stories that focus on the darker side of humanity,

such as; sexual infidelity, corruption and homicide.

Layout

Tabloids use a lot more pictures than broadsheets. They are also traditionally

of a physically smaller size, and many prefer to have very little actual text on

the front page in favour of more headlines and lures to draw us in to read it.


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Tabloids: Changing Terms

Red Tops

As many broadsheet newspapers adopt the tabloid paper size to make them

more accessible, many people have begun using a different term to describe

the more traditional tabloids.

This term is the Red Tops, referring to the red mastheads used by the Sun,

the Daily Mirror and the Daily Star.


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The Sun

Owned by Rupert Murdoch

Had a circulation of 3 009 987 in

August 2010- the highest in the UK

The Sun supported New Labour andTony Blair for twelve years before

turning its support to the Conservatives

The Sun is famous for sensationalist

stories (such as Freddie Starr ate myhamster), homophobia and, perhaps

most of all, its Page 3 Girls


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The Daily Mirror

Owned by Trinity Mirror


August 2010

The Daily Mirror is traditionally a pro-Labour paper, and politically is centre-

left

Like its rival, the Sun, the Daily Mirror

has a history of sensationalism, mostfamously in 2004 when they ran forged

pictures of British troops torturing and

abusing Iraqi prisoners


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The Daily Star

Owned by Richard Desmond

Had a circulation of

The Daily Star is traditionally pro-

Conservative, being centre-rightpolitically

The Daily Star has, like the other two

tabloids, endured some controversy

and, like the Sun, runs a topless modelsection during weekdays


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The Mid-Market

The mid-market papers are found between the tabloids and the

broadsheets. Due to their size they are often classed as tabloids,

but will often cover more hard news than tabloids.


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The Daily Mail

Owned by Daily Mail and GeneralTrust


August 2010

The Daily Mail is a Conservative

newspaper, and in the past has even

gone as far as to support Fascism in

Italy and Germany during WWII

Traditionally aimed at the lower middle

classes, it was the first British

newspaper to sell a million copies in a

day


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The Daily Express

Owned by Richard Desmond

Had a circulation of 671 414 in August

2010

The Daily Express is a Conservativenewspaper

The Daily Express has become

renowned for covering conspiracy

stories concerning Princess Diana,earning it the nickname The Diana

Express


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