NEWS
The Guardian and The Daily Mail
The guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/uk
The layout of the guardian online is easy to read and also to find out information more easily than on a printed edition. The website has numerous categories (which includes: UK, Politics, World news, sport and many more).
Differences:
- The printed copy has one main headline with one picture, which is used to draw the readers attention to the story.
- The newspaper print is quite small and uses a lot of space, whereas the online version is more spaced out, and has a reasonable size text.
- The online edition can be updated when there is a new story, where as for the printed edition it is not that east to do.
- categories on the online paper there are many stories to do with it, whereas in the printed edition there may not be as many stories because of the lack of room available.
- The online copy includes the weather, where as the printed copy doesn't. This is because the weather may change.
The daily mail
The layout of 'The Daily mail' is arranged in a way that is easy to read, and also it has easy access to information. The main focus is on the 'BREAKING NEWS' stories, however there are also many categories that give stories on different things (e.g. U.S, Sport,Science, Money, etc).
Differences:
- The headlines are in big print on the printed copy, where as the headlines on the daily mail website are a reasonable size and have a different colour (Blue).
- There is only usually 1 or 2 photos on the front of the printed copy, however on the online copy, there are multiple photos, this is because the online edition has the capability and the room to have multiple photos on the same story.
- The online edition can be updated if there is anew story, where as the printed copy isn't as easy to change last minute.
- The online edition also includes the weather, where as the printed edition cannot have the weather on it, as it is too unpredictable to put on the printed edition of the paper.
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Political Party
Right-wingThe Conservative party
The conservative party is the right-wing party, and it is led by Theresa May. The party is made up of local associations, which helps with the selection of candidates, and the appointment of the party leader. For the last forty years the party has been divided over issues of power and the role of Britain in the European Union. The importance of the local structure reflects the old tradition (from the middle ages) of 'Territorial representation in British politics'.
This supports the conservative party,as the Daily express is telling you to vote for 'May' and exaggerates that if you don't vote for 'May' then we will face disaster. The subheading says that 'The Daily express urges you to back the conservatives' This means that they want you to vote for the conservative party.
UKIP (UK Independence Party)
It is a sovereignist party that wants Britain to be out of the European Union. They do not have many policies. In the past UKIP has done xenophobic campaigning
BNP (British National Party)
Extreme right wing. There are no members of Parliament. They have very nationalistic and xenophobic views.
The Liberal Democrat party (the Liberal Democrats)
It is a party of the center formed in 1988 by the merger of the Liberal Party and the Social Democratic Party They are a mixture of social conservatives and social democrats.
The Liberal-Democrats are starting to appear as the only 'credible' party at the Center of British politics, as the Conservative party moves to the right, and the Labour Party moves further to the left.
The Greens (The Green Party)
It is a centre Left party.It is more middle-class. It is also committed to promoting environmental issues.
Left Wing
The Labour Party
The labour party is all left-wing and is led by Jeremy Corbyn. It also includes a smaller party (co-operative party). The party is made up of local parties (Constituency Labour parties), and some British trade unions and other associations.
This supports the Labour party, as they are telling their audience to 'vote labour'. The newspaper front cover also goes as far as saying that the conservative party are 'homophobic as ever' this topic isn't relevant, and it only gives the reader more reasons not to vote for the conservative party.
Respect
The party of a populist left-wing Labour party dissident, George Galloway, who was its sole MP until 2015.
The Communist Party of Great Britain
The communist party of Great Britain is very marginal and the party has only ever had two elected MP's. The party is still very small.
SNP (Scottish Nationalist Party)
It is the most important political party in Scotland, it is also the party in power in Scotland. It is left-of-centre
Plaid Cymru (Welsh nationalist party)
It is a major Welsh party, which used to control the Welsh assembly. However it now is on par with the Labour. As of this year (2017) Plaid Cymru has three MP's in the UK parliament
Democratic Unionist Party (Irish party)
Is very favorable to the maintenance of Northern Ireland within the United Kingdom, but not to Britain remaining in the European Union. They support Brexit and reject the idea that Northern Ireland could have special status in the UK after Brexit. It was formed in 1971 as a hard-line protestant party.
Sinn Fein (Irish Party)
The majority of the party as well as the Catholic minority in Northern Ireland. They are in favor of the withdrawal of Northern Ireland from the United Kingdom, and the reunification of Ireland.
SDLP (Social Democratic party and labour party)
The Social Democratic Party and Labour Party of Northern Ireland, is a non-sectarian social democratic party that is made up of Catholics and Protestants
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News: Analysing the Language of Newspapers
The Daily Mail
'hostage take walks into bowling alley full of children clutching a sawn-off shotgun'
A man was filmed calmly walking into a bowling alley full of children just moments before a gunman allegedly held two staff captive with a sawn-off shotgun. The dash-cam footage was captured at approximately 2.40pm and appears to show a man entering the building with a long object in his left hand. It is not known whether he was involved in the incident but just moments later a man allegedly shouted 'game over' when walking through MFA Bowl at Bermuda Park in Nuneaton, Warwickshire.Terrified witnesses claimed he held the gun in the air and strolled through the building in front of terrified families before being arrested four hours later.
Tone: What tone is being created by the copy? What is the purpose?
The Daily Mail uses a tone that tells us that they want us to feel especially sympathetic towards the 'terrified witnesses' and the 'terrified families' that witnessed the incident. The Daily Mail had said that it was 'full of children' to make the crime sound more awful than it actually was, and to again make us feel more sympathy for the victims. This is because of the idea that children are weak and must be protected.
News Value: What information has the newspaper chosen to present? What has it left out?
The newspaper has chosen to tell us the main information to the case: that there was a 'gunman' and that at '2.40pm' a man entered the bowling alley with a long object. It has also told us that the gunman was definitely arrested. It has left out that no one was hurt or injured during the incident and the gunman was not identified (No name or photo).
Agenda: Does the story appear to have an agenda? Is an opinion visible? Why do you think this is?
In my opinion i think that the main agenda of this story was to make you worry and feel sorry for the victims who were 'terrified'. The newspaper readers would agree with the agenda, as many of them are from the lower/middle class, and therefore would care more if there were children or anybody who is in harms way, (where as the guardian reader prefer more informational and reliable sources).
Formality: Is the article written formally or informally?
This article is written informally, due to the information being very brief and not very informational. The use of the word: 'allegedly' suggests that it is not yet confirmed and isn't very reliable, this therefore suggests that it is informal.
Responsibility: Is the story trustworthy? Do you feel that the story is responsibly reported?
In my opinion i believe that The Daily Mail's interpretation of the story isn't very trustworthy due to them writing 'allegedly' which implies that the information may not be reliable or real. They also are not clear on how many people were involved as they mention 'A man' multiple times that do not indicate if he was the attacker.
Bias: Is bias present?
In this story bias is present as it is only talking about the victims, it does not however refer to the police and the other emergency services. The victims were not injured, however all of the emergency services that were present during the incident were not thanked in any way.
The Guardian
'Police storm bowling alley in Nuneaton to bring hostage situation to an end'
Police have stormed a bowling alley in Nuneaton where a gunman took two members of staff hostage on Sunday, bringing the incident to an end. Warwickshire police said a man was arrested and no one was injured in the incident. At 2.30pm this afternoon Warwickshire police received reports of a man with a firearm in Nuneaton. Specialist firearms officers and police negotiators, along with fire, ambulance and police air services, attended the location at the bowling alley in St David’s Way, Bermuda Park.
Tone: What tone is being created by the copy? What is the purpose?
The Guardian uses a tone that tells us that they are not biased, and they do no directly make you feel sympathetic for the victims, as it states that 'no one was injured'.
News Value: What information has the newspaper chosen to present? What has it left out?
The newspaper has chosen to tell us almost all of the information, as it mentions that no one was injured, it also mentions that a lot of emergency services were used during the incident, and it tells us the location. It does not however tell us the name of the attacker, nor does it show us a photo of the attack, however videos of the incident were shown online.
Agenda: Does the story appear to have an agenda? Is an opinion visible? Why do you think this is?
In my personal opinion i think that the main agenda of this story was to give thanks to the services that helped out during the incident, i think this was because the services do not really get a lot of recognition for the work that they do.
Formality: Is the article written formally or informally?
This article is written formally, for example they uses the words/phrase: 'A man with a firearm', where as the Daily Mail stated that it was a 'gunman'. The Guardian uses more formal terms whilst talking about the incident.
Responsibility: Is the story trustworthy? Do you feel that the story is responsibly reported?
In my opinion i believe that The Guardians story is trustworthy as they have given more information than The Daily Mail. Other than the odd missing detail, the story is responsibly reported.
Bias: Is bias present?
In my opinion there is very little biased ideas in this story, other than the obvious part of the man with the gun is dangerous.
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Newspaper Ownership
'The Guardian' newspaper and 'The Observer' is owned by Scott Trust Limited.
'The Daily Mail' newspaper and 'The Mail On Sunday' is owned by Lord Rothermere.
'The Independent' Newspaper is owned by Evgeny Levedev.
'The Times', 'The Sunday Times', 'The Sun' and 'The Sun on Sunday' are all owned by Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch.
'The Daily Telegraph' and 'The Sunday Telegraph' are owned by the Barclay Brothers'.
'The Daily Mirror', 'Sunday Mirror' and 'Sunday People' are all owned by the company Trinity Mirror.
'The Daily Star' and 'The Daily Star Sunday' are both owned by Richard Desmond's Northern & Shell.
Which companies own regional newspaper titles? Look at newspapers that you may be familiar with such as The Leicester Mercury.
Trinity Mirror newspaper owns The Leicester Mercury newspaper, however they also own the Daily Mirror, Sunday mirror and the Sunday people.
Do any of these companies own other media outlets? How does this link to Hesmondhalgh's ideas on Cultural Industries (see below)?
Newspaper companies for example 'Trinity Mirror' owns multiple newspapers around England. (The Leicester Mercury, The Daily Mirror, The Sunday Mirror). Due to one person owning multiple media outlets their opinions will be spread all over the news. This then means that people will become a subject to bias opinions on things.
Why do you think ownership is something to be concerned about in the UK? Use Curran and Seaton's Power and Media Industries to explore this idea in your post.
Curran and Seaton's theory shows that companies that own large amounts of media outlets can possibly affect the way people believe certain things. It will brainwash the audience and more people will become more bias.
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