News
Tuesday 12 December 2023
What is news?
The purpose of news is to:
- Entertain
- Educate
- Inform
- Profit
- Influence/Persuade
News Contexts: Historical, Politically, Societal, Human rights (Important stuff that goes on)
Denotation: What something actually is
Connotation: What something represents
1950s- TV emerged, Newspaper production declined as a result
Informal Language is being used in The tabloid news as shown by the noun"Whoopsie"
Bright colours are used a lot, consisting of merry colours like red, white, blue, gold(yellow)
Larger images that take up most of the page which makes it that there is not that much informative writing.
target audience who aren't interested in actual news, but likes gossip and scandals including celebrities and uninformative stories that aren't important and is just mostly for entertainment.
Do Now:
The Purpose of news is to: Inform, Educate, Entertain, Persuasion, Profit and audience
News historically, was shared through newspapers and people spreading news verbally
The printing Press made it able to get money from newspapers 150 years ago
Tv in the 60/70s made the printing press loose money from not selling as much newspapers they've done before. People who couldn't afford television would still buy newspapers.
Ownership
Lo: To explore the nature and ownership of the news industry
- Newspapers are commercial publications (not PSB)- Main aim to make profit
- Five companies command 81% of local newspapers
Media Barons-owned by wealthy individuals-Rupert Murdoch (owns The Sun, The Times)
Trusts- transfers funds from the owner to a trustee to manage and control the running of the paper- Scott Trust (owns The Guardian, The Observer)
Cross Media Converged Conglomerate- global institutions that own numerous media outlets- owned by Lord Rothermere (owns Daily Mail, Daily Mirror)
Newspapers are there to simply make profit and thats all the owners care about. This can be an issue when informing news as some cant be true, it could be irrelevant, it could be old news, or news that is trending. Newspapers such as The Sun have gossip and drama which is consumed by people more than relevant news that is more "important" hense why these newspapers make more money, as the trash news is trending more.
Newspapers are not legally obliged to provide an unbiased public info service (they can take sides on news) this can persuade people to think what they think after seeing one side over again. Older generations fall easily to this as they have similar opinions to the billionaires who own the newspapers. Talking and sharing one side of an opinion doesn't give the audience all the info they need for their own opinion which can lead to them agreeing with whatever news they come across.
Tuesday 16th January 2024
Do Now
The ownership Scotts Trust has the Observer
The the sun is owned by Media Barons
The daily mail is with the Cross Media
27% of the British press in owned by The Printing Press
Billionaires control 77% of the news you see
Funding and Regulation
To explore the impact of newspaper funding and regulation on the printing press.
How does media ownership contribute to news bias?
- Political opinion of the owner
- Commercial advertising ties
- Business interests of owners/friends
- Profit: newspapers are not PSB
The Guardian Bought The Observer as it had a single billionaire owner who abused his role to critize other rivals instead of producing actual news.
The Daily Mail
The Daily Express
Telegraph
The Times
The Sun
Left Wing Newspapers:
The Guardian
The Mirror
How do newspapers make money?
- sponsored content
- Selling newspapers
- Subscriptions
- Advertising
- Donations
- Writing courses
Regulations protect people from news editors doing unethical things.
Tuesday 6th February 2024
Do Now: Explain two ways that newspapers are funded.
One way in which newspapers are funded is by Subscriptions and donations on social media. Most news companies have a website and/or app. This is to reach a further audience than their main targeted audience. People of all ages uses social media and social media is used way more than newspapers to as where people find news from.Online news can also be easily shared with people from different parts of the world, this can furthermore support the idea of branching out to further people (wit the use of social media). Subscriptions are mostly on the new's website to persuade people into paying to read more about whatever they are reading about; this way of advertising profits newspapers greatly as this paywall makes people wanting to read more, further increasing the newspapers profit (from gaining more money as more people pay to be a member online. Donations are also used in newspaper's such as the guardian and observer, this is to...
Media Language
Lo: To investigate how print newspapers use media language to create meaning
Advantages & Disadvantages of online news
- Access to everyone- its free- advantage for audience- disadvantage for owners of newspapers
- Access it anytime/anywhere- advantage for audience- advantage for newspapers
- Disadvantage for people without wifi(elderly, homeless, poor countries)- no technology=no online news
The Observer push anti-racism ideologies.
Consumerism: promotion of the interests of consumers, While it can have some positive effects, such as boosting the economy and providing people with more choices, it can also have negative impacts on society and the environment. One negative impact of consumerism is that it can lead to overconsumption and waste.
Celebrity culture: being obsessive and/or possessive over a celebrity- stalking.
Multiculturalism: allowing many individual cultures to exist within one country. It is the idea that many different types of cultures can exist within one nation.
Changing attitudes to sexuality and gender: more equality and acceptance.
Masthead- The Observer
Dateline- tells the reader the date
Byline- gender equality(man and woman)
Headline- main intro text- grabs readers attention- news that is big/is big in the media
Subhead- other main story that is mostly next to an image- keeps the reader interested in the newspaper
caption- describes image- brief description of the story
Stand first- first paragraph-summarises article- if there is serious language it right off the bat shows the reader how serious the newspaper is
Copy- the typography text- the quantity when compared to images can depict wether its a Tabloid or BroadSheet
Main image- pop of colour on the paper to not bore the reader too much- shows evidence
Minor images- breaks up the text on page- makes the layout easier to read for the reader
Columns- layout of newspaper can suggest the audience for who's reading the paper ( columned writing with little images can suggest the audience is older)
Skybox- colourful-stands out-positive image-promotes the arts which reaches the audience- a big box which promotes the 'fun' part of the paper which can interest a younger audience as well as an older one.
Pull Quote- like the skybox- shows the inside of a newspaper.
Tuesday 27th February 2024
typography- lettering, type of font, the text
layout- how the content is arranged
lexis- the word choice
masthead- the magazines name
skybox- tells whats in the newspaper/magazine. the content inside
Tuesday 12th March 2024
Historical contextual issues of the 1960's:
- The Soccer War 1969. War of Attrition 1969-70. ...
- Basque Terrorism: Spain 1968- FARC Insurgency: Colombia 1968- ...
- Six Day War 1967. Algerian-Moroccan Border Clash 1967. ...
- Black Panthers in America 1966-73. ...
- Vietnam War 1965-75. ...
- Brazilian Military Revolt 1964.
5) Protest movements, including the anti-Vietnam War movement, the women's liberation movement and the Civil Rights movement, Freedom of Speech
6) Contraceptive Pills where introduced in 60s for women
Media Language: Text, image, layout, color etc..
Explain how broadsheet newspapers reflect the time and historic contexts in which they were published. Refer to the Observer front page from 1960's that you have studied to support your answer.
The Observer from the 1960s reflects the racial inequality of the time. The article featuring a mixed raced marriage highlights that this was uncommon in the 60's. This story made the front page, quoting the acknowledgment of the "race issue" in society of that time. This article reveals the issues in the 1960's; shown in newspapers. The fact that a mixed marriage relationship made the front cover makes it evidence the fact that there was a heavy racial imbalance in Britain. Furthermore we can tell that there was racial inequality within the text for "Britain shoots for Gold", we can see racism in this article with the repeated racial slur "Negroes" which is used in writing commonly. This can suggest that people were used to the racism in society and was normalised in the 60's, still, this does not mean that it was okay, but the concreted racism of that time can further accentuate the proofed racial inequality of the 1960's.
The Observer cover from the 1960's reflects that Britain was a patriarchy society, with the country being run by men and women being unequal to them. We know this from the example of a news headline "Jackie we're very happy". This indicates the clear representation of gender inequality in Britain at that time. The article focuses on a woman marrying a rich business owner man. The indication of racism from this is the fact that she is only written about to be a housewife, almost objectifying her husband. This depicts the idea of how important marriage was for women in the 60's, re-enforcing the idea of a patriarchy society at that time. Therefore it is clear to interpret that the newspaper Observer portrays how patriarchally society was in 1960's Britain, emphasising the gender inequality.
Tuesday 19th March 2024
Do Now:
Title- The Observer- small logo
Copy- a lot of writing, dominates the front page
No color
caption- describes image- brief description of the story
Columns- layout of newspaper can suggest the audience for who's reading the paper ( columned writing with little images can suggest the audience is older)
Adverts- bottom of newspaper in 1960s
Byline- most story's written from men- patriarchy
Exam Format
Question 6
The Observer is funded by issue price
The IPSO regulates news
The Observer is owned by Scotts Trust
Q6) Globalisation
Q6) Broadsheet
Tabloid- dominated by pictures and gossips topics
Broadsheet- dominated by text (copy) serious topics for the well educated and higher class
Question 7
Could ask about:
Online diversification- advantages etc
Use of social media
Newspaper funding- print & online
Hard vs Soft news- print & online
An advantage of publishing a newspaper in print is because they are accessible in nearly all shops, people who don't even read the news will walk past printed newspapers and might pick one up. Those who don't look at news online might find something in a newspaper without looking to do that in the first place. Thos can encourage people to read printed news, suppling advantage towards the newspaper and it's sells.
However there is an advantage of publishing news online as it is fast news. Fast news is easily accessible and can be spread everywhere on social media. This boosts the news that is being shared and further encourages people to look into these online news apps/newspapers. This is a advantage for a newspaper as it gets more recognition from this fast news and shares increasing the income for the newspapers.
Question 8
SOCIAL GROUP- CLASS, GENDER, RACE, RELIGION, AGE....
Stereotype- dominant group of age thats represented= middle age. Gender=man, Class=middle class. Race=white
Gender- woman- bellarus march
Age- older generation- Alan Davies
Race- black woman
The observer front page represents a social group of gender in a way that is often under represented in the media. We can see this as even though the pull quote shows a man (Alan Davies) he is being presented as a juxtaposition of gender stereotypes. We can tell as he is in a slouching position which can surround the sense of vulnerability which is often not the way men are represented in the media. The camera shot-type is a high angle long shot which can further emphasise this portrayal of vulnerability. Also we can further proof the under representation of men as the subtitle says "On his families dark secrets". Men are known in the media to not talk about "family" or their "secrets" as it often connotes to weakness (what the media thinks). Alan talking about this can present him as an open man even though he is arguably represented as a 'vulnerable man'.
Question 9
It is clear that the front cover does reflect the conventions of a broadsheet newspaper
Tuesday 26th March 2024
Do Now:
Tabloid newspaper (Red Top): heavy dominated by images rather than text. Soft news, Drama topics (non-political), Gossip/Celebrity news. target audience of mostly women, not as educated and cultured as Broadsheet readers.
Broadsheet newspapers (B&W): heavily dominated by text rather than images. Includes Hard news, Political topics for their target audience of well educated/cultured, mostly middle aged men readers.
The Observer is a Broadsheet newspaper- Progressive- preaches equality.
Guided Practice Q9
Lo: To explore the exam format for Q9 for the News Unit and apply analysis skills and exam writing technique
Language Industry Audience Representation
- B&W Masthead- emphasises seriousness of the paper-formal
- Text to image ratio- one midshot image- Rishi Sunak & American politician (woman), gender and racial equality, liberal viewpoint- audience expected this from The Observer-staged/press conference shaking hands-suggests allied countries and friendship between 2 countries- re enforces historical partnership since WW1-powerful image- royal colours.
- Colour palette B&W- sophisticated and serious, Bold serif font- steals attention of reader yet keeping the sophistication of the newspaper
- Columns
Genre- type of newspaper
Type of newspaper- Tabloid or Broadsheet
The media language used in the The Observer cover reflects the genre conventions of a broadsheet newspaper. We know that this is a broadsheet newspaper from the Media Language being used. For example, The Observer used a bold B&W Serif font which can emphasise the seriousness of the paper and straight off the bat presents the newspaper as formal from the sophisticated font being contrasted with the bold black colour, the lexis being used is continuous in the paper which is typical for a broadsheet newspaper.
Also we see an obvious image to text ratio with there being only one image, which is centred to show importance and to catch the viewers eye. The image being two political leaders from the UK and the US shows alliance between the two countries re-enforcing the historical partnership in politics. Furthermore we see a the two leaders being a man and a woman which expresses gender equality as well as race equality in the news. The Observer is known for being inclusive and liberal which can further convey The Observer to be a Broadsheet newspaper.
In conclusion my judgement is that The Observer used Media Language too show it is a Broadsheet newspaper.
Language Industry Audience Representation
Context
Tuesday 30th April 2024
Do Now:
Tabloid Newspaper: directed to the less educated and cultured, includes fake drama stories (Soft News) which direct towards middle aged women/middle aged mums. Has a colour pallet of bright and vibrant colour with a re occurring colour- pink, which we can link back to the target audience towards women. In a Tabloid there are often an imbalance of photos and text with images taking up most of the magazine, from tis we can further infer that this is directed to people/women who are less educated.
However a Broadsheet newspapers (B&W) are often heavily dominated by text rather than images, Includes Hard news, Political topics for their target audience of well educated/cultured, mostly middle aged men readers.
Q10 Modern Analysis
LO: To explore the contextual issues of mews in a modern newspaper
Q9 Response 1 Paragraph:
The Observer reflects genre conventions through the image to text ratio. For example in extract 3 it is evident that there is a lot of writing and only one image. the Lexis of the text and typography has language of sophistication, including facts and statistics. Furthermore the columned writing reflects the genre conventions that make up The Observer as a broadsheet newspaper. The image reflects equality as there is a woman centred on the newspaper. She is seen wearing all black which can present her as powerful, breaking the gender inequality reflecting society that The Observer reaches out to its audience which is supported by their left wing views. This image stands out as because of The Observer being broadsheet it is the only image on the front cover making her stand out more apart from the brightly coloured SkyBox.
Q10 Notes ideas:
1 wars.
2 celebrity culture.
3 race and gender equality- multicultural and diverse society
4 more acceptance within sub communities like the gays
5 consumerism
6 more educated on mental health-more positive attitude.
Skybox- shows woman of different ethnic background- race equality. Expensive looking food- directed at the more wealthy and educated- middle east representation. Celebrity Alan- celebrity culture- insights to his personal life-more open and comfortable within society and the media.
the gay skybox shows representation. also mental health showing importance and knowledge ulike in the the 60s.
The contextual influence of today can be evidently seen on the cover of The Observer, demonstrating how these issues can shape the media and influence the content of the newspaper's. For example the main image on The Observer Newspaper is portraying a youthful, feminine woman. We can see this from her classic red lipstick she's wearing as well as the flowers that hug her head. These qualities of the photo suggests femininity but however her stern expression shows power and confidence, which women are hardly presented as but instead women are mostly presented as weak and being on the low archy of society. This representation of gender equality shows the contextual influence that women have on the media of today and how differently there are being portrayed in comparison to how they would've been portrayed in the 60's (objectified and weak, mothers and meek). This has shown a change in social and cultural contexts where gender inequality was inflicted onto society by the print newspapers of that time, thankfully gender equality is now influenced as a social normality. There isn't just only gender equality shown but also racial equality. For example in the brightly coloured skybox what is being shown is Middle Eastern foods, which however is being directed towards the more educated society but also
9/1/24- Great notes on the work and understanding so far.
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ReplyDelete23/4- absent from the lesson, please read through the lesson on Q9, read the models and attempt a Q9 response.
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