Mirror and Times Key Text Front Cover/Article Analysis

Analyse how  the key text  front covers of the Mirror and The Times ( and the Mirror article ) communicate their messages to their audiences  focusing on the following elements . You should use the correct terminology to describe the technical layout and conventions of newspaper front covers.

Main news event ( Brexit ) summary of issue and story

How articles on front cover link to news values

How political bias of newspaper and audience affects the reporting of this event 

FOCUS ON :

Use of image, colour, layout, body language etc.

Use of language e.g emotive language , repetition etc especially in main headline and article.

Any interesting use of representation of age,gender,national identity etc.

Binary oppositions  ( e.g male v female, Europe v Uk etc.)

Section B: Newspaper

Daily Mirror & The Times

A tabloid is the popular newspaper that is image led and and has short stories that use simple language. They usually have red mastheads meaning that they report on politics and International news but tend to also include news on celebrity gossip and scandals. Examples of popular tabloids would be Mirror, The Sun or Daily Mail.

A broadsheet is a quality newspaper that is text led and has longer sentences and paragraphs than a tabloid. They write more in-depth articles. Broadsheets have a wider news range than newspapers with red mastheads and cost more to buy and aren't popular these days. Examples of popular broadsheets would be The Times, The Guardian or The Daily Telegraph.

The Daily Mirror

Daily Mirror is a tabloid. It was founded in 1903 by Alfred Harmsworth as a newspaper for and run by women. It is owned by parent company Reach plc. The CEO of Reach plc is Jim Mullen. Reach plc owns many different newspapers such as The Daily Mirror, Daily Express, Sunday People, Daily Record, Daily Star, OK! People can access Daily Mirror by going onto their website, by buying a print copy or seeing some articles on their social media networks. Looking at some of the newspapers that Reach plc owns, they seem like a left-wing. For example The Mirror's political alignment is Labour. The marketed audience for the Daily Mirror is over 35 year olds and working class Labour supporters.

The Times

The Times is a broadsheet. It was founded in 1785 by John Walter. It is owned by News UK.