Component 1: Section A - Media Language and Representation - The Mirror Flashcards
1
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When was the Daily Mirror established?
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- 1903
2
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What is the target audience of the Daily Mirror?
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- Mainly working class.
3
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What is the political stance of the Daily Mirror?
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- Traditionally left wing.
4
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How did the Daily Mirror view the outcome of the election?
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- Negatively - they believed that Trump was not suitable to such a high position of power.
5
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What does the use of American iconography in the subverted image of the Statue of Liberty, do?
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- Draw the readers attention to the front of the newspaper.
6
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What does the image of the statue of Liberty with her head in her hands do?
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- Create meaning - intended to connote despair about the election.
7
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What do the black clouds in the background do?
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- Foreshadow potential events negatively.
8
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What does the use of the rhetorical question ‘what have they done?’ do?
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- Suggest that the American voters are to blame for the election of Trump.
- Suggest that a mistake has been made by the American’s in electing Trump.
9
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What is the significance of the ‘America’s Brexit’ headline on the double page spread?
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- It likens the US election outcome to Brexit by highlighting immigration concerns and the loss of jobs as central to voters’ decision to vote for Trump.
10
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What is the example of a binary opposition on the front page?
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- The use of the pronoun ‘they’ in the front page headline ‘what have they done?’ creates an immediate binary opposition of ‘us’ and ‘them’ and lays blame on the American people for Trump’s win.
