C1- Newspapers Flashcards
who regulates Newspapers?
IPSO
What is the Leveson inquiry?
The Leveson inquiry was an industry-wide investigation into how the press ascertains it’s information and how it protects, or in this instance, invades people’s privacy. The inquiry mainly focuses on technology, and the process of phone-hacking, breaking into someone’s personal mobile to access information. The inquiry concluded with the closure of the ‘News of the World’ newspaper, owned by News corp., Owned by Rupert Murdoch.
Context for both set products:
The Gray report was an internal investigation into the alleged parties, held in Downing Street (details of which had begun to emerge in the British Press, including the Daily Mirror, The Sun, The Times and The Guardian)
Sue Gray is a senior civil servant- and as such she is employed by the Government to implement their policies.Civil servants have a reputation for being very officious
What is the format of The Daily Mirror? and is it atypical or not?
The format is that the main story takes up the whole front page, which is atypical for newspapers, which highlights that the Daily Mirror thinks this story is quite important.
who owns the Daily Mirror?
Reach Plc
What year was the Daily Mirror first published?
1903
What codes and conventions does the Daily Mirror front page feature?
-explosive language “Gray report fallout”
-highligted numbers
-images
-punchy headline
-direct, informal language
-strapline infers he is below the standard of general public appreciation and support
What codes and conventions does the Daily Mirror double page spread?
-the main image constructs binary opposites
-typograhy
-negative and deogratory language
-focus on topical issues (Vaccines)
-focus on public and their suffering
-pushes preferred political preference (Starmer’s letter)
-drawing comparions between the public and Johnson
Context for The Times-
-Boris Johnson was keen to get the country “Back to normality” ahead of many more cautious countries, business elite, The Times readers, would appreciate this.
-The quote from Sue Gray anchors the idea of him as a rule-breaker and the positioning almost make it look as if he is laughing at her, but there is an element of nervousness in his expression
-Times readers may regard civil servants as just pen pushers- existing to check up on them (that they are folliwing the rules.)
-The world of business stereotypically tend to look down upon civil servants.
Analysis of The Times front page-
-As a whole, The Times aren’t out for Johnson as much as the Mirror is, as theirf ront page features other stories.
-The lifestyle content under the masthead is light-hearted in tone. The paper has not treated the parties as seriously as some of their competitors. Not all readers would feel outraged at Johnson’s actions (some may actually admire his ‘maverick’ spirirt.)
The Times Newspaper style-
-It is typical of broadhseets to use straighforward language, but the number 4 and the word “failure” do cast Johnson in a negative light.
-The healdine and capiton are mater-of-fact; there is no advert bias or attempt to manipulate readers (The Times readers will already know what they think of Johnson- a headline isn’t going to sway them).
The Times’ political context-
-centre-right, depending on the issue
-Murdoch and Johnson do have ties- Johnson took Murdoch to the 2012 Games as his guest and opened News Corp’s news HQ.
-Times readers may appreciate that he “got Brexit done”, as this ended some uncertianty which is bad for business.
-The business elite may also have seen their share of abuse of pwoer and corruption may see this as inevitable.
Analysis of The Times front page copy-
-The copy reinforces the idea of Johnson as a ‘maverick’ with the reference to him refusing to follow Sue Gray’s orders to publish the report in full and him “rejecitng calls to quit”. Some readers may regard this as stubborn or bullish, but others may see it as strong leaderhsip.
-The viewpoint used in the first 2 columns is Sue Gray’s; she is accusing him, she claims there were “failures of leadership”, she claims that the Government’s standards do not meet the public expectations, This allows the educated and knowing audience to decide for themselves who to believe. The Times have selected quotes such as “drinking culture” and “hundreds of photos” which may be a shock to readers, but the language used is not dramatised.
-We also get Jacob Rees-Mogg agreeing that the report should be made public- this may encourage readers to think that the situation has been exaggerated. “Staff at No. 10” implies more collective guilt, and perehaps could deflect from Johnson’s individual “crimes”.
-Andrew Mitchell’s call for Johnson to quite could be read as a sign of guilt, but could also position readers to see this as disloyalty/betrayal (depending on their view of Johnson).
The Times copy context-
-Times readers would also be aware of police corruption (the Hillsborough scandal, Steven port and Sarah Everard- the force is in special measures), Readers might therefore question the legitamacy of the accusations and investigations.
Analysing the menu on The Times-
-The secondary stoires give the front page an international perspective.
-The football story focuses on a London club (Spurs) this may interest readers who support Spurs as thier local side (The Times has a significant readership in the city).
-Reflecting the interests of the “the UK’s business elite”, the VAT cut news would come as a dissapointment and the Bank of England “rate rises” reflect the core audience’s knowledge on financial matters and their need to be informed of economic affiars.
