Representation
1) What political party does the Daily Mirror support?
The Daily Mirror supports the labour party.
2) How does the Daily Mirror usually represent rich and powerful people?
2) How does the Daily Mirror usually represent rich and powerful people?
The Daily Mirror represents rich and powerful people badly.
3) How are celebrities usually presented in tabloid newspapers like the Daily Mirror? Look at the 'New Bond stars are revealed' story on the front page of the Daily Mirror.
3) How are celebrities usually presented in tabloid newspapers like the Daily Mirror? Look at the 'New Bond stars are revealed' story on the front page of the Daily Mirror.
Celebs are usually represented in tabloid newspapers (like The Daily Mirror) as worthy of attention & headline creators.
4) How are the royal family presented in the double-page spread 'Kate told Harry to make peace... then they all met up for tea'?
4) How are the royal family presented in the double-page spread 'Kate told Harry to make peace... then they all met up for tea'?
The royal family are represented as helpful & kind - as Kate
"...told Harry to make peace", as well as average people (like us) sorting out a family issue.
5) Why do you think the Daily Mirror represents the royal family as a 'normal' family? Why might this appeal to Daily Mirror readers?
5) Why do you think the Daily Mirror represents the royal family as a 'normal' family? Why might this appeal to Daily Mirror readers?
I think the Daily Mirror represents the royal family as 'normal' because their audience are 'normal' people, so the audience would feel more comfortable knowing there's normal within these famous people/celebs, and they could relate which is a good thing.
Industries
1) What company owns the Daily Mirror?
1) What company owns the Daily Mirror?
The company 'Reach' owns The Daily Mirror.
2) What is the Daily Mirror's circulation in 2020? How many papers did the Daily Mirror used to sell back in the 1990s?
2) What is the Daily Mirror's circulation in 2020? How many papers did the Daily Mirror used to sell back in the 1990s?
The Daily Mirror's circulation was 450,000 in 2020. But they used to sell over 3 million papers in 1990.
3) Why has the newspaper industry struggled in the last 20 years?
3) Why has the newspaper industry struggled in the last 20 years?
The newspaper industry has struggled in the last 20 years because of the rise of digital news/media.
4) How has the Daily Mirror reacted to the decline in print sales and the growth of the internet?
4) How has the Daily Mirror reacted to the decline in print sales and the growth of the internet?
- They have created a website called mirror.co.uk
- They have created a social media account (on Twitter)
- They provide their online content free (I think this is because it'd get more views)
- Created news based content which updates regularly
and more/etc...
5) List five of Galtung & Ruge's News Values and explain how they link to the stories in our CSP edition of the Daily Mirror.
- Immediacy - has it happened recently? (Kate 'fixing' a royal rift between the two brothers)
- Familiarity - is it culturally close to us in Britain? - the royal family are a big pat of Britain, so yes
- Elite nations & people - which country has the event happened? does it concern well-known people? - it has happened in britain and yes, it concerns well-known people (the royal family)
- Continuity - does it occur more than once? - yes because the royal "rift" has come up in earlier news stories, so it is "continuous".
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