News and Online Media

Brexit:

Why people voted leave: 

• immigration
• more money for public services
• EU law trumps UK law

Tabloid: 

Broadsheet:

•Print media is in decline , the extent of that change is reflected in the growth of on-line

versions as indicated below:

Left wing: Labour

Equality

Socialism

More tax

Right wing: Conservatives

Less tax

Less benefits

Capitalism

Strong law&order

Capitalism: (Right Wing Politics)

Capitalism is an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of 

production and their operation for profit. Characteristics central to capitalism include private

property, capital accumulation, wage labor, Capitalism is an economic system based on the

private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit. Characteristics 

central to capitalism include private property, capital accumulation, wage labour.   THE

CONSERVATIVES ARE CAPITALISTS, the Telegraph and Mail Newspapers believe in

Capitalism. 

•Socialism: (Left Wing Politics)

Socialism is a range of economic and social systems characterised by social ownership of

the means of production and workers' self-management, as well as the political theories and

movements associated with them. Social ownership can be public, collective or cooperative

ownership, or citizen ownership of equity.  - THE LABOUR PARTY ARE SOCIALIST and

are considering bringing back into state ownership the Rail service.

•Liberalism:

Liberalism is a political and economic doctrine that emphasises individual autonomy,

equality of opportunity, and the protection of individual rights (primarily to life, liberty, and

property)

- Guardian newspaper supports many labour policies and has a liberal view on e.g individual

autonomy i.e. they support multi-culturalism, they advocate freedom of expression e.g.

gender and sexuality.  .

The Telegraph, The Sun, The Daily Express and Daily Mail are all right winged news

papers. Probably because they're owned by people who have very right winged ideologies.

Whereas, The Guardian and The Mirror are left wing newspapers.

 This is Tabloid. It is a tabloid as it has a big

picture which, which can be seen as humorous. It also has a bold capitalised headline which

stands out and is eye catching a pun is also used as 'cracked it' refers to his surname

'Cracknell'. It contains human interest stories and gossip, such as 'by his ex' and contains

less formal language such as 'cracked it'. However, it could be seen as a hybrid between a

tabloid and broadsheet as it still contains a serious story. 

 Broadsheet:

Tabloid:

Barthes: enigma code, connotation and denotation associated with a sign, open and closed narrative

Todorov: theory of narrative disruption.

The Telegraph Headline and Splash (UK Internet Laws will be the toughest in the world)  the contents of the article discusses the harmful affects of the internet on children :  discuss using Todorov’s theory how the story links to disequilibrium and an attempt to restore equilibrium.

Levi Strauss: Binary oppositions

 Task look at the Daily Mail Main Headline:   Discuss the Binary Opposition of the headline “Betrayal of the Brave” how is the Newspaper trying to influence the reader?

Neale: Genre theory: (page 16 revision notes)  covered previously and relates to a shared code linked to a genre (e.g. genre conventions of Broadsheet and Tabloid Newspapers)  However Neale insisted that the genre conventions are constantly changing therefore the Guardian’s transformation to Tabloid format with more human interest stories (page 9 revision notes) (is a clear example of hybridisation)  

Society has changed over time therefore some knowledge of the context in which media exists is important with reference to Britain/Western Culture.

Consumerism: The ideology that we should judge ourselves and others based on our material possessions. The colourful nature of newspapers, the presence of advertisements (DFS in the Telegraph) points towards a consumerist society

Celebrity Culture: high-volume perpetuation of celebrities' personal lives on a global scale.

Multi-culturalism: Assumes the equality of different cultures and pays equal respect to diverse cultures. The absence of content linked to multi culturalism in both the Telegraph and the Mirror tends to suggest an ethno-centrist ideology

Feminism: Assumes the equality of women. As a movement there is an ongoing struggle to fight against patriarchal views. The Telegraph headline “Hey Presto women magician’s teaching men a trick or two” could be interpreted as patronising as there is no reason why women should not be as skilled in magic as men

p.s. in your exam you are expected to decode the Media Contexts /ideologies linked to articles where possible. 

The online version differs to the paper one. The online version uses simpler language and swear words (which was bleeped out), this may attract the younger audience more, as they're more likely to use social media. The paper shows individualism, as it shows how hard working he is and how determined he is to achieve his goals, although he's studying in Cambridge. However, online the article shows how his attitude at home was very patriarchal and his ex wife speaks about how he acted towards her and the kids, showing how the wife carried out the expressive mother role while he neglects his father role.