codes and conventions for media studies

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Codes and Conventions:

I will be comparing the 4 local newspapers to 1 broadsheet and 1 national tabloid, looking at the level of competition, from the internet TV and radio, and seeking to input the news the public want to feel in the community also the advertising to be to help the needs of everyone. I believe Kilburn Times has a heritage and has a red headline connoting its status of bold, big and classy to 2 local communities Camden and Brent.    

For my Media project I will be analyzing 4 (national tabloid, and national broadsheet) local newspapers. I will analyze the codes and conventions in order to identify the product efficiently. I intend to publish, The ‘Kilburn Telegraph’ as part of my observation in forecasting the latest and most recent stories and reports of that particular week. The main features of ‘Willesden &Brent Times’ are that it has a distinctive colour of red on black, in my analysis I selected four newspapers, one representing red top and one mid-market. The ‘Willesden &Brent Times’ and the ‘Kilburn Times’ tend to take a conservative stance; with a serif type face connotes formality and more educated. Whereas ‘Harrow Observer’ and The ‘Wembley Observer’ tend to prefer visual rather than a lot of text, it type face is sans-serif connotes formality and tend to target the less educated group in society. The language presented on the 4 local papers tends to be written informal everyday language concentrating on the dramatic, and the shocking aspects of stories. The ‘Harrow and Wembley observer’ use a splash with the headline spread over 2 columns, although The ‘Brent Times’ papers focuses on a small image from a separate story with a kiker to make it of interest to the public.  

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The local newspapers I analysed all have eye catching stories The ‘Willesden Times’ contained a caption of ‘biker died in tragic crash’. The Wembley and Harrow observer were more detailed papers. Whereas with The Wembley observer containing 2 bullet points of the headline to reinforce the story No Jail Term Is Long Enough’.  

The Kilburn Times headline was ‘80 thugs on the streets’ conveying the negative, shocking and scary aspects of ...

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