Compare the Representation of a Celebrity In Two of the Tabloid Newspapers You Have Studied and Discuss Whether They Serve the Press and/or the Celebrities Themselves.

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COMPARE THE REPRESENTATION OF A CELEBRITY IN TWO OF THE TABLOID NEWSPAPERS YOU HAVE STUDIED AND DISCUSS WHETHER THEY SERVE THE PRESS AND/OR THE CELEBRITIES THEMSELVES

The celebrity that I have studied is Cherie Blair in 'The Sun' and 'The Daily Express'. Cherie Blair is a political celebrity as she is the wife of the British Prime Minister, Tony Blair; she is also a successful barrister and daughter of a television personality.

'The Sun' is a 'red top' tabloid. It is traditionally very pro-government and is a middle/lower class newspaper. Its main target audience is the working classes and young people and it can hugely influence public opinion. 'The Daily Express' is a middle-market newspaper that is primarily aimed at middle-aged housewives. It takes a fairly neutral political stance, instead taking on the role of a 'people's' paper, as connoted by the crusader icon featured within the newspaper title.

Firstly I shall analyse the location of the stories concerning Cherie Blair. In 'The Sun' there is a banner advertising the story on the front page, which is very eye-catching and therefore lures the reader to pick it up off a newsstand. The main