Comparing the broadsheet and tabloid article.

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Tosin Oladipo                English Media coursework

Comparing the broadsheet and tabloid article.

Introduction

We read two articles in class. One was taken from a broadsheet newspaper and the other from a tabloid newspaper.

Both of these articles are on the Kelly Holmes and her victory in the 800 metres race in the 2004 Olympics games. I am looking for the difference in coverage of the event in terms of layout, content and language.

 

The broadsheet and tabloid are very different types of newspapers. The layout of the broadsheet is almost completely different from the layout of the tabloid. The article in the tabloid covers two pages whereas the broadsheet’s article is only one page.

The tabloid wants you to concentrate more on the picture than the writing. The broadsheet on the other hand is expecting you to concentrate more on the writing than the picture. That’s the reason why it contains more information than the tabloid about not only the race itself but about the previous races and what is behind the race.

The headline in the broadsheet is small compared to the large headline of the tabloid, the headline of the tabloid stretches out to both of its two pages of the article on Kelly Holmes.

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The tabloid and broadsheet I am comparing are The Daily Mirror and The Times.

Analysing the broadsheet article:

Layout-        

The piece is about the British athlete, Kelly Holmes bringing the gold medal back home.

In the picture accompanying this article it shows Kelly Holmes and the three runners by her side reading the finish line. The photographer catches the moment of when Kelly Holmes looks relieved whereas the other three runners beside her looked ...

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