Comparison of a tabloid and broadsheet article - Broadsheet and tabloid newspapers employ different techniques to appeal to their readership.

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Comparison of a tabloid and broadsheet article

Broadsheet and tabloid newspapers employ different techniques to appeal to their readership.

A typical tabloid article has a simple, sensational headline, sometimes in the form of a pun, which grabs the reader's attention. The sub-headings are shorter and tend to be more vague, therefore open for interpretation, which means the reader has to read on for a further insight into the story. Its style of writing is very different from a broadsheet. They tend to use sensational language, which can blow the article out of proportion. This form of language appeals to a certain audience who are looking for a less challenging read, and the humorous style appeals to an audience ranging from teenagers to the elderly. Although tabloid articles can be more humorous, sensational and biased, they still have facts and opinions to back up their argument. The emotive language, used frequently in tabloid articles, perhaps is an attempt to evoke sympathy, influencing the reader's opinions and allowing them to form a more biased perspective. This form of language would cause the popularity to increase so there would be a rise in sales, despite the fact that the articles included