Andrew Campbell 10B
Media Coursework
The Daily Mail and The Guardian reported an article in 1999 abut Aliyah Ismail, both had the same information, but reported in different ways. The Guardian which is a broad sheet newspaper set out so that the reader can make there own decision about what the are reading, where as the Daily Mail, a tabloid newspaper sets out to make the reader believe and agree with what they are read. Both have set out in different ways to reach this target.
The Daily mail which has three pictures uses them to capturer the image of Aliyah as she was growing up from the age of three to the point of when she died. The third picture of Aliyah’s mother who looks very stressed and as if she has been in shock of the death. This picture, which also shows that the parents of aliyah have more to do with the Daily Mail because they share the same opinion unlike The Guardian which wants its readers to decide for themselves, only uses two pictures, one of the place where she died and one of her all alone. The one of her all alone has not been cropped because this shows her all alone with lots of space around her showing her being very defensive almost to the point of her not being where she is but where she is safe, home, because the caption underneath the picture says that she “spent periods abroad with her Jordanian father”, she looks like she is waiting. The other is a picture of where she died, the Daily Mail said she died in squalor, but if you look the flat as quiet nice.
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Quality of writing
The report could have two screenshots which display the article (one from Daily Mail and the second from The Guardian), and the article text below the images. This would allow the examiner to understand which information, the student is talking about. As with a number of aspects, a person has to assume a number of things, which does cause confusion.
Level of analysis
The student does analysis the articles quite well, and makes clear reference's to the images used within the articles and how these impact on the opinion of the public due to the images used.
Response to question
In summary, the report is OK. The report does state the different approach that the two newspapers take. However there is no mention of the articles themselves and the report should include the two articles, to allow the examiner to understand the student. The student writes a clear opinion, that the Daily Mail was biased within this report. The student has gone further, and explained there reasoning for this. This is quite good, as there have made a clear opinion, which is fine as-long as there have justified this.
